113 S2954 IS: Higher Education Affordability Act
U.S. Senate
2014-11-20
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1.This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Affordability Act
.2.The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title.Sec. 2. Table of contents.Sec. 3. References.Sec. 4. General effective date.TITLE I—General provisionsSec. 101. Graduate medical schools; postsecondary career and technical education institutions.Sec. 102. 85–15 revenue source requirement for proprietary institutions.Sec. 103. Definitions.Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations for drug and alcohol abuse prevention.Sec. 105. Mandatory financial aid award letter.Sec. 106. Code of conduct in affiliated consumer financial products or services.Sec. 107. Restriction on marketing with Federal educational assistance funds.Sec. 108. Minimum standards for net price calculators.Sec. 109. Benefits for borrowers who are members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 110. Data improvements for college navigator.Sec. 111. College scorecard.Sec. 112. Reporting requirements.Sec. 113. In-State tuition rates for certain individuals.Sec. 114. State higher education information system pilot program.Sec. 115. Responsibilities of FSA Ombudsman; addition of point of contact for military families and
homeless children.Sec. 116. Responsibilities of covered institutions, institution-affiliated organizations, and
lenders.Sec. 117. Establishment of complaint resolution and tracking system.Sec. 118. Proprietary education oversight coordination committee.TITLE II—Improving educator preparationSec. 201. Improving educator preparation.TITLE III—Institutional aidSec. 301. Rule of construction.Sec. 302. Program purpose.Sec. 303. Duration of grant.Sec. 304. American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities.Sec. 305. Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.Sec. 306. Predominantly Black Institutions.Sec. 307. Native American-serving nontribal institutions.Sec. 308. Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions.Sec. 309. Native American education tuition cost share.Sec. 310. Grants to institutions.Sec. 311. Allotments to institutions.Sec. 312. Professional or graduate institutions.Sec. 313. Applications for assistance.Sec. 314. Limitations on Federal insurance for bonds issued by the designated bonding authority.Sec. 315. Authorization of appropriations.TITLE IV—Student assistancePart A—Grants to studentsSUBPART 1—Federal Pell GrantsSec. 401. Year-round Federal Pell Grants; extension of Federal Pell Grant inflation adjustments.Sec. 401A. College opportunity and graduation bonus demonstration program.SUBPART 2—Early awareness of college financing optionsSec. 403. Federal TRIO programs authorization.Sec. 404. Postbaccalaureate achievement program authorization.Sec. 405. Gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs authorization.Sec. 405A. Early awareness of college financing options.Sec. 405B. Awareness of postsecondary education financing options for adult learners.SUBPART 3—Federal supplemental education opportunity grantsSec. 407. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 408. Institutional share of Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants.Sec. 409. Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants allocation of funds.SUBPART 4—American Dream Grants and LEAP programSec. 415. Purpose; appropriations authorized.Sec. 416. American Dream grants.SUBPART 5—Reauthorization of appropriations for other part A programs.Sec. 417. Reauthorization of appropriations for other part A programs.Part B—Federal Family Education Loan programSec. 421. Simplification of income-based repayment options for federally insured student loans.Sec. 422. Improvements to military loan deferment; clarification of SCRA protections;
simplification of income-based repayment options.Sec. 423. Simplification of income-based repayment options for Federal Consolidation Loans.Sec. 424. Reasonable collection costs and rehabilitation payments.Sec. 425. FFEL loan forgiveness for certain American Indian educators.Sec. 426. Reauthorization of appropriations for certain loan forgiveness programs.Sec. 427. Improvements to credit reporting for Federal student loans.Sec. 428. Reduced duplication in student loan servicing.Sec. 429. Improved determination of cohort default rates; publication of default prevention plan.Sec. 430. Improved disability determinations.Sec. 431. Treatment of borrowers falsely certified as eligible to borrow due to identity theft.Part C—Federal work-Study programsSec. 441. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 442. Federal work study allocation of funds.Sec. 443. Institutional share of Federal work study funds.Sec. 444. Additional funds to conduct community service work-study programs.Sec. 445. Work colleges.Part D—Federal Direct Loan programSec. 451. Elimination of origination fees and other amendments to terms and conditions of loans.Sec. 452. Improved student loan servicing and debt collection practices.Sec. 453. Funds for administrative expenses.Sec. 454. Federal Direct Loan forgiveness for certain American Indian educators.Part E—Federal Perkins LoansSec. 461. Appropriations authorized.Sec. 462. Perkins allocation of funds.Sec. 463. Institutional contributions for Perkins.Sec. 464. Simplification of military deferment eligibility.Sec. 465. Forgiveness of loans for eligible military service.Sec. 466. Distribution of assets from student loan funds.Part F—Need analysisSec. 471. Increased income protection allowance for dependent students.Sec. 472. Increased income protection allowance for independent students without dependents other
than a spouse.Sec. 473. Increased income protection allowance for independent students with dependents other than
a spouse.Sec. 474. Updated tables and amounts for income protection allowance.Sec. 475. Prior prior year; definition of independent student.Part G—General provisionsSec. 481. Definitions.Sec. 482. Standard notification format for delinquent borrowers; explanation of benefits of Federal
loans.Sec. 483. Institutional financial aid award letter.Sec. 483A. Consumer testing.Sec. 483B. Loan repayment rate and speed-based repayment rate.Sec. 483C. One-time FAFSA pilot program.Sec. 484. Ability to benefit.Sec. 485. Reasonable collection costs in State court judgments.Sec. 486. Improved disclosures, counseling, and financial assistance information for students.Sec. 487. Improvements to National Student Loan Data System.Sec. 488. Competency-based education demonstration program.Sec. 489. Program participation agreements.Sec. 490. Civil penalties.Sec. 491. Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.Sec. 492. Income-based repayment.Sec. 493. Extending the protections for student loans for active duty borrowers.Sec. 493A. Disbursement of credit balance.Sec. 493B. Disclosure of cohort rates based on repayment plan and deferment status.Sec. 493C. Institutional reporting requirements.Part H—Program integrity Sec. 496. Public disclosure of finalized accreditation documents; prohibition on pre-dispute
arbitration mandates.Sec. 497. Improved targeting of program reviews.Sec. 498. Program review and data.Part I—State-Federal college affordability partnershipSec. 499. State-Federal college affordability partnership.TITLE V—Developing InstitutionsSec. 501. Rule of construction.Sec. 502. Authorized activities under part A of title V.Sec. 503. Duration of grants under title V.Sec. 504. Authorized activities under part B of title V.Sec. 505. Duration of grants under part B of title V.Sec. 506. Waiver authority; reporting requirement; technical assistance.Sec. 507. Authorizations of appropriations for developing institutions.TITLE VI—International education programsSec. 601. Technical and conforming amendment.Sec. 602. Authorization of appropriations for international and foreign language studies.Sec. 603. Authorization of appropriations for business and international education programs.Sec. 604. Authorization of appropriations for the Institute for International Public Policy.Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations for the science and technology advanced foreign language
education grant program.TITLE VII—Graduate and postsecondary improvement programsSec. 701. Authorization of appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program.Sec. 702. Authorization of appropriations for graduate assistance in areas of national need.Sec. 703. Authorization of appropriations for the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity
Program.Sec. 704. Authorization of appropriations for masters degree programs at historically Black
colleges and universities and Predominantly Black Institutions.Sec. 705. Authorization of appropriations for the fund for improvement of postsecondary education.Sec. 706. Correctly recognizing educational achievements to empower graduates.Sec. 707. Authorization of appropriations for demonstration projects to support postsecondary
faculty, staff, and administrators in educating students with
disabilities.Sec. 708. Authorization of appropriations for transition programs for students with intellectual
disabilities.Sec. 709. Authorization of appropriations for the Commission on Accessible Materials and programs
to support improved access to materials.Sec. 710. Authorization of appropriations for the National Technical Assistance Center;
Coordinating Center.Sec. 711. First in the world competitive grant program.Sec. 712. Dual enrollment and early college high school programs.Sec. 713. Minority-serving institutions innovation fund.Sec. 714. State competitive grant program for reforms to improve higher education persistence and
completion.TITLE VIII—Additional programsSec. 801. Reorganization.Sec. 802. Authorization of appropriations for Project Grad.Sec. 803. Authorization of appropriations for the mathematics and science scholars program.Sec. 804. Community college and industry partnerships program.Sec. 805. Authorization of appropriations for capacity for nursing students and faculty.Sec. 806. Authorization of appropriations for Teach for America.Sec. 807. Authorization of appropriations for the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship Program.Sec. 808. Authorization of appropriations for improving science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics education with a focus on Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian
Students.Sec. 809. Authorization of appropriations for student safety and campus emergency management.Sec. 810. Authorization of appropriations for the education disaster and emergency relief program.Sec. 811. Authorization of appropriations for the jobs to careers program.Sec. 812. Authorization of appropriations for rural development grants for rural-serving colleges
and universities.Sec. 813. Authorization of appropriations for training for realtime writers.Sec. 814. Authorization of appropriations for centers of excellence for veteran student success.Sec. 815. Authorization of appropriations for path to success.Sec. 816. Authorization of appropriations for the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives.Sec. 817. Appropriations for masters degree programs.Sec. 818. Appropriations for postbaccalaureate programs.Sec. 819. Tyler Clementi Program.TITLE IX—Higher education opportunities and supports for students with disabilitiesSec. 901. Higher education opportunities and supports for students with disabilities.TITLE X—Amendments to other lawsPart A—Truth in Lending ActSUBPART 1—DefinitionsSec. 1010. Definitions.SUBPART 2—Amendments to Truth in Lending ActSec. 1011. Exempted transactions.Sec. 1012. Mandatory certification.Sec. 1013. Civil liability.Sec. 1014. Definition of private education loan.Sec. 1015. Revenue sharing and disclosure of affiliation.Sec. 1016. Improved consumer protections for student loan servicing.SUBPART 3—Regulations and reportsSec. 1017. Implementation of regulations.Sec. 1018. Report on credit reporting and student lending.Sec. 1019. Ombudsman report on private education loan market.Part B—Internal Revenue Code of 1986Sec. 1022. Information sharing authority relating to income-based repayment.Part C—Title 11 of the United States CodeSec. 1031. Private loan discharge in bankruptcy.Part D—Servicemembers Civil Relief ActSec. 1041. Modification of limitation on rate of interest on student loans during and immediately
after period of military service.Part E—United States Institute of Peace ActSec. 1051. United States Institute of Peace Act.TITLE XI—Reports, Studies, and Miscellaneous provisionsSec. 1101. Consumer protections for students.Sec. 1102. Longitudinal study of the effectiveness of student loan counseling.Sec. 1103. Recommendations for student loan counseling.Sec. 1104. Working group on improvement of resources available to members of the Armed Forces and
their spouses in using tuition assistance programs of the Department of
Defense.Sec. 1105. Study on public service loan forgiveness.Sec. 1106. Longitudinal study of the causes of student loan default.Sec. 1107. Institutional Risk-Sharing Commission.Sec. 1108. GAO report on educational attainment of homeless children and youth and foster care
children and youth.Sec. 1109. American Dream Accounts.Sec. 1110. Study on the impact of Federal financial aid changes on graduate students.3.Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).4.Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the amendments made by this Act, this Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of
this Act.<enum>I</enum><header>General provisions</header><section id="id8F838AB66B634CC0A6A33CD75FCF92DA"><enum>101.</enum><header>Graduate medical schools; postsecondary career and technical education institutions</header><subsection id="id6f2afdc5c6d04a96abf72b5306e867ee"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 102 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id5AD10FA07E27418F8398802E496DBA32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id1FB02621E271442EA556578602073D01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>vocational</quote> and inserting <quote>career and technical education</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC2B72ED244540678CB239490129BC63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A)—</text><clause id="idf624ad7c5fa143fbad75b56f48893815"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>part D of title IV unless—</quote> and inserting <quote>part D of title IV unless the school meets 1 of the following requirements:</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id50abacede9614f2ba0437d9ffb4d675e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd80389f6867d4e589164b2187e20cfc4" style="OLC"><clause id="iddf7865c0833f4304a16ea61e9c6b7622"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Graduate medical school</header><subclause id="idfb0ca4fa26914d6e8a8e0aed470d8fa6"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of a graduate medical school located outside the United States—</text><item id="id43aeab361c304d209d98a7c602e123c0"><enum>(aa)</enum><subitem commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id959A203E8A1F42B58032B2D828730F4F"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>not less than 60 percent of those enrolled in, and not less than 60 percent of the graduates of,
such graduate medical school located outside the United States were not
persons
described in section 484(a)(5) in the year preceding the year for which a
student is seeking a loan under part D of title IV; and</text></subitem><subitem id="idc3edb2412950442a8da2d6ef913dd916" indent="up1"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>not less than 75 percent of the individuals who were nationals of the United States who were
students or graduates of the graduate medical school located outside the
United States or Canada taking the examinations administered by the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates received a passing
score in the year preceding the year for which a student is seeking a loan
under part D of title IV; or</text></subitem></item><item id="ida5124f6191184191a4f253b4c8df66a8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the institution—</text><subitem id="id752c018acb5843c98b39ec004c9dec61"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>has or had a clinical training program that was approved by a State as of January 1, 1992; and</text></subitem><subitem id="id3d73c5acde3e4b6faa26ef6e7c5a82cd"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>continues to operate a clinical training program in at least 1 State that is approved by that
State.</text></subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="id4008f891e90847a8890daa466822cce2"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Expiration of alternative qualification</header><text>The authority of a graduate medical school described in subclause (I)(bb) to qualify for
participation in the loan programs under part D of title IV pursuant to
this clause shall expire beginning on the first July 1 following the date
of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id78c398a5beeb47c38acb64c6e4bcc7bf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="idbfaa7ce065de486f8307e53f6fe9c833"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in the case of a veterinary school</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">Veterinary school.—</header-in-text>In the case of a veterinary school</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id0979b7c4328a4cb1b38204807765c6de"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a period; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ida986dce60e3548499ee1196aada27f5a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>in the case of a nursing school</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">Nursing school.—</header-in-text>In the case of a nursing school</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C669138EBCE4F9D810DA63D189E945E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id7B3479CAB39A4616B8EE746F21CCA7AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">vocational</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">career and technical education</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE84D1119FF194724A19F9E720AF8BC78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>vocational</quote> and inserting <quote>career and technical education</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD5635CBBECC452AA218F51D91DE049E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>vocational</quote> and inserting <quote>career and technical education</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd1b8cad111c946d082ec76d54a56f0ee"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loss of eligibility</header><text>If a graduate medical school loses eligibility to participate in the loan programs under part D of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087a">20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.</external-xref>) due
to the enactment of the amendments made by subsection (a), then a student
enrolled at such graduate medical school on or before the date of
enactment of this Act may, notwithstanding such loss of eligibility,
continue to be eligible to receive a loan under such part D while
attending such graduate medical school in which the student was enrolled
upon the date of enactment of this Act, subject to the student continuing
to meet all applicable requirements for satisfactory academic progress,
until the earliest of—</text><paragraph id="id2ed6fd89ec784636821986d2e97fd6db"><enum>(1)</enum><text>withdrawal by the student from the graduate medical school;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a4f49d396c944d99b8aaf8ed70c0269"><enum>(2)</enum><text>completion of the program of study by the student at the graduate medical school; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfe5d1979c69f427baefcc0f720a5da19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the fourth June 30 after such loss of eligibility.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id50CBC79EAAC24AFE8A61B96799E8F1D0"><enum>102.</enum><header>85–15 revenue source requirement for proprietary institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id93AA387461DA41CF8407703AC51C745F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idCD9BF0CF734D480A895A70530C99438A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFEBF686BB2C94FD3BD20C767395E9D54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD513C0D3DCA48E09AF02E6B15DE3DF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CF061C0AD64443999BF09DDCD6DE114" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id110785099E4C4EE8B97C0FDFE8E97EA6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>meets the
requirements of paragraph
(2).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8AC4F8CB542D417F880FFA9AAE82A000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2A8D0017A3304F32AB92A02B35023CE3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D658BF1E3AC4826901739C093A15058" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id93D578C8452F4FBB9763D81BA407697D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revenue
sources</header><subparagraph id="idCE82FA9BD32946FDA220E00B824C99FC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to qualify as a proprietary institution of
higher education under this subsection, an institution shall derive
not less
than 15 percent of the institution's revenues from sources other
than Federal
funds, as calculated in accordance with subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3CB87156F4BA412894A13C5C94F34CAF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
funds</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>Federal funds</term>
means any Federal financial assistance provided, under this Act or
any other
Federal law, through a grant, contract, subsidy, loan, guarantee,
insurance, or
other means to a proprietary institution, including Federal
financial
assistance that is disbursed or delivered to an institution or on
behalf of a
student or to a student to be used to attend the institution,
except that such
term shall not include any monthly housing stipend provided under
chapter 33 of title
38, United
States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ABE8012DA04466E99F2B755A2F221B9"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation of revenue</header><text>In making calculations under subparagraph (A), an
institution of higher education shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00E8CD860BDA4BD1948FF8C882F674C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use the cash
basis of accounting;</text></clause><clause id="idD0033E498D044CC99D38A2270FD7E98F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consider as
revenue only those funds generated by the institution from—</text><subclause id="id37B8B5B896C142FAA50D53A019F432D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>tuition, fees,
and other institutional charges for students enrolled in programs
eligible for
assistance under title IV;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0F60CC9E62DA4BEB8665E493ABD5CA19"><enum>(II)</enum><text>activities
conducted by the institution that are necessary for the education
and training
of the institution's students, if such activities are—</text><item id="idB0C5A49FD30F4D9F8C8C6302BDA93867"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>conducted on
campus or at a facility under the control of the institution;</text></item><item id="idA6985D9ABE6146A88B4AA1B18BF38A91"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>performed under
the supervision of a member of the institution's faculty; and</text></item><item id="idB971819218FB4F18A4EF95C0A0431ABC"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>required to be
performed by all students in a specific educational program at the
institution;
and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="ID07553f544e0447a8bee1696669f44a20"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a contractual
arrangement with a Federal agency for the purpose of providing job
training to
low-income individuals who are in need of such training;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id9613CAA2AAF8493595B8DAF9F2AFA690"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>presume that
any Federal funds that are disbursed or delivered to an institution
on behalf
of a student or directly to a student will be used to pay the
student's
tuition, fees, or other institutional charges, regardless of
whether the
institution credits such funds to the student's account or pays
such funds
directly to the student, except to the extent that the student's
tuition, fees,
or other institutional charges are satisfied by—</text><subclause id="id7A74F466D7C845BCB763374BC0525335"><enum>(I)</enum><text>grant funds
provided by an outside source that—</text><item id="id5E23099369DD4B4698CFA1F4BA796752"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>has no
affiliation with the institution; and</text></item><item id="id49B9E4CB9F154D8490F7474AF7E65897"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>shares no
employees with the institution; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id3EC99814025B4EF484CCB30C1A469F96"><enum>(II)</enum><text>institutional
scholarships described in clause (v);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idDCDEF4CC0D0040118BB72596B83A9DBB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>include no loans
made by an institution of higher education as revenue to the
school, except for
payments made by students on such loans;</text></clause><clause id="idE15C6AB93E774700B7728CC4066D9105"><enum>(v)</enum><text>include a
scholarship provided by the institution—</text><subclause id="id107B8B7926DF4FC18EABB70B7F334672"><enum>(I)</enum><text>only if the
scholarship is in the form of monetary aid based upon the academic
achievements
or financial need of students, disbursed to qualified student
recipients during
each fiscal year from an established restricted account; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id32B380C0E52441E8893301D21E76358A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>only to the extent that funds in that
account represent designated funds, or income earned on such funds,
from an
outside source that—</text><item commented="no" id="id428617286FBE419B9D380F7D65CB6AD4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>has no
affiliation with the institution; and</text></item><item commented="no" id="id9A09EA89E95448A88F017F4DA37214FF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>shares no
employees with the institution; and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id3A3C2119CD894807900BA6B4BE1CE598"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>exclude from
revenues—</text><subclause commented="no" id="idD146C7C4D6C84100A84A7E915B075458"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of
funds the institution received under part C of title IV, unless the
institution
used those funds to pay a student's institutional charges;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id9CBC55D799EC45DA92D93356E0D60156"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of
funds the institution received under subpart 4 of part A of title
IV;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idA97D708BE8FB4907A7C1AC43F64D6D3A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the amount of
funds provided by the institution as matching funds for any Federal
program;</text></subclause><subclause id="idBDCC5CBEDDB947C19F474187AD46036A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the amount of
Federal funds provided to the institution to pay institutional
charges for a
student that were refunded or returned; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idDD67C100DF1940878EE97A8AD9B8BA4A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the amount
charged for books, supplies, and equipment, unless the institution
includes
that amount as tuition, fees, or other institutional charges.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4377E57E01D64B37A88D6C65B44F0762"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than July 1, 2015, and by July 1 of each
succeeding year, the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing
committees a
report that contains, for each proprietary institution of higher
education that
receives assistance under title IV and as provided in the audited
financial
statements submitted to the Secretary by each institution pursuant
to the
requirements of section 487(c)—</text><clause id="ID682C723FEB5D45D8BE69F4DDECEBA62C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount and
percentage of such institution's revenues received from Federal
funds;
and</text></clause><clause id="IDD9155DCB32A04955AC58C032EDE2168F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount and
percentage of such institution's revenues received from other
sources.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id15D51CA009844E8DA9CB07D3026E496E"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1003">20 U.S.C. 1003</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id36083C39C4C043BAAF46660252E32D9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9), (10) through (14), and (15) through (24), as
paragraphs (5) through (10), (13) through (17), and (20) through (28),
respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id713924ECFD8A4D5D9762F142F58C5294"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30B1D54E508D4A1383ADC008B82A388D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id01DA3E0B1A384407B6D2B8D12944D1AC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Default manipulation</header><text>The term <term>default manipulation</term> means engaging in a device or practice, such as branching, consolidation of campuses,
consolidation or manipulation of the identification
codes used by the Office of Postsecondary Education to designate campuses
and institutions, change of ownership or control, serial forbearance, or
any similar device or practice (as determined by the Secretary) when, but
for the device or practice, one or more campuses of an institution of
higher education would be at risk of cohort
default rate sanctions under section 435 or student default risk sanctions
under section 489A.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idA876D6BC855B4F52BE47A4256B76CB99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF780C6634EA497DA822D68762B6CF3F" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="id84D78F0D51734F4A84F6AFFF7BD860C9"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Federal educational assistance funds</header><text>The term <term>Federal educational assistance funds</term>
means funds provided
directly to an institution or to a student attending such
institution under any
of the following provisions of law:</text><subparagraph id="IDf0fef8fe54d549deb2ed7dbddd23ed51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7f2e6ee11784877aa617c92dbd5c9e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Chapter 30, 31,
32, 33, 34, or 35 of title 38, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID530683d9f6e64ab1bc8455d2ed5a7300"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Chapter 101, 105,
106A, 1606, 1607, or 1608 of title 10, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52b67390d9e34383a615b0ea9bc686aa"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section 1784a,
2005, or 2007 of title 10, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F0E172B937E4FBCA654A23F7485FC16"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>) or title
I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/128">Public Law 113–128</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF624C2AD8B9E43F9952975E3D6AB5A91"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9201">20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBF5A8A20623A45E8A791C68B4F00C72A"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Foster care children and youth</header><text>The term <term>foster care children and youth</term>—</text><subparagraph id="iddc715759881f495b99c7405e1316658a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means children and youth whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or Tribal
agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/621">42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.</external-xref> and 670 et seq.), without
regard to whether foster care maintenance payments are made under section
472 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/672">42 U.S.C. 672</external-xref>) on behalf of the child or youth; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25d16748a7fc4b38ab5b9abe593d9707"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes individuals whose care and placement was the responsibility of the State or Tribal agency
that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/621">42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.</external-xref> and 670 et seq.) when they were age 13
or older but are no longer under the care and responsibility of the State
or
tribal agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idB883A78199534D2A86319E52EE2872E5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (17), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id856CF04356F949DB9A1155E6070FE0C0" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDf48a953295244c1f82c0562da777a09e"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Recruiting and marketing activity</header><subparagraph id="id22BAAB1B584E4C91B5FD2ABBDDA53D5A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term <term>recruiting and marketing activity</term> means an activity that consists of the following:</text>
<clause id="IDa8ac34c2d5294d01ad01a0f13092314a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Any advertising or promotion activity, including a paid announcement in newspapers,
magazines,
radio, television, billboards, electronic media, naming rights, or
any other
public medium of communication, including paying for a display or
promotion at
a job fair, military installation, or postsecondary education
recruiting event.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2fed3349f64a421c8ef04423ff37cc20"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Any effort to
identify and attract prospective students, directly or
through a
contractor or other third party, which shall include any
contact concerning a
prospective
student’s potential enrollment or application for grant, loan, or
work
assistance under title IV or participation in preadmission or
advising activities,
including—</text>
<subclause id="idE1B30C04C3D047F0A9D3B1D8D218D8A6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>paying employees
responsible for overseeing enrollment and for contacting potential
students
in person, by phone, by email, by internet communications, or by
other means,
regarding
enrollment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDddfc1ca138354bb29c0cacfbf0083068"><enum>(II)</enum><text>compensating a person to provide to an
institution of higher education contact information regarding prospective
students, including information obtained through
websites established for such purpose; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id373AC843EDD843CBB1C2285640EE14A8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>providing funds to a third
party to create or maintain a website for the purpose of obtaining contact
information regarding prospective students.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDc1c3521ca9964e42810f5017a62ae29b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Any other
activity as the Secretary may determine, including
paying for
promotion or sponsorship of education or military-related
associations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9896b80287924095bbb66f2a8ae04e03"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>An activity that is required as a condition of receipt of funds by an
institution
under title IV, or under another applicable Federal law, shall not
be considered to be a recruiting and marketing activity under subparagraph
(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id195BB2A1A962409CA2EEB57B8311367B"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Private education loan</header><text>The term <term>private education loan</term> has the meaning given the term in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1650">15 U.S.C. 1650(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id8148A75F713D45BA9A4FCBA158D56618"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (28), as redesignated by paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id9FA9D0943D2E4CEB88022F022531C3BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>scientifically valid</quote> and inserting <quote>research-based</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A1524A6358A46419A43B13A96A96686"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>all students, including students with disabilities and students who are limited English proficient.</quote> and inserting <quote>all students.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idBB2163A6DB5C493CBD43D4DAF62A213D"><enum>104.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for drug and alcohol abuse prevention</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 120(e)(5) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1011i">20 U.S.C. 1011i(e)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="idFDC3435B53C44618B91BB0B12D038FEE"><enum>105.</enum><header>Mandatory
financial aid award letter</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of title I (20
U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD59A8C730D749C395DBF70BAB869BFA" style="OLC">
<section id="idB2A68F382BED454DBDC29EF83A131C73"><enum>124.</enum><header>Use of
mandatory financial aid award letter</header>
<subsection id="idC507A3F3ECF5413CAC9476EE8DD750B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, each institution of higher education that
participates in any program under title IV shall use the
financial
aid award letter developed under section 483B in providing written or
electronic financial aid
offers to
students enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, the
institution.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id745EB011FEAE4F95A36ED31CF5787FAA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The requirement under subsection (a) shall take effect 12
months after the Secretary finalizes the financial aid award letter
developed
under section 483B.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id4E13D110964446EFBAD649FEBAA01998">
<enum>106.</enum>
<header>Code of conduct in affiliated consumer financial products or services</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1011">20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 105, is further amended by
adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B0FF07DB187427CBDF13AD695368944" style="OLC">
<section id="idDF91B2C6A87C450AA0CE3454BA9053CD">
<enum>125.</enum>
<header>Code of conduct in affiliated consumer financial products or services</header>
<subsection id="id8DD222D85DAE49DE9DDF675A2F405541">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id628DF53FDE124AF19F94F614C7E4E3DF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Affiliated</header>
<subparagraph id="id547D521E9E994D9AA245C1E1F91ABE71">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The term <term>affiliated</term>, when used with respect to a consumer financial product or service and an institution of higher
education, means an association between such institution and product or
service resulting from—</text>
<clause id="id26045752005341A48EC2B67D7137C203">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the name, emblem, mascot, or logo of the institution being used with respect to such product or
service; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id9E627D6AC77F44BDBC69F527B331224C">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>some other word, picture, or
symbol readily identified with the institution in the
marketing of the consumer financial product or service in any way that
implies
that the institution endorses the consumer financial product or service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61735F84BEB54455AABA0E06E04F2BFC">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Rule of construction</header>
<text>Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to deem an association between an
institution of higher education and a consumer financial product or
service to be affiliated if such association is solely based on an
advertisement
by a financial institution that is delivered to a wide and general
audience consisting of more than enrolled students at the institution of
higher education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE078A64C44CB48BBA6AD2F022EB4BE31">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Associated individual</header>
<text>The term <term>associated individual</term>, when used with respect to an institution of higher education, means an individual who is—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB4DE677DD0444AE5BB676C416AB30525">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>an officer of such institution of higher education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA242167602A4E8689D41854B58A88CA">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>an employee or agent of the institution of higher education who is involved in the contracting,
approval,
analysis, or decisionmaking process for an affiliated consumer financial
product or service; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBEEED9102E324470A2A6872BA4FB8CB6">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>an employee or agent of the institution of higher education involved in the
marketing or solicitation process pertaining to an affiliated consumer
financial product or service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id43625B4FD3564E31B9E5D12A56FC3C58">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Consumer financial product or service</header>
<text>The term <term>consumer financial product or service</term> has the meaning given the term in section 1002 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5481">12 U.S.C. 5481</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6B4B377AE79743CFACBF4BFF5003641E">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Financial institution</header>
<text>The term <term>financial institution</term> has the meaning given the term in section 140B of the Truth in Lending Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8EA9DFE6183B4CA5842409EA01F547CD">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Institution of higher education</header>
<text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> means an institution of higher education as defined in section 102.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id548160514E8D427EB4DF79F08EA00E95">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Code of conduct</header>
<text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no institution of higher education that is affiliated
with a consumer financial product or service shall be eligible to receive
funds or any other form of financial assistance under this Act, unless the
institution—</text>
<paragraph id="idC21A7D672F204858B22552A16A36F9C4">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>develops a code of conduct with respect to affiliated consumer financial
products or services with which associated individuals shall comply that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAB8D3443A2F648CE818CBC5786E38D80">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>prohibits a conflict of interest with the responsibility of an associated individual with respect
to such affiliated consumer financial product or services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF4B9CAD8DE5D434FBDCBE5097FD37D58">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>requires each associated individual to act in the best interest of the students enrolled at the
institution of higher education in carrying out their duties; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55E880C06F9949D18E89140EBFBD73BC">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>at a minimum, is aligned with the requirements and prohibitions described under subsections (c)
through (g);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id130525734086487E94F859C1CFCBA919">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>publishes such code of conduct prominently on the institution's website; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3E453190E33E456881B241732A8E5C08">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>administers and enforces such code by, at a minimum, requiring that all of the institution's
associated individuals be annually informed of the provisions of the code
of conduct.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4DA3747D3AC14389AC9A9C9EB25D92F9">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Ban on revenue-Sharing arrangements</header>
<paragraph id="idC907F963F0BB40788859297DBD0F4920">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Prohibition</header>
<text>An institution of higher education that is affiliated with a consumer financial product or service
shall not enter into any revenue-sharing arrangement with the financial
institution.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3F3883A0FC6F44A199B0477B9C3538CA">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Definition</header>
<text>In this subsection, the term <term>revenue-sharing arrangement</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0BE2B397D27A499CB4E9D65AA98BD4D2">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>means an arrangement between an institution of higher education and a financial institution under
which—</text>
<clause id="idAA0419BD3D584BBCA8C6E4360251D2F2">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the financial institution provides or issues a consumer financial product or service to students
attending the institution of higher education;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7D87EA10E5134DE8866653658B1EDCF4">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the institution of higher education recommends, promotes, sponsors, or otherwise endorses
the financial institution, or the
consumer financial products or services offered by the financial
institution; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0F8C534797424A22BF95B36076574593">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>the financial institution pays a fee or provides other material benefits, including revenue or
profit sharing, to the institution of higher education in connection with
the consumer financial products
or services provided to students of the institution of higher education;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59AD64C7FDD84BDC8545718870AB951C">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>does not include an arrangement solely based on a financial institution paying a fair
market price to an institution of higher education for the
institution of higher education to advertise or
market the financial institution to the general public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD417376119664998A75F4CFA6F338124">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Gift ban</header>
<paragraph id="idCD98F2A30E184AE4BD11F6B026D75339">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Prohibition</header>
<text>No associated individual of an institution of higher education shall solicit or accept any gift
from a financial institution that has a consumer financial product or
service with which
the institution is affiliated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id09D6506526254269BE2E288A587307EF">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Definition of gift</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id0E91E0F818684AE48B68DBDDAAB53EF7">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>In this subsection, the term <term>gift</term> means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, or other item having a
monetary value of more than a de minimis amount. The term includes a gift
of services, transportation, lodging, or meals, whether provided in kind,
by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement after the
expense has been incurred.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID23EF4B7DA0544C7788CCF9D466460FAF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Exceptions</header>
<text>The term <term>gift</term> shall not include any of the following:</text>
<clause id="ID9833A3436FDE4EC3B8C15D9E9B1B64D5">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>Standard material, activities, or programs on issues related to a consumer financial product or
service or financial literacy, such as a brochure, a workshop, or
training. Such material, training, or program shall not promote a product
or service of any specific
financial institution.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5520048AC0A04572B535EE54955B546A">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>Food, refreshments, training, or informational material furnished to an associated individual as an
integral part of a training session
that is designed to improve the service of a financial institution to the
institution of higher education, if such training
contributes to the professional development of the associated individual.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID10117FD773EA4D3B9B0D1E45DBD8E7FE">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>Favorable terms, conditions, and borrower benefits on a consumer financial product or service
provided to all employees of the institution of higher education if such
terms, conditions, or benefits are
comparable to those provided to all students of the institution.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF491AD48C8C7470E9D23D003B571088E">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text>Philanthropic contributions to an institution of higher education from a financial institution that
are unrelated to the affiliated consumer financial product or service or
the financial institution in general or any contribution from the
financial institution that is not made in exchange for any advantage
related to the financial institution.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID314B5CA84BB641258CD2887AB7F48A76">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Rule for gifts to family members</header>
<text>For purposes of this subsection, a gift to a family member of an associated individual of an
institution of higher education shall be considered a gift to the
associated individual if—</text>
<clause id="ID374DA9CAA1084486BE0CD50BDEFBBC94">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the gift is given with the knowledge and acquiescence of the associated individual; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3AC8BB70A5EE4B1888C536447EFDA081">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the associated individual has reason to believe the gift was given because of the official
position of the associated individual.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCA41B27D368E435795BC970B321E12A6">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Contracting arrangements prohibited</header>
<paragraph id="idB97A422B0704494EAD2FDD1D0CE8E67A">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Prohibition</header>
<text>No associated individual of an institution of higher education shall accept from a financial
institution that has a consumer financial product or service with which
the
institution is affiliated a fee, payment, or other
financial benefit (including the opportunity to purchase stock) as
compensation for any type of consulting arrangement or other contract to
provide services to the financial institution or on behalf of the
financial institution.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9FE95B3C597746D5B0D5662A8B367E40">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Rule of construction</header>
<text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the conduct of an individual who is
not an associated individual.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6A798291D2A14E499020A9930E7536D7">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Ban on staffing assistance</header>
<text>An institution of higher education shall not request or accept from a financial institution with
which the institution has an affiliated consumer financial product or
service
any assistance with call center staffing, financial aid office staffing,
or any other office or department of the institution of higher education.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6F7CBDB83B74A7590493BD62C815E1D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Advisory board compensation</header><text>Any associated individual of an institution of higher education who serves on an advisory board,
commission, or group established by a financial institution that has a
consumer financial product or service with which the
institution is affiliated shall be prohibited from receiving anything of
value
from the financial institution, except that the individual may be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in serving on such advisory
board, commission, or group.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id40C8B4275B5C4CC9B121C00B3ABB6899"><enum>107.</enum><header>Restriction on marketing with Federal educational assistance funds</header><subsection commented="no" id="id2E9FE554A83640DCBE4A4FF7C64C72FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>Section 119 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1011m">20 U.S.C. 1011m</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id84F662D9FBBB4F48AEDECAB36EC9D799"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by transferring such section so as to follow section 125 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
added by section 106; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCDB9A2B8863749C49BAE3A8FE6792FAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating such section as section 126 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF7E5F26893C444F491E46A475F52EEE7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Section 126, as transferred and redesignated by subsection (a), is further amended—</text><paragraph id="id9F854FC5B74144BF93FD588C1D2369AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and
Restrictions on Sources of Funds for Recruiting and Marketing
Activities</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Funds</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id35A4EDE7A0DB460F926DFFB2F8A37724"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d), by striking <quote>subsections (a) through (c)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF822E4A13671499AA0E320162B4DE656"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (f);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id232BE405C37C4D6C994AB9907E4EC03B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (d) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54CC5812358E47DBA6AF33B356CA394F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id2D7B5CA7A0A0439EB68AF143E21AA32F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Restrictions on
sources of funds for recruiting and marketing activities</header>
<paragraph id="ID6ace85632c8b42189f82c024264c2b7f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An institution of higher education, or other
postsecondary educational institution, may not use revenues derived
from
Federal educational assistance funds for recruiting or marketing
activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDad5b34a2076942298248bebda49320f7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed as a
limitation on the use by an institution of revenues derived from
sources other
than Federal educational assistance funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD1855FDB79646748F2EF5441B71BD7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Each
institution of higher education, or other postsecondary educational
institution, that receives revenues derived from Federal
educational assistance
funds shall report annually to the Secretary and to Congress the
institution's
expenditures on advertising, marketing, and
recruiting, and shall include in such report a verification from an
independent auditor that the institution of
higher education is in compliance with the requirement under paragraph
(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id4CF7DA500FEA44E6B8D41C6AD9618A32"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>this Act</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCE49ECD299FB40C7AE01C33B7A516FC8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Secretary of Education</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBAA325450D57407780E68FE6D57BBB4A">
<enum>108.</enum>
<header>Minimum standards for net price calculators</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 132(h) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1015a">20 U.S.C. 1015a(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1DB716E949714DA8A1746EFB341B564C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A64D7BC41F40229EDA85F50A60CE2C">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period <quote>, and, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, shall meet the requirements of paragraph (4)(B)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6237A18813FB40528609C7B3DA1D30C7">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<text>in paragraph (3), by inserting after the first sentence the following: <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, such
calculator shall meet the requirements of paragraph (4).</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9182213BEBA42599667E43DCC213455">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB813B8927154C469ED638660BB9B97E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBBF1CC8BFBAD4CBB8FACE757EF05AA3B">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Minimum requirements for net price calculators</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, a
net price calculator for an institution of higher education shall, at a
minimum, meet the following requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3527B13F690843D799551CB33514EEBC">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>The link for the calculator—</text>
<clause id="H2737BE1A429D4CB69B6AF03F85731AF7">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>is clearly labeled as a <term>net price calculator</term> and is prominently and clearly posted in locations on the institution’s
website where information on costs and aid is provided; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H60AAAF00E4014222A6E6956395559093">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>may also be included on the institution’s compliance webpage, which contains information relating
to compliance with Federal, State, and local laws.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9EF2CD2A46648E3ABD347045D365B98">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>The results screen for the calculator specifies the following information:</text>
<clause id="HFDC17B6F24DA461A9704257DD9EF848F">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>The net price (as calculated under subsection (h)(2)) for the individual student, which
is the most visually
prominent figure on the results screen.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCC9593039A0845B794FD0E8609AD2315">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>Cost of attendance for the institution, including—</text>
<subclause id="H21BE9275FBDD4A8B9791A3AB51F71823">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>tuition and fees;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H598F8AEE5A1C4C98A1D681FE0D909DFD">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average annual cost of room and board for the institution for a first-time, full-time
undergraduate
student enrolled in the institution;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4F3E5CDB8C0E45E3926D12D6460C4E6F">
<enum>(III)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average annual cost of books and supplies for a first-time, full-time undergraduate student
enrolled in the institution; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1F7A75CEBCE94F84809178A3B60C22A5">
<enum>(IV)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated cost of other expenses (including personal expenses and transportation) for a
first-time,
full-time undergraduate student enrolled in the institution.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HCC7CF5CB570841D09E1030AD471289B5">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Estimated amount of need-based grant aid and merit-based grant aid, from Federal, State, and
institutional sources, that students receive at the institution, showing
the subtotal for each category and the total for all sources of grant aid.</text>
</clause><clause id="H05F153805C824251B4F93552570DE84D">
<enum>(iv)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Percentage of the first-time, full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the institution that
received any type of grant aid described in clause (iii).</text>
</clause><clause id="HE0AEF7D586E249EBBAE0FFFFC07275BE">
<enum>(v)</enum>
<text>The disclaimer described in paragraph (6).</text>
</clause><clause id="HD27CE0B3E5904A4B8CD96DA8C3AB04B0">
<enum>(vi)</enum>
<text>In the case of a calculator that—</text>
<subclause id="H217783124A4A42778C5298F6D5D15959">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes questions to estimate a student’s (or prospective student’s) eligibility for veterans’
education benefits (as defined in section 480) or educational benefits for
active duty service members, such benefits are displayed on the results
screen in a manner that clearly distinguishes them from the grant aid
described in clause (iii); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H47561CDE10EF4F5199C13EC940FC9ACA">
<enum>(II)</enum>
<text>does not include questions to estimate eligibility for the benefits described in subclause (I), the
results screen indicates that certain students (or prospective students)
may qualify for such benefits and includes a link to official Federal
information about
such benefits.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC53C5C22C8C3405086749F98F009650E">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>The institution populates the calculator with data from
no earlier than 2 academic years prior to
the most recent academic year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H53241B7EDA874A968EA3FC71AA3A72D4">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Privacy requirements and disclosures</header>
<subparagraph id="id0F4B5344ADCF4AF4B180CEBFAEF1A72A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Privacy requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An institution of higher education—</text><clause id="id97CE563D5C6544D2A3EFCB0F950F81A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall carry out this subsection in a manner that complies with the requirements of section 444 of
the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="id2EF39B88D7F74313BB6E0D47E8D91752"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not—</text><subclause id="id222728313CB345BDB8E214123EC83E8F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow any personal information, voluntarily provided by users for the net
price calculator for
the institution to be sold or made
available to third parties;</text></subclause><subclause id="idE1E35B77F1C34AE681C6B99A4576C6B0"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">store any responses made by users through the net price calculator;</text></subclause><subclause id="idAA9B0D7F5B0944C59AF4975F8439B839"><enum>(III)</enum><text>require that a user provide any personally identifiable information in order to use the net price
calculator.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF77B10C62B0340DAB584D157273BF324"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Privacy disclosures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A net price calculator shall—</text>
<clause id="H029D164C95D04B0ABF72EA5EDAA4E378">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>clearly indicate which questions are required to be completed for an estimate of the net price from
the calculator;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8E3D2C4C692A46708C37D01CB52D6CC5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a calculator that requests contact information from users, clearly mark such
requests as <term>optional</term>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idE8E95488CAEF48A8B19B12E1DFE49739"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>clearly state <term>Any information that you provide on this site is confidential. The Net Price Calculator does not
require personally identifiable information of any kind and does not
store your responses.</term>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id3EFAAABCDC4F496E98E00AB1A000B50A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>be established, maintained, and operated in a manner that is in compliance with the requirements of
section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>)</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idA7C83B8449774EDEBFE3A5D787FEEBB0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77DAC3D2D4CB4348BDEE60BB2EACDAEA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H45B267C76780492089920BF66EB696A1">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Universal net price calculator</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall develop a universal net price calculator that—</text><subparagraph id="HA9869F2CDC364DC09FE53B605A8EF52B">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>enables users to answer one set of questions and receive net prices for any institution that is
required to have a net price calculator under this subsection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90F192EF20A7455194464FF3DAFBA15F">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>provides the information required under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (4) for each
institution for which a net price is being sought;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id825CCF9B4B5E4B558FAB420B9990096D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is developed in consultation with—</text><clause commented="no" id="id7BC85402FEF442B28C14CBA3025E24D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the heads of relevant Federal agencies;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id34FF3A13ADDA481CA33E347A2E9780FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>representatives of
institutions of higher education, nonprofit consumer groups, and secondary
and
postsecondary students; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idA5CFC927A5434A8CB0A19AE7371ED7D9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>secondary school and postsecondary guidance
counselors;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B7D2ADEAEBE414DAF28450311A178DF">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>before being finalized and publicly
released, is tested in accordance with the consumer testing process
described in section 483C; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB77093DBD1FF4344A52494204FB0C2B9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>complies with the privacy requirements described in paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D2E202D0DF0415FB3D2E73EFB456818"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Report from Secretary</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CBD5A9E7D714F35AFDCA6BD61F45334"><enum>(A)</enum><text>steps taken to raise awareness of net price
calculators among prospective students and families, particularly among
students in middle school and high school and students from low-income
families;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf01331fc6ea40ffa26c0948ef177402"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how institutions are complying with the requirements of this subsection, including an analysis of
where
institutions are placing the net price calculators on their websites and
the design of the net price calculators by institutions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb861cde791f6491e983dc9809babfea1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an analysis of how students are benefitting from the use of net price calculators.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id23D9173BDD694BFEBB0C3C8A7F0A9DB6"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Website Link</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a link to the website containing the net price calculator and the
universal net price calculator (once the universal net price calculator
has been developed) is available on each of the following websites:</text><subparagraph id="idBCE9245C7E754FFB91983D48AA0FD8C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The College Navigator website described under subsection (i).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15A9A2C70130453F91B145D3D4199732"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The College Scorecard website described under section 133.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id324CEB9410334AA09C6FB71CB2E08FC6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The website of the College Affordability and Transparency Center.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2AAEC7CA5E4148E08D4B2EFC4E0405DA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The website of the Office of Federal Student Aid.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id5FF6D6D69BA14BBCA2CC8002AD222476"><enum>109.</enum><header>Benefits for borrowers who are members of the Armed Forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1015">20 U.S.C. 1015(f)</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0861D39BB7A94CBDA26C4646802FB6BA" style="OLC"><subsection id="id120B1E5654E54472BD90CC9EA65A5FDA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Benefits for members of the Armed Forces</header><paragraph id="id2732FCDB5B894501BED7037653510AE0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Website</header><subparagraph id="id379626C191AB4AAF94231C1BD99DCE8F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall create a revised and updated
searchable Internet website that—</text><clause id="id4B12A4E5716B4498BD9E756E4E7A7C7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains information, in simple and understandable terms, about all Federal and State student
financial assistance, readmission requirements under section 484C, and
other student services, for which members of the Armed Forces (including
members of the National Guard and Reserves), veterans, and the dependents
of such members or veterans may be eligible; and</text></clause><clause id="id7BCE120D0C6A400B8649F4F647F9DB3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is easily accessible through the Internet website described in subsection (e)(3).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0E9EBF6BF49B4B1ABFA12677BB6AB6CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall make publicly available the revised and updated Internet
website described in
subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA896766D8CE14A1A9C0067C24FD58B60"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
shall make the availability of the Internet website
described in subparagraph (A) widely known to members of the Armed Forces
(including members of the National Guard and Reserves), veterans, the
dependents of such members or veterans, States, institutions of higher
education, and the general public.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6D47D327F686438E910A0CD058ADFE32"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>Federal and State student financial assistance</term> means any grant, loan, work assistance, tuition assistance, scholarship, fellowship, or other form
of financial aid for pursuing a postsecondary education that is—</text>
<clause id="ID6505E0A527B54DB591E73AEAC742FD10">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>administered, sponsored, or supported by the Department of Education, the Department of Defense,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, or a State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE0FE8D5327BF4327AF5F55C85BEC35F8">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>available to members of the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard and Reserves),
veterans, or the dependents of such members or veterans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id688F470F2CD64D17AB71B4C21B434C45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enrollment Form</header><subparagraph id="idA69A1EC28D5D4745982CFA3A6AD2B4D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection,
the Secretary of Defense,
and the heads of any other relevant Federal agencies, shall create a
simplified disclosure and enrollment form for borrowers who are performing
eligible military service (as defined in section 481(d)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id405279C2D0D24E9889A1404D22577B5E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The disclosure and enrollment form described in subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="id1DAEFFC0B8B742589A03366391C9FAB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information about the benefits and protections under title IV and under the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.) that are available to such
borrower because the borrower is performing eligible
military service; and</text></clause><clause id="idA820451B971F46989EC2F0E39E0DD09A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an opportunity for the borrower, by completing the enrollment form, to invoke certain protections,
activate certain benefits, and enroll in certain programs that may be
available to that borrower, which shall include the opportunity—</text><subclause id="idEA7F612EA1A14E459E5ED9D28C765FD2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to invoke applicable protections that are available under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
(50 U.S.C.
App. 501 et seq.), as such protections relate to Federal student loans
under title IV; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idC1F17A27AF0B42289CC9DC14A63AB454"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to activate or enroll in any other applicable benefits that are available to such borrower under
this Act because the borrower is performing eligible military service,
such as eligibility for a deferment or
eligibility for a period during which interest shall not accrue.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id618E6403A8634D5DB1732082D56D932C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall make available to eligible institutions, eligible lenders, and personnel at
the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies that provide services
to borrowers who are members of the Armed Forces or the
dependents of such members, the disclosure and enrollment form
described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34300522B42D4DE29F4C3043E81C48F5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Notice Requirements</header><clause id="id97E3A6F7454D4ED7AF291626FA67277F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>SCRA interest rate limitation</header><text>The completion of the disclosure and enrollment form created pursuant to subparagraph (A) by the
borrower of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or part D of
title IV who is otherwise subject to the interest rate limitation in
subsection (a) of section 207 of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/527">50 U.S.C. App. 527(a)</external-xref>) and submittal of
such form to the Secretary shall be considered, for purposes of such
section, provision to the creditor of written notice as described in
subsection (b)(1) of such section.</text></clause><clause id="idE0BF6E2FA8EA4B03BDB045631A0FE368"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>FFEL Lenders</header><text>The Secretary shall provide each such disclosure and enrollment form completed and submitted by a
borrower of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B of title IV
who is otherwise subject to the interest rate limitation in subsection (a)
of section 207 of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/527">50 U.S.C. App. 527(a)</external-xref>) to any applicable
eligible lender under part B of title IV so as to satisfy the provision to
the lender of written notice as described in subsection (b)(1) of such
section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" id="idA8380C2D2B994C20AD6DAE8E8CE9851D"><enum>110.</enum><header>Data improvements for college navigator</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 132(i)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1015">20 U.S.C. 1015(i)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (M) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DAE62AF135E437A99950A27F2ADD6A5" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8EF9D40D942B4B28A67123E31EB643D5"><enum>(M)</enum><text>The student faculty ratio, the number of full-time faculty, the ratio of the number of course
sections taught by part-time instructors to the number of course sections
taught by full-time faculty, the mean and median years of employment for
part-time instructors, and the number of graduate assistants with
primarily
instructional
responsibilities, at the institution.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id80658495791442F6BAFEDFC90C93C24E"><enum>111.</enum><header>College scorecard</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part C of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1015">20 U.S.C. 1015 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idBF9DC271E8CA43F8BC2D8B6220E86B79"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 133 through 137 as sections 134 through 138, respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD57B1B470635410B8B54D14E5B41C2F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 132 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0274B945066A46F39456EB0B3E3264C8" style="OLC"><section id="id15C7585552A54D49883D3A531CD45D63"><enum>133.</enum><header>College scorecard</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee8d38250acc4dbeb36426a2460c5d00"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBD0E0495A8B427F8326CDCAD6167767"><enum>(1)</enum><header>College Scorecard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>College Scorecard</term> refers to the College Scorecard website developed and operated by the Department under subsection
(b) and any successor
website.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0D82FA465F64A2DA340A32529E6C175"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 102, that awards a degree or
certificate.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EA3D48D9F0A4B668DA59D89AF59967B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recent graduate</header><text>The term <term>recent graduate</term>, when used in reference to a graduate of an institution of higher education, shall mean a student
who completed a course of study and earned a certificate or
degree at the institution in any of the 6 most recent preceding years for
which data are available.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06BAD9B9FFAF409EBAF552846517AE28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop and make publicly available a College Scorecard website to provide
students and families with information regarding higher education
affordability and
value for each institution of higher education that receives funds under
title IV.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6f426927ca4f47bf9e8d75af293680ab"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Standard format</header><paragraph id="id137A65AD34884F158420645B36FA1E77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall develop a
standard format to be used by the Secretary for public
disclosure of information related to higher education affordability and
value, including the information described in subsections (d)
and (e).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id31E88894218341128DCE8B7E97BBC497"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations from other groups</header><text>The standard format developed under paragraph (1) shall be based on recommendations from
representatives of secondary school students and postsecondary students,
the families of secondary school and postsecondary students, institutions
of higher education, secondary
school and
postsecondary education counselors, and nonprofit consumer groups.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id465D58BB999549E997C03E1709C286B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sources of data</header><text>The data used in the standard format shall be data that are available to the Secretary through
other
sources and reports.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id73c8f849124d47878c901ca25c906400"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Key required contents</header><text>The standard format developed under subsection (c) shall include, in a consumer-friendly manner
that is simple and understandable, the following information for each
degree- and certificate-granting
institution of higher education that receives funds under title IV for
the most recent year for which data
are available:</text><paragraph id="idf172762abd97464bb20c9c41e33c3f16"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Net price information</header><subparagraph id="idC9F5CD531A264B2E9E14790C79620DB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The average net price paid by enrolled students to attend the
institution, calculated in a manner consistent with section 132(a)(3), for
the subgroups of students at the institution in each of the following
annual family income categories, and the percentage of students in each
category:</text><clause id="id359d602ea2474af0ad4d0f24034e3cad"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$0 to $30,000.</text></clause><clause id="idb5b786af5ec44d839875304f7331fc0e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$30,001 to $48,000.</text></clause><clause id="id2e56bcf7eae24244a3bec56818a282b7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$48,001 to $75,000.</text></clause><clause id="id6522a8bb11344ab79ad6c2c09b3098ce"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$75,001 to $110,000.</text></clause><clause id="id7bb9df5830b64cf0a023c9756d6a594c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$110,001 and more.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB67D8861170467C8D9E6CAB63FE3D4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A visual representation that provides context for the information conveyed under subparagraph (A),
including how the net price information compares to other institutions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id775AC0E1E56F46B896D8B2EA6CF94894"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics may periodically adjust the
annual family income categories described under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ee55d20db0c4e8bab9921dfb4775972"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Completion and transfer data</header><subparagraph id="idB8DE0C21594042D79F04195C5C1A851F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For each institution, the percentages of certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students
enrolled at the institution who obtain a certificate or degree within—</text><clause id="id0a05cbc277354ba3b45500dc876ead62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>100 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s educational
program; and</text></clause><clause id="id7dda9d3351274fef955501596f6f3dde"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>150 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s educational
program.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide83e39096ee04f76a82347cd0cedb4be"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For each institution, the percentages of certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students
enrolled at the institution—</text><clause id="id726CC9FEC1834564BE21D58C5CB1C0E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who persist and remain enrolled in the institution from academic term to academic term; and</text></clause><clause id="id4993A071D05B4DA1A3712A11DE835897"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who persist and remain enrolled in the institution from year to year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id099ad70796d045a3b4c6bb2a78893cd4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For each institution, the percentages of certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students
who have transferred to a 4-year
institution
of higher education within—</text><clause id="idb4bf924f415b40f9820ea4b646b3c4a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>100 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s initial
educational
program; and</text></clause><clause id="idf06928941f98401598ce8128af607cf0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>150 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s initial
educational program.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84A0DBF663FD45B2BF0015B295EDA938"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For each institution, a visual representation that provides context for the information
conveyed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) and, as applicable, subparagraph
(C),
including how
the completion,
transfer, and persistence rates compare to other institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id78ebb21af949401080b08c55af4815bf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Loan information</header><subparagraph id="id71C224B8AA4D4FCBB9EB84D323B4F650"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The percentage of students at the institution who have completed their certificate or degree
program and who borrowed 1 or more loans under part
B, D, or E of title IV, or private education loans, while attending the
institution.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF020F96254824246A42787E4B411E0CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The institution's speed-based loan repayment rate, as calculated under section 483D(c) and the
comparison information described in section 483D(c)(4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91B0FAAED4DD4DC189FC7169786137C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A visual representation that provides context for the information conveyed under this paragraph,
including how the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)
compares to
other institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idee61002133b24e76891c12e854fed6b2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Debt information</header><subparagraph id="id77791A8D4D1149BBBE0BC297155D52CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The mean and median student loan debt, including private education loan debt, incurred by students
who have earned a certificate or degree from the institution and who
borrowed student loans in the course of
obtaining such certificate or degree in
the most recent year for which data are available.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id071AAC8C62FD4EB7940612439A67D20F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The percentage of students at the institution who have borrowed money to attend the institution.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBBB8DF8A86694ECA9138D9764947A9FF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A visual representation that provides context for the information conveyed under subparagraphs (A)
and (B),
including how the debt information compares to other institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5e68c3e148f041b8849295387928335c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Repayment information</header><subparagraph id="id08BC6E3A4E1A4299B79E2EB8070A636C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The expected monthly repayment amounts for the mean and median student loan
debt described in
paragraph (4), under a standard repayment plan described in
section 455(d)(1)(A) based on a 10-year period.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF19C8B43FEB4012B4C7F5815950A802"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A visual representation that provides context for the information conveyed under subparagraph (A),
including how the
repayment information compares to other similar institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd5d0d2a225f94d37866d3b51246fe053"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Type of institution</header><text>A specification as to—</text><subparagraph id="id23EAE56CEFC34A339402288C46866914"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether the institution of higher education is a public, private nonprofit, or private for-profit
institution; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21D261B0F99943199E633BC956BFD944"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the institution is a 4-year, 2-year, or less
than 2-year institution and which degree type the institution primarily
awards.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f4a804d89ee4076b54eb81eb19301a0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Additional information</header><text>Any other information the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies,
representatives of institutions of higher education, nonprofit consumer
groups, and secondary and postsecondary students, and secondary school and
postsecondary guidance counselors, determines
necessary so that students and parents can make informed
decisions regarding postsecondary education.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2a84d6d5a365491a8d69883360739945"><enum>(e)</enum><header>College tuition transparency information</header><text>The standard format developed for institutions of higher education under
subsection (c) shall—</text><paragraph id="id7c979d6fc5004833a9b6a19c11298938"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prominently and clearly identify if the institution has been identified under section 132(c)(1),
and the
reasons for each institution's identification; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id75e37c2fe66d40c4952f77794f9cd19a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide a link to the webpage of the net price calculator of the institution, as required under
section 132(h)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida7182ce9b2824f98ad4ce790eed8c50d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text>The standard format developed
by the Secretary under subsection (c) shall—</text><paragraph id="idEE041DA02A6940EBBCCD6AF58987F7D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use, for the terms described in subsection (d), standard definitions and names that are developed
by
the Secretary in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies,
representatives of institutions of higher education, nonprofit consumer
groups, secondary and postsecondary students, and secondary school and
higher education guidance
counselors; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf3057134583e4d67aea1b33d2edc6b66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use standard formatting and design that the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant
Federal agencies, representatives of institutions of higher education,
nonprofit consumer groups, secondary school students, postsecondary
students, and secondary school and higher
education
guidance counselors determine are clear, understandable, and suitable for
secondary school students.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA67442F29F2C491185D5EF3300A26E67"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consumer testing</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out consumer testing for the College Scorecard in accordance with section
483C.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7b29f3fca0614c1f9386a89be1e156f9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Final standard format and availability of college scorecard</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the conclusion of the consumer testing required under subsection (h),
the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id5947709BA3CD4FB99E7386E2414FC463"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit to the authorizing committees the final
standard format for the College Scorecard and a
report describing the results of
consumer testing, including whether the Secretary added any additional
items pursuant to subsection (d)(8); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE2920270EC884270B901CFCD75443C2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the final College Scorecard, including all information required for the standard format under
subsections (d) and (e) for all institutions of higher education that
receive funds until title IV,
publicly available through a College Scorecard website and through a link
on the following other websites:</text><subparagraph id="id328379B25DBC468BB59191CA409EDF3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The College Navigator website described under section 132(i).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DD120604DEB497E8E935FD27597720D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The website of the College Affordability and Transparency Center.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4642B8DA148F4C99952E4371995ACDF0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The website of the Office of Federal Student Aid.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5fb011d877a744b1a766915d274b66ef"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Distribution of college scorecard</header><text>Each
institution of higher education receiving funds under title IV shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id6EB89225A4464CE8AF8C2D520E3FD497"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make the most recent College Scorecard for the institution publicly available on the website of the
institution;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idca03d3f1322b4861abcb1036df05e35e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>distribute the most recent College Scorecard for the institution to prospective students and
accepted students of the institution—</text><subparagraph id="idBD11CE9DEDCE4DFDBB83268D51983D9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the same format
in which the institution communicates with prospective and accepted
students
about applying to and enrolling in the institution; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ED186999DC444E7B4D0511AA007235A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a manner that allows
for the student or the family of the student to take such information into
account before applying or enrolling, without regard to whether the
information was requested; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c2e29daaf304451bb0c6ec6589c4a18"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the case of an institution with high student default risk that is required under section
487(a)(32) to provide a
student accepted for enrollment with a waiting period of not less than 2
weeks to consider postsecondary options, disclose to the student the
College Scorecard of the institution at or before the start of such
waiting period.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idad25bf076b6c472785987b81a7b21c42"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Public awareness campaign</header><paragraph id="idF9DD01A48F924C4DBEDA7217540A943C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall coordinate, with entities such as States, institutions of higher education,
State educational
agencies, local educational agencies, secondary schools, and other
agencies,
and organizations involved in access to higher education and student
financial aid,
and implement a public awareness campaign in order to increase national
awareness of the College Scorecard.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F874F4CC18D4D0488CD184D2E82C07A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content and implementation of campaign</header><text>The public awareness campaign carried out under this subsection shall
disseminate information regarding the functions and methods of accessing
the College Scorecard, and shall be implemented, to the extent
practicable, using a variety of media, including print, television, radio,
and the Internet.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2B8904C58E9744B3918A08ECB7FA7984"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of research-based strategies</header><text>The Secretary shall design and implement the public
awareness campaign carried out under this subsection based on relevant
independent research and information
on dissemination strategies found suitable for students in secondary
school and postsecondary education.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id16E4DCD48C9A495FBEF32C83FD789A16"><enum>112.</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 135(b), as redesignated by section 111, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id125045D863AA47C1ACD326543268C393"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id38567414C4F047508F8FBE02319426B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6968DADDAEC140969326ABEFEB8F46EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62AD02D85AFE42CE922BE5C238EA3020" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="idA83484B364EF4E77B07347DC432C58E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is developed pursuant to the institutional reporting requirements under section 493G.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="idAA34685ED0024B629CB50F61A4BA683D"><enum>113.</enum><header>In-State tuition rates for certain individuals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 136, as redesignated by section 111, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB17648F06CC646C88531BE000E99C26E" style="OLC"><section commented="no" id="id08A5F915EF7342DB9B041E55263F0AC5"><enum>136.</enum><header>In-State tuition rates for certain individuals</header><subsection commented="no" id="ID6256DA14F9B3452482CD5FDBCE0F3D17">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Members of the Armed Forces on active duty</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id3F58EE5913B84C26AC0D23FBD985C286"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header>
<text>In the case of a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days
and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in a State that receives
assistance under this Act, such State shall not charge such member (or the
spouse or dependent child of such member) tuition for attendance at a
public institution of higher education in the State at a rate that is
greater than the rate charged for residents of the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID410DBCFF79B04D7BBDBF38DC13C32FE8">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Continuation</header>
<text>If a member of the Armed Forces (or the spouse or dependent child of a member) pays tuition at a
public institution of higher education in a State at a rate determined by
paragraph (1), the provisions of paragraph (1) shall continue to apply
to such member, spouse, or dependent while continuously enrolled at that
institution, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the permanent duty
station of the member to a location outside the State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id822EDD93E1C84B4AA1E4E38384D2B68B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Homeless children or youths and foster care children or youths</header><text>A State shall not charge a homeless child or youth or a foster care child or youth tuition for
attendance at a public institution of higher education in the State at a
rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State, if
the homeless child or youth or foster care child or youth—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="idBA64480D9C904FC2B6D639E15B1DD0F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>graduated from secondary school or obtained the recognized equivalent of a secondary school diploma
in such State;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id930FFFD6125747EC9C5BA9A1DF751444"><enum>(2)</enum><text>resided in such State as a homeless child or youth or a foster care child or youth while attending
secondary school in an adjacent State, as verified by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id098929697335416FB76ECAB99DF054FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a local educational agency homeless liaison, designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11432">42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1F926B1DA24F46D59AA86A1FF3570FB0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the director (or a designee of the director) of an emergency or transitional shelter, street
outreach program, homeless youth drop-in center, or
other program serving homeless youth or families;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF3FFDDC6B80E43C89FDC62FD7947157B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the director (or a designee of the director) of a program funded under chapter 1 or 2 of subpart 2
of part A of title IV; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idEFF879FDA56E479797C52A024E0125B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the State or tribal organization that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
621 et seq. and 670 et seq.).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id1810471F75E64A91B46BA9307ACD5732"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective dates</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id1C5903C17A11435EAD07B4108E7A866D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Armed forces</header><text>With respect to an individual described in subsection (a)(1), this section shall take effect at
each public institution of higher education in a State that receives
assistance under this Act for the first period of enrollment at such
institution that begins after July 1, 2009.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id23E9349B7A7846FBA47DC80EB467A354"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Homeless children or youths and foster care children or youths</header><text>With respect to an individual described in subsection (b), this section shall take effect at each
public institution of higher education in a State that receives assistance
under this Act for the first period of enrollment at such institution that
begins after July 1, 2015.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id81C56D7C31A94353A9365D1D18DE0C1E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id57B702E1A12541D484D9DA5953B0D85B"><enum>(1)</enum><header><quote>Armed Forces</quote> and <quote>active duty for a period of more than 30 days</quote></header><text>In this section, the terms <term>Armed Forces</term> and <quote>active duty for a period of more than 30 days</quote> have the meanings given those terms in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/101">section 101</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4118A5CC758E4E5693F19D2029037C95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Homeless children and youths</header><text>The term <term>homeless children and youths</term> has the meaning given the term in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11434a).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" id="idBD526C9DA74E419990D24453B40C44D3"><enum>114.</enum><header>State higher education information system pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 137(g), as redesignated by section 111, is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id5BE62B1642C749DBA90661C0F4D68FC1"><enum>115.</enum><header>Responsibilities of FSA Ombudsman; addition of point of contact for military families and homeless
children</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 141(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1018">20 U.S.C. 1018(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id878BCE8515724D2EBCB6AA25A6B7DB3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="idB77F8272EB5B4B8C997ACF8F868231EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5adae5c9eaff4013ba75b134f3fda997"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8ab3ad13a6174d76a0637705ab100d96"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id692E6AE7988F4680A94CB36176BCB877" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id7bc7fc54b41844b2b242b1ffb769934e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>receive, review, and resolve expeditiously complaints regarding a student's independence under
subparagraph (B) or (H) of section 480(d)(1), in consultation with
knowledgeable parties, including child welfare agencies, local educational
agency liaisons for homeless children and youths designated under subtitle
B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11431 et seq.) or State Coordinators for Education of Homeless Children
and Youths established under such subtitle.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0857F995D696416B9CB4396745D8CC73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id12160AAEA8AF4823A1FCED63CA1BB6F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id303BB8ECD1A046DD92E0A37E0009D13E" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idf536dd71bc1d442cb3c7f06f57597979"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Military and Veteran Point of Contact</header><subparagraph id="idc3f45b277275432b86f4efcd28163ff9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Secretary, shall designate 1 or more
employees to act as the
military and veteran point of contact within the office of the Student
Loan Ombudsman.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C729AB48E584F09A5E47BC407B1BC3C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The designated military and veteran point of contact described in subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="id9f0c6696aec04d7bbec7e061e9850ced"><enum>(i)</enum><text>monitor the complaints received from the Ombudsman under paragraph (3)(A) from, and provide timely
assistance to, members of
the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard and Reserves),
veterans, and their dependents;</text></clause><clause id="id1166e3be744647c59b6629c3d61676bd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinate with other agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection, to ensure that
members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and the dependents of members of
the Armed Forces and
veterans, who are students, borrowers, or potential borrowers, are aware
of the availability and functions of the Ombudsman; and</text></clause><clause id="idb3cfa84548f149b8bb76c2c9fa272f8c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>issue to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives an annual report on the challenges that such members of
the Armed Forces, veterans, and dependents are facing
as students, borrowers, and potential borrowers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id6EB17D5B7CE147B09F2D39104729CA6A"><enum>116.</enum><header>Responsibilities of covered institutions, institution-affiliated organizations, and lenders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 152 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1019a">20 U.S.C. 1019a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2969DCD2449A4ECF8C620791932D6263"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i) of subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking <quote>(h) of section 487</quote> and inserting <quote>(g) of section 487</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id857EE898B0BF439C92841D77D058A562"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)(I), by striking <quote>section 487(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 487(d)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idB2F0EF2D324D4896BAA48B0C011255F0"><enum>117.</enum><header>Establishment of complaint resolution and tracking system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idF0FE25F2EF56473EBA023545D2FBDEA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 155; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id798B99A0E8464269B2F3019FF3982858"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B9A74E4CA0A48E79ECAB860ED01F215" style="OLC"><part id="id7E895D4297334181A93BE079DC8A960C" style="OLC"><enum>F<?LEXA-Enum F?></enum><header>Complaint Tracking System</header><section id="id9DAD12862B104E839D918399F73BA922"><enum>161.</enum><header>Complaint tracking system</header><subsection id="idf12e0f46469a43439bf425b7f2d5f938"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of complainant</header><text>In this section, the term <term>complainant</term> means—</text><paragraph id="id8F5478F371D9488390C8216C76DAF691"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a student of a postsecondary educational institution;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA1876FB788704CA7B5305F3DCDFF0F7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a family member of a student of a postsecondary educational institution;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id44D303BD666B4FA8BDAD3E34F5053185"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a third party acting on behalf of a student of a postsecondary educational institution; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id377023C2AFC54A7C82F7C7A2F422E16F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a staff member or employee of a postsecondary educational institution.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id974AE7A8D5B3453AB0D7909DEF1A7AD8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of complaint tracking system</header><paragraph id="id74f3bb8213134ecca9a20682211d1ceb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of complaint tracking system</header><subparagraph id="id7983B91E4650469291FDD5A93E2679E5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall complete the establishment of a complaint tracking system that includes a
single, toll-free telephone number and a website to facilitate the
centralized collection of, monitoring of, and response to complaints or
inquiries regarding the educational practices and services, and
recruiting and marketing practices, of all postsecondary educational
institutions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC2A4F1DA49B6497C809F12055CE6DC4A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the complaint tracking system is to address allegations of fraud, misrepresentation,
or negligence with respect to recruitment and marketing to students.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id56653a9bc6854606a7bbbc5c33b9e528"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of complaint tracking office</header><text>The Secretary shall establish within the Department an office whose functions shall include
establishing, administering, and disseminating widely information about
the complaint tracking system established under paragraph (1). The
Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="idBB3FD8446D314555B4C5C4E8FF3EB613"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the extent necessary, combine and consolidate the
other offices and functions of the Department in order to ensure that the
office
established under this paragraph is the single point of contact for
students and borrowers with complaints; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7679912589824543BCF1EA95B4805375"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, ensure that the office established in this paragraph will work with the
Student Loan Ombudsman appointed in
accordance with section 141(f) to assist borrowers that have complaints
regarding the educational practices and services, and
recruiting and marketing practices, of postsecondary educational
institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc0e06c4bc0174fddba79ea0ad08970f6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Handling of complaints</header><paragraph id="id32bf8ed7f97d4fe7bb3908aeb0087ad1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Timely response to complaints</header><text>The Secretary shall establish, in consultation with the heads of appropriate agencies, reasonable
procedures
to provide a timely response to complainants, in writing where
appropriate, to complaints against, or inquiries concerning, an
institution of higher education that receives funds under this Act. Each
response shall include a
description of—</text><subparagraph id="id522fa4d9d9cb4749badf9447d463e56d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the steps that have been taken by the Secretary in response to the complaint or inquiry;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id661c7e3e5cd041fbadf6d57f0d7fd9c0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any responses received by the Secretary from the institution of higher education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6ed521d26264d3688f4dee74d9c8707"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any additional actions that the Secretary has taken, or plans to take, in response to the complaint
or
inquiry.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbe53f2d9912f44bfa653c0206bfa77fa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timely response to secretary by institution of higher education</header><text>The Secretary shall notify each institution of higher education that receives funds under this Act
and that is the subject of a
complaint or inquiry under this section regarding the complaint or
inquiry. Not later than 60 days after receiving such notice, such
institution shall provide a response to the Secretary concerning the
complaint or inquiry, including—</text><subparagraph id="ide8b3313fb2104c85860b55cd2e65d314"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the steps that have been taken by the institution to respond to the
complaint or inquiry;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b238f0a7e6c42b7bb728cf5502d2ebd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all responses received by the institution from the complainant; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf26829cd5f814dbebc0f3e3398847d77"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any additional actions that the institution has taken, or plans to take,
in response to the complaint
or inquiry.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4f8d97e121494dd8b33214ab29cb4825"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Further investigation</header><text>The Secretary may, in the event that the complaint is not adequately resolved or addressed by the
responses of the institution of higher education receiving funds under
this Act under paragraph
(2), ask additional questions of such institution
or seek additional
information from or action by the institution.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id63dde30aa4d549cca64173f9085b7a89"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Provision of information</header><subparagraph id="idacee6fcc1db443e6ab6746285a6d27fe"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An institution of higher education that receives funds under this Act shall, in a timely manner,
comply with a request by the
Secretary for information in the control or possession of such institution
concerning a complaint or inquiry received by the Secretary under
subsection (a), including supporting written documentation, subject to
subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc57b01909bac44af9aeaf4db91235c14"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>An institution of higher education that receives funds under this Act shall not be required to make
available under this
subsection—</text><clause id="idd23352f3a6b249b48adc5bb692371ca3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any nonpublic or confidential information, including any confidential commercial information;</text></clause><clause id="id485e320d84804644ab9e45dbc0ec4608"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any information collected by the institution for the purpose of
preventing fraud or detecting or making any report regarding other
unlawful or
potentially unlawful conduct; or</text></clause><clause id="ide3d434780ea94f73b716eb213af96210"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any information required to be kept confidential by any other provision of law.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id99AA86200115469589A498B7D9EC31E9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>An institution of higher education that receives funds under this Act shall comply with the
requirements to provide responses and information, in accordance with this
subsection, as a condition of receiving such funds.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide0fe6763b49c46b1b32229817e82cd0d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transparency</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id227db9b0fbd5429a8020f3739e70f45f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sharing information with Federal and State agencies</header><text>As appropriate and in accordance with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20
U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly referred to as the “Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act of 1974”) and other laws, the Secretary shall coordinate with
the heads of relevant Federal and State agencies to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC95C7D1B3D164D0DBDB3CEC42F249468"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect complaints related to the complaint tracking system described in subsection (b)
from such agencies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idAB7795A4F81A4E0F98CF990600037F2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>route such
complaints to relevant Federal and State agencies when appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5235a0c9c5234373acfcebaa3c5b55a3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interaction with existing complaint systems</header><text>To the extent practicable, all procedures established under this section, and all coordination
carried out under paragraph (1), shall be done in accordance with the
complaint tracking
systems established under Executive Order 13607 (77 Fed. Reg. 25861;
relating to establishing principles of excellence for educational
institutions serving servicemembers, veterans, spouses, and other family
members).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c16ba5d8ab34657bcf76cd24244e904"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public information</header><subparagraph id="id02160E31545845E58BDCEAC43FF95A42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall regularly publish on the website of the Department information on the
complaints and inquiries received for each postsecondary educational
institution under this section, including—</text><clause id="id80199FC0FFAF413B9DB9B32EE8C98B5E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of complaints and
inquiries received;</text></clause><clause id="id790429AE26AB4C8EBF33CDD26225199B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the types of complaints and inquiries received; and</text></clause><clause id="idD359BC7E0F3445E8B55AE3DEE706D593"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>where applicable, information about the
resolution of the complaints and inquiries.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFEA33A39412044BB98BCCC4F7E070D2B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Data privacy</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="idC5C721E7A4854F6E95FB65E6C7543D23"><enum>(i)</enum><text>comply with applicable data privacy laws and regulations; and</text></clause><clause id="id461C470416EE464E87251959D0460D68"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure that personally identifiable information is not shared.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6638e2ab9dd145c7b1d4b01b1640386f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Appeals process</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an appeals process to allow postsecondary educational institutions to
challenge or appeal
a complaint after such complaint has been made public. A postsecondary
educational institution
shall provide adequate documentation to the Secretary to demonstrate that
such a complaint
is unfounded before the Secretary may decide to remove the complaint from
the website of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd2789e844b01472483ecd7e88dcb9c83"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Each year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the authorizing committees
describing—</text><subparagraph id="id7B45F40DFE7A4828822643722492CFD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the types and
nature of complaints the Secretary has received under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F595F49C1544E92B68B5A7609411665"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to which complainants are receiving relief pursuant to this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFA59133FC8F74CE58F44588951C3C4F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether particular types of complaints are more
common in a given sector of postsecondary educational institutions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52B670315F5E4718B217E752FAAF3C7A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any legislative recommendations that the Secretary determines are necessary to
better assist students and families; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62E144C6E03B4DEA84656D8E4DE9AF48"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the schools with the highest volume of complaints, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id1EE8663EECA14FC3A16718265EC21589"><enum>118.</enum><header>Proprietary education oversight coordination committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 117, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D59EB00A5B94E58995F4F0ED271BE27" style="OLC"><part id="idB1D2140A341B4CBF81DE04BABB0FC09A" style="OLC"><enum>G<?LEXA-Enum G?></enum><header>Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement</header><section id="id8DD4909040014330AFA661AEC13B5645"><enum>166.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id03D1D82225CB4CDCBCD388DFD39C321F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Executive officer</header><text>The term <term>executive officer</term>, with respect to a proprietary institution of higher education that is a publicly traded
corporation, means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id761535EAF00349C285B22793304B0FD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the president of such corporation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5C7825CBC3FA4A63BCFBB2A100ECA64F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a vice president of such corporation who is in charge of a principal business unit, division, or
function of such corporation, such as sales,
administration, or finance; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD77504342C8E4742BC06BEE899D90243"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other officer or person who performs a policy making function for such corporation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id854744CF95BC492693A6AC7A92EBF318"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal funds</header><text>The term <term>Federal funds</term> means Federal funds described in section 102(b)(2)(B).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBBEF871C19D947C3A29A14E5DEF773D6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Proprietary institution of higher education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>proprietary institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 102(b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id706A12CF8CD04011B320A782603DB2F0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State approval agency</header><text>The term <term>State approval agency</term> means any State agency that determines whether an institution of higher education is legally
authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond
secondary education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id12A764CDF1FE44959A1F78DDC0FAC3C7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Veterans service organization</header><text>The term <term>veterans service organization</term> means an organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of
veterans under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/5902">section 5902</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id02ED9106AD0F464DA61CD008360F71C9"><enum>167.</enum><header>Establishment of Committee</header><subsection id="idB5BCD3D8FF954198BE70CA5E7388AD99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a committee to be known as the <quote>Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee</quote> (referred to in this title as the <quote>Committee</quote>) and to be composed of the head (or the designee of such head) of each of the following Federal
entities:</text><paragraph id="id9C843302F0664A6F9D19223213171BDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Department of Education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id418e0b2255e841bcad0e1fcc0532bbde"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id29de97324db8405180e2c7ba414bf50e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Department of Justice.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb6700dd59474762b7d311fd6b4060f7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Securities and Exchange Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id79fbd721040748048ba64ab533fb92a6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Department of Defense.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id454dfa9afa4d4642b88d54df28d27e47"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Department of Veterans Affairs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id595042e88717441aa556375ea0eee7da"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Federal Trade Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id59ab99adb02f4460b0fe488e1fe07025"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Department of Labor.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3613D106EAFB43DE82120901D7D8843E"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The Internal Revenue Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idae26a49744ec498f95bed26bec949a7c"><enum>(10)</enum><text>At the discretion of the President, any other relevant Federal agency or department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9FBE0BAD390341C3842451C6BE75A48A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The Committee shall have the following purposes:</text><paragraph id="id94989CC2A0574587BE34F02A153B1FD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Coordinate Federal oversight of proprietary institutions of higher education to—</text><subparagraph id="id9D41764F26E24EBA89C790703B968BA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve enforcement of applicable Federal laws and regulations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E251508198D4578A41839044F8576E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase accountability of proprietary institutions of higher education to students and taxpayers;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47B064F69AB244D0BB30322D71FD1FFB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure the promotion of quality education programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd66d5cd0bc1347fbb1a09d82cbce4bb2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Coordinate Federal activities to protect students from unfair, deceptive, abusive,
unethical,
fraudulent, or predatory practices, policies, or procedures of proprietary
institutions of higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5F853D3A1BC04912811FF4D451256452"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Encourage information sharing among agencies related to Federal investigations, audits, or
inquiries of proprietary
institutions of higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89D4048526CD4DE188E1106D5F8949EE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Increase coordination and cooperation between Federal and State agencies, including State Attorneys
General and State approval agencies, with respect to improving oversight
and accountability of proprietary institutions of higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0DF01112BDDA4A7B9D1EC6990299B926"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Develop best practices and consistency among Federal and State agencies in
the dissemination of consumer information regarding proprietary
institutions of higher education to ensure that students, parents, and
other stakeholders have easy access to such information.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB8BA123270754BF993547D2B50CBE51D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="idC21AC212EF454767B7120ACB7A5521EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designees</header><text>For any designee described in subsection (a), the head of the member entity shall appoint a
high-level official who
exercises significant decision making authority for the oversight or
investigatory
activities and responsibilities related to proprietary
institutions of higher education of the respective Federal entity of such
head.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id20ED75CCF693490482CCB236C15CE376"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Secretary of Education or the designee of such Secretary shall serve
as the Chairperson of the Committee.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5195AF54FD2A4B3E8240C5B53E27B38A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Committee support</header><text>The head of each entity described in subsection (a) shall ensure appropriate staff and officials of
such entity are available to support the Committee-related work of such
entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id631C6F0CBF2E4051BDC39E67927E4ECA"><enum>168.</enum><header>Meetings</header><subsection id="idB847233B151F4180917C914390696985"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Committee meetings</header><text>The members of the Committee shall meet regularly, but not less than once during each quarter of
each fiscal year, to carry out the purposes described in section 167(b).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BB9488EA04248949427FF56406746BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Meetings with State agencies and stakeholders</header><text>The Committee shall meet not less than once each fiscal year, and shall otherwise interact
regularly, with State Attorneys General, State approval agencies, veterans
service organizations, and consumer advocates to carry out the purposes
described
in section 167(b).</text></subsection></section><section id="id6CD50A4DA57748FAA83C30CDF3278141"><enum>169.</enum><header>Report</header><subsection id="id9BB5D9EE46164C519248EA608BA11651"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Committee shall submit a report each year to the authorizing committees, and any other
committee of Congress that the Committee
determines appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="idDED505B181E14250BBFD8A09DB93680A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>The report described in subsection (a) shall be made available to the public in a manner that is
easily accessible to parents, students, and other stakeholders in
accordance with the best practices developed under section 167(b)(5).</text></subsection><subsection id="id8DDA5A6F37594D01AB378ED81EDCF8F4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><paragraph id="idFE1BF0F54E4E477CBCC076C20C69BEFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The report shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id5B584DD6E8284C1E9DBE8A3825825F97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an accounting of any action (as defined in paragraph (3)) taken by the Federal Government, any
member entity of the Committee, or a State—</text><clause id="id0E9DF82677514DE2BC5835C0B6AD4DEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to enforce Federal or State laws and regulations applicable to proprietary institutions of higher
education;</text></clause><clause id="id1E9D54353B1C4AC99282E2000F2C9DF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to hold proprietary institutions of higher education accountable to students and taxpayers; and</text></clause><clause id="id5018A507ABE84A9794FFA77FB46A9369"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to promote quality education programs;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1E2C2BDD9D554775825EE6CE6D1332F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary of complaints against each proprietary institution of higher education received by any
member entity of the Committee;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7781C30F9DFF469A91D997DE753467EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the data described in paragraph (2) and any other data relevant to proprietary institutions of
higher education that the Committee determines appropriate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC3920EBE5C64100A2B84157A686B700"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommendations of the Committee for such legislative and administrative actions as the
Committee determines are necessary to—</text><clause commented="no" id="id445EF5E13B3B4CA0819541CADD87CCF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve enforcement of applicable
Federal laws;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idC67FD644CEC84957BBD18A5D53201A51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increase accountability of proprietary institutions of
higher education to students and taxpayers; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B82E025C10247F08EB6841491D126EB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensure the promotion of quality education programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF15507DE6A544FC0A2CAC07F01C4294A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data</header><subparagraph id="idAEE92B44964749BAADCAA819B68928C9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Industry-wide data</header><text>The report shall include data on all proprietary institutions of higher education that consists of
information regarding—</text><clause id="idA72D6FFC35EE49108E2DB2C24AAD621B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total amount of Federal funds that proprietary institutions of higher education
received for the previous academic year, and the percentage of the total
amount of Federal funds provided to institutions of higher
education (as defined in section 102) for such previous academic year that
reflects such total
amount of Federal funds provided to proprietary
institutions of higher education for such previous academic year;</text></clause><clause id="id06415732AE1248D89F42385CF4944660"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount of Federal funds that proprietary
institutions of higher education disbursed or delivered, on
behalf of a student, or to a student to be used to attend an institution
of higher education, for the
previous academic year, disaggregated by—</text><subclause id="id370B80133BF54B909FDB3E1E1B37DD33"><enum>(I)</enum><text>educational assistance in the form of a loan provided under title IV;</text></subclause><subclause id="id57CD104FE4BF49018B3FA4C963F833D7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>educational assistance in the form of a grant provided under title IV;</text></subclause><subclause id="idF632126758C94EB6BFA1AE818B4346B0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>educational assistance provided under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3DF8348077DD4662B963B2A19E8BCAD8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>tuition assistance provided under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2007">section 2007</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code;</text></subclause><subclause id="id40BA6602157E4250ACC38ED38E219A31"><enum>(V)</enum><text>assistance provided under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1784a">section 1784a</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idAB298924396F447F80D58EEA70B39B78"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Federal funds not described in subclauses (I) through (V);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idcb084bc4435542768bc97d9422a8224b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the percentage of the total amount of Federal funds provided to institutions of
higher education (as defined in section 102) for such previous academic
year for each of the
programs described in subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (ii) that
reflects such total amount of Federal funds provided to
proprietary institutions of higher education for such previous academic
year for each of such programs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5837F3F905F941849B63F4D10E32E09F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the average retention and graduation rates for students pursuing a degree at proprietary
institutions of higher
education;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id905C7E7096B9489DB1C48EB7C3042D74"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the average cohort default rate (as defined in section 435(m)) for proprietary institutions of
higher education, and
an annual list of cohort default rates (as defined in such section) for
all proprietary
institutions of higher education;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43483D9FB61B41BE8463F8DF19AFE9AD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>for careers requiring the passage of a licensing examination—</text><subclause id="id59E058D7BFE344C4821F02F74A42D67E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the passage rate of individuals who attended a proprietary institution of higher education taking
such examination to pursue such a career; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C7B7F890FA342818257A546463A14E4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the passage rate of all individuals taking such exam to pursue such a career; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F02E1C3D4CC405F83B893C4C0DB2AE4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the use of private education loans at proprietary institutions of higher education that includes—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2022EE032A924CCCBFCC67EE650CE958"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an estimate of the total number of such loans; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DCE7942D05A4E6896022F15A98EBE65"><enum>(II)</enum><text>information on the average debt, default rate, and interest rate of such loans.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD4105A67BDF04A51982A4484DD494FE2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Data on publicly traded corporations</header><clause id="id590BF9135BC64BF89306B2359262367F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The report shall include data on proprietary institutions of higher education that are publicly
traded corporations, consisting of information on—</text><subclause id="id71609A5159264DDBB36D1102CCA01A1F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any pre-tax profit of such proprietary institutions of higher education—</text><item id="id61B3A1784A794D2CA0D7FACED1EAA107"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>reported as a total amount and an average percent of revenue for all such proprietary institutions
of higher education; and</text></item><item id="idA54AE4A819E24F6DADB9A29C6E294DDB"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>reported for each such proprietary institution of higher education;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id53ef19ab55854a30b62dd7179c4a92ee"><enum>(II)</enum><text>revenue for such proprietary institutions of higher
education spent
on recruiting and marketing activities, student instruction, and student
support services, reported—</text><item id="id84C60C7A2F004F56A78BE7C0E540CC0C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>as a total amount and an average percent of revenue for all such proprietary institutions of higher
education; and</text></item><item id="id713F5FDD22CC41328AE64F2C17C47789"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>for each such proprietary institution of higher education;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id8e0d1ae4a2284141be955b7e622f852b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>total compensation packages of the executive officers of each such proprietary institution of
higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="idDE41BCAC29FE40498A4A6256A7B18DA6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a list of institutional loan programs offered by each such proprietary institution of higher
education that includes information on the default and interest rates of
such programs; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idE6583742A7B44DEEB00143C9F39EB90E"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the data described in clauses (ii) and (iii).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id1BFA3BBF804641C9A4FC782677D42B77"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disaggregated by ownership</header><text>The report shall include data on proprietary institutions of higher education that are publicly
traded corporations, disaggregated by corporate or parent entity, brand
name, and campus, consisting of—</text><subclause id="idEA2E34344B1A40F5A822D37DCC70C6DB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the total cost of attendance for each program at each such proprietary institution of higher
education,
and information comparing such total cost for each such program to—</text><item id="id486C956A1BDC4AED8D1CA6335650A7F0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the total cost of attendance for each program at each public institution of higher education; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81D7AD9BCAF64B76805F1E6388F04ED1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the average total cost of attendance for each program at all institutions of higher education,
including such institutions that are public and such institutions that are
private;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id9BFF8378E4B2438FA261057BF6BC3A26"><enum>(II)</enum><text>total enrollment, disaggregated by—</text><item id="id489A1261825D4537B3B5739DAA3CC3E7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>individuals enrolled in programs taken online; and</text></item><item id="id006C86A6A11749EA97F302FA2334554C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>individuals enrolled in programs that are not taken online;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id7230EFCEE03B4A51B10E7BEEBF2CDED8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the average retention and graduation rates for students pursuing a degree at such proprietary
institutions of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="idFD8078CACBA14B6AAE80F1F08F805417"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the percentage of students enrolled in such proprietary institutions of higher education who
complete a program of such an institution within—</text><item id="id861DDAD8997A4B99AB89B6CCA8D0E0B5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the standard period of completion for such program; and</text></item><item id="id2027A4D36A7E4346BD257D61296B6EB3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a period that is 150 percent of such standard period of completion;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idC9155E82B1E84328AAE47928AE9B03D3"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the total cost of attendance for each program at such proprietary institutions of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="idE051F73105BD45AA8EC01C9C55DB734D"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the average cohort default rate, as defined in section 435(m), for such proprietary institutions of
higher education,
and an annual list of cohort default rates (as defined in such section)
for all proprietary institutions of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="idA3F4D77777E44E5C914DC008A8566D92"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the median educational debt incurred by students who complete a program at such a proprietary
institution of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0B7B03722D9F4916BA5B2C8DC94A011F"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>the median educational debt incurred by students who start but do not complete a program at such a
proprietary institution of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="id6DAD471303594C6DAD6DA85EB4E2EEDE"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>the job placement rate for students who complete a program at such a proprietary institution of
higher education and the type of employment obtained by such students;</text></subclause><subclause id="idC6A4712F0B864AE7B7EA46F294C17A05"><enum>(X)</enum><text>for careers requiring the passage of a licensing examination, the rate of individuals who attended
such a proprietary institution of higher education and passed such an
examination; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idCD46AD2094A942738AFF38CF4DEBC178"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>the number of complaints from students enrolled in such proprietary institutions of higher
education who have submitted a complaint to any member entity of the
Committee.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id5961824C569B406C8FCCACA934C717E5"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs assistance</header><subclause id="id9A6C37935F8C4FF4BEC3AB8BDF5A9384"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the extent practicable, the report shall provide information on the data described in clause
(ii) for individuals using, to pay for the costs of attending such a
proprietary institution of higher education, Federal funds
provided under title 10, United States Code or title 38, United States
Code.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id282D4734FC514C9B91190AE54714970C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Revenue</header><text>The report shall provide information on the revenue of proprietary institutions of higher education
that are publicly traded corporations that is derived from the Federal
funds described in subclause (I).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4057467BECEA43908D710DD238202EBB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Comparison data</header><text>To the extent practicable, the report shall provide information comparing the data described in
subparagraph (B) for proprietary institutions of higher education that are
publicly traded corporations with such
data for public institutions of higher education disaggregated by State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCAE4DC8F096B4078ADF2616D951093A8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Accounting of any action</header><text>For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term <term>any action</term> shall include—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id795206A2BB344675906003570780ADF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a complaint filed by a Federal or State agency in a local, State, Federal, or tribal court;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0D04480501DB4510946941D0D23BDC60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an administrative proceeding by a Federal or State agency involving noncompliance
of any applicable law or regulation; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id63C6A27FC4B747428A6E98829605E6F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other review, audit, or administrative process by any Federal or State agency that results in a
penalty, suspension, or termination from any Federal or State program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id23EF35CE6B9F489A87ACA9D902287766"><enum>170.</enum><header>Warning list for parents and students</header><subsection id="idF6B80D0597CC44A091A74A9FF310415E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each academic year, the Committee shall publish a list to be known as the <quote>Warning List for Parents and Students</quote> to be comprised of proprietary institutions of higher education—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id74E4058DBFC442A48B6C46A81EE15334"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that have engaged in illegal activity during the previous academic year as determined by a Federal
or State court;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7F3FFB1120734AC2923F6E0DB5A992D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that have entered into a settlement resulting in a monetary payment;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4460D0861FF94104B0DE8064C1A017C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that have had any higher education program withdrawn or suspended; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6A5F5A81516B4ADFBFA8C13BB252D51A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the Committee has sufficient evidence of widespread or systemic unfair, deceptive,
abusive, unethical,
fraudulent, or predatory practices, policies, or procedures that pose a
threat to the academic success, financial security, or general best
interest of students.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idA9BA2FB274C24BB8BDB7F15D029D9B1F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination pursuant to subsection (a)(4), the Committee may consider evidence that
includes the following:</text><paragraph id="id088cfd76f69c473eb1ca4c491b674947"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any consumer complaint collected by any member entity of the Committee.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ead4f55b90745fea977ffe12e6156ea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any complaint filed by a Federal or State agency in a Federal, State, local, or tribal court.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFC5440E6E66F4F9799E1B0AFF3B1BCE8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any administrative proceeding by a Federal or State agency involving noncompliance of any
applicable law or regulation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6964A53F2CD84252B456F2B5A4D13FBF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any other review, audit, or administrative process by any Federal or State agency that results in a
penalty, suspension, or termination from any Federal or State program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2972405c69347159290df052c0946e4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Data or information submitted by a proprietary institution of higher education to any accrediting
agency or association recognized by the Secretary of Education pursuant to
section 496 or the
findings or adverse actions of any such accrediting agency or association.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id486c5b7adf454de6ac833a2a3f060847"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Information submitted by a proprietary institution of higher education to any member entity of the
Committee.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9BA3193D74204A2CAE858870EAC3E4CF"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Any other evidence that the Committee determines relevant in making a determination pursuant to
subsection (a)(4).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48DB21ED8410431A96AE0480EFDF153D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not later than July 1 of each fiscal year, the Committee shall publish the list described in
subsection (a) prominently and in a manner that is easily accessible to
parents, students,
and other stakeholders in accordance with any best practices developed
under section 167(b)(5).</text></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>II</enum><header>Improving educator preparation</header><section id="id7361A993CCC54A068D8B59B8B89CA492"><enum>201.</enum><header>Improving educator preparation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title II (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1021">20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEA8230B540E4CAF8C57390660C85121" style="OLC"><title commented="no" id="ID6898F0EC51BE49639A8793A2FA7B1BDF"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving Educator Preparation </header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE237E3DEDF0C4520981238393CD8FE83" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>200.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="id0c38b42132e14907858d4aa37cc86735"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applied learning</header><text>The term <term>applied learning</term> means a strategy that—</text><subparagraph id="id7ec6ac790f054256af75dd1cf20cdcf8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>engages students in opportunities to apply rigorous academic content aligned with
postsecondary-level expectations to real world experience, through such
means as work experience, work-based learning, problem-based learning,
project-based learning or service-learning; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83681cfbb4cc4d4b829303bacba515c0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develops students’ cognitive competencies and pertinent employability skills.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id84439f168ec94d75aa60379dbf7fc17e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clinical training</header><text>The term <term>clinical training</term> means sustained and high-quality preservice experiences based on scientifically valid research to
further develop the
teaching skills or leadership skills of prospective teachers or
school leaders, including (as applicable) early childhood educators. Such
experiences shall include each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="id57e15e78f432488b9c11b1e779ae0a91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Experiential clinical training in an elementary school or secondary
school that, to the extent practicable, is aligned with the grade level
and
subject area where the teacher or school leader will be placed upon
program completion, and that includes—</text><clause id="id5ffadb04c9504c9b970f9d1ec44a3cc3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>opportunities for teacher or school leader candidates to develop and demonstrate teaching skills
or leadership skills as supervised classroom teachers or school leaders to
better prepare such teachers or school leaders to meet the needs of
serving in high-need local educational agencies, high-need schools,
or schools in rural areas, or being a teacher in a high-need subject or
field;</text></clause><clause id="idb7c5e7c47dcf4f70b3e521fcac024e86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>opportunities to work with diverse learners;</text></clause><clause id="id1bd148d0245b447d8b46f0e8ed7e588c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ongoing assessment and regular opportunities for feedback for teacher candidates or school leader
candidates from faculty and current teachers or school leaders;</text></clause><clause id="id8580336b667444d19040353b27932626"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>aligning school-based clinical experiences with coursework in educational theory and content
through supervised
clinical practice and regular feedback on the development of teaching
skills or leadership
skills and performance that include integrating social and emotional
development, building a positive classroom or
school culture
and climate, and developing effective classroom management or school
leadership techniques;</text></clause><clause id="id7c7e2ac1251c41acb9bcbbd125e1ded4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>for teachers, developing the ability to—</text><subclause id="ida7208e1293d34d258de466bf019cd4b8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>link teaching practice to student learning;</text></subclause><subclause id="id4371743311304d71a0fe1ca6a978a860"><enum>(II)</enum><text>create effective teaching units and lesson plans that provide all students with the ability to
apply content knowledge, think critically, solve complex problems,
communicate effectively, and work collaboratively with their peers;</text></subclause><subclause id="id939268cc1a824ba1ace0cca32556c1fb"><enum>(III)</enum><text>develop and implement formative and interim assessments to diagnose student learning and modify
instruction as a result of the data derived from such assessments;</text></subclause><subclause id="idca85c74cc7d048b7bace4a83c9276cd6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>implement evidence-based differentiated instruction strategies; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id60a05a7669b643538da20b6e23b71f25"><enum>(V)</enum><text>teach diverse learners, including students with special needs and English learners;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idb4016f40617e427a97093155ae75d879"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>for school leaders, developing the ability to—</text><subclause id="ida620644ddcf643d281fb8a0b32096292"><enum>(I)</enum><text>lead effective teams of teachers;</text></subclause><subclause id="idb6d2de8cf46041139fe0b924ac61a190"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify and model effective classroom practices;</text></subclause><subclause id="id492c1fc1b545474c8d4f36d002c78643"><enum>(III)</enum><text>learn how to recruit and support effective teachers; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id56b937645ae940dabfe4144de49a4622"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>engage community members and parents.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27a92c35eaa54383b4c32d5152557d8e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Align the coursework offered at the educator preparation entity with the needs of the local
educational agencies, including the academic needs of students, served by
the educator preparation entity and the
clinical experiences offered under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2cb3104a724643a5a5424d856ade6f03"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Provide high-quality mentoring.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b7d33049bad4687870272d4524f336a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Be offered over the course of an educator preparation program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf4c9ae533cd44fd4960f8db2aad9c776"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Be designed through collaboration between faculty or staff at the educator preparation entity and
employees, including teachers and school leaders,
of the local educational agencies served by the educator preparation
entity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b7ea273fc434ebf9771c8c4381b152d"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Provide support and training for faculty or staff at educator preparation entities and for
individuals who
serve as mentors for new and prospective teachers or school leaders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5549ac6edc46431c8232c603a87a7b7e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Core academic subjects</header><text>The term <term>core academic subjects</term> has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9de2726520424bd4b3f25c6dbc156fd7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Early childhood educator</header><text>The term <term>early childhood educator</term> means an individual with primary responsibility for the education of children in an early
childhood education program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0e5dd3e3d29643698e0021a5f3556a12"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Educational service agency</header><text>The term <term>educational service agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id25F740DA10234F0B83334FE12CAC354D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Educator preparation entity</header><text>The term <term>educator preparation entity</term> means a teacher preparation entity or a school leader preparation entity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id43da00d630814aff92ad4afffb94818f"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Educator preparation program</header><text>The term <term>educator preparation program</term> means a teacher preparation program or a school leader preparation program offered by an educator
preparation entity, including an early
childhood education teacher or school leader program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id378D3BB9F3354C00A4982D4C399AFBE0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Educator residency program</header><text>The term <term>educator residency program</term> means a teacher residency program or a school leader residency program within a teacher
preparation program or school leader preparation program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id37e55e06042744bb8b80b4aa8a4bd4bb"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Effective literacy instruction</header><text>The term <term>effective literacy instruction</term> means literacy instruction that—</text><subparagraph id="id9db72c56c52548f688d4a72534dc9e78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes age-appropriate, explicit, systematic, and intentional instruction in phonological
awareness, phonic decoding, vocabulary, language structure, reading
fluency, and reading comprehension;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30d7d8e48586471ab5e6ba2239238686"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes age-appropriate, explicit instruction in writing, including opportunities for children to
write with clear purposes, with critical reasoning appropriate to the
topic and purpose, and with specific instruction and feedback from
instructional staff;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b1df13fff8d4a4e9e1f41b5e3bedd3a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>uses differentiated instructional approaches, including individual and small group instruction and
discussion;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide698ff2adb234222ae5aa4418cc29acd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>uses age-appropriate, valid, and reliable screening assessments, diagnostic assessments, formative
assessment processes, and summative assessments to identify a child's
learning needs, to inform instruction, and to monitor the child's progress
and the effects of instruction;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf15b811ebb44b0b945286e289cca5f7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>uses strategies to enhance children's motivation to read and write and children's engagement in
self-directed learning;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13b181792f3b49fea988e25b6c205365"><enum>(F)</enum><text>incorporates the principles of universal design for learning;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5faeb9b55b74f0399394e2620d15a36"><enum>(G)</enum><text>depends on teachers' collaboration in planning, instruction, and assessing a child's progress and
on continuous professional learning; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63ae793bc5c44a478217ab9b4869604e"><enum>(H)</enum><text>links literacy instruction to the challenging academic content standards under section 1111(b)(1)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including the
ability to navigate, understand, and
write about, complex print and digital subject matter.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id35005f35df6b4126886cb51988190245"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Eligible partnership</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in section 216, the term <term>eligible partnership</term> means an entity that—</text><subparagraph id="id697a0cda734247e0bdcaf49ccd694abe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include—</text><clause id="ide56da03a20c4476da585fed8cd042384"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a high-need local educational agency;</text></clause><clause id="idb9d2e6a925cc4f09b3fa985276c5795a"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id75A06FDCB2AB466595EF6D60FEE09011"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a high-need school or a consortium of high-need schools served by the high-need local educational
agency; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id643289526b6549a683eb7a0d67182340" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>as applicable, a high-need early childhood education program;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="iddb28c0ab1a8d418da0a1717b16e0b584"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a partner institution; and</text></clause><clause id="id1df2b4ec96194fde8717bb60dce013dd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a school, department, or educator preparation program within such partner institution; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28cda418022f4f5ab9d4db50b74849a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include any of the following:</text><clause id="id5a330a08951b47f28331fd202f99e3dd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Governor of the State.</text></clause><clause id="idf4535168abdb4094bb93e354bf485abb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The State educational agency.</text></clause><clause id="idf2668b7428f24b49ae5b4c18a330868c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The State board of education.</text></clause><clause id="id3031e605569a4a759a56a712ccdff715"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The State agency for higher education.</text></clause><clause id="idca8fcc573a054df0b253b3441c9041bc"><enum>(v)</enum><text>A school or department of arts and sciences within such partner institution.</text></clause><clause id="id0bb27802d4184893993dd158cd289a1d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>A business.</text></clause><clause id="id06c44f7bf3cc4d7ebf66f50541a8c82d"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>A public or private nonprofit educational organization.</text></clause><clause id="idd25fed6535ae474f8ab25a020ef94e2f"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>An educational service agency.</text></clause><clause id="idcd78770abe4245489c3943740a74a06e"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>A teacher organization.</text></clause><clause id="id0f865d2b5da64285b77ece330164d62d"><enum>(x)</enum><text>A high-performing local educational agency, or a consortium of such local educational agencies,
that can serve as a resource to the partnership.</text></clause><clause id="id2a66a906710640d49a34a43f26cc4eb9"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>A charter school (as defined in section 5210 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965).</text></clause><clause id="id0f7aa7c1a2324a8495bac73cd4da62be"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>A school or department within the partner institution that focuses on psychology and human
development.</text></clause><clause id="id115a223d2f554d03bf1417e6e68084c4"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>A school or department within the partner institution with comparable expertise in the disciplines
of teaching, learning, and child and adolescent development.</text></clause><clause id="idf77491616ddb4d38aca157a2deb4e9eb"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>An entity operating a program that provides alternative routes to State
certification of teachers or school leaders.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72fb742fb1fb49e5ab2805459202c1f4"><enum>(11)</enum><header>English learner</header><text>The term <term>English learner</term> means an individual—</text><subparagraph id="ida44ceea358d248e0940754d056e11ea4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who is aged 3 through 21;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d5b5db58b7a427698087b2f6d1befe7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc8a7010768e4d9391a46720115bf283"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id07AE93C323594C9396075F1B0D781E76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who was not born in the United States;</text></clause><clause id="id47EB46EE08444D5E9148281E0114631D" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whose native language is a language other than English;</text></clause><clause id="id14067b49251744ae9835bd1fbc3a7beb" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6AF145D1E68147F6A654089938AAC523"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who is a Native American or Alaska Native, or a native resident of the outlying areas; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id70013c2926394459ae2811830e34b3b3" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on
the individual’s level of English language proficiency; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3102ea000355485eb5142add0ffa71a6" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>who is migratory, whose native language is a language other than English, and who comes from an
environment where a language other than English is dominant; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd904bc7292e4061902f98935983fe8a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language may be
sufficient to deny the individual—</text><clause id="id7a0e30d6338843bc877ea4f84e081279"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the ability to meet or exceed the State challenging student academic achievement standards under
section
1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in a
subject for
the individual’s grade level, as determined based on the State academic
assessments described in section 1111(b)(3) of such Act;</text></clause><clause id="id55f8ab5171a8497fa08b29c0838d7dc0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or</text></clause><clause id="id5786aab46066420ea9f0ddd12f80459b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the opportunity to participate fully in society.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8cf66a42864e405eb285fe3e7415c9fe"><enum>(12)</enum><header>High-need early childhood education program</header><text>The term <term>high-need early childhood education program</term> means an early childhood education program serving children from low-income families that is
located within the geographic area served by a high-need local educational
agency, particularly focused on a prekindergarten through third grade
continuum.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id75a996f7f50c415f91a232a1b961c5fa"><enum>(13)</enum><header>High-need local educational agency</header><text>The term <term>high-need local educational agency</term> means a local educational agency—</text><subparagraph id="idcad31b47ce0b4643b6025020fe518433"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8D7BD969462F4A46A997B180488C249D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by the agency are children from
low-income families;</text></clause><clause id="id7eed565250644ac892224990f70d883c" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that serves not fewer than 10,000 children from low-income families;</text></clause><clause id="idbe80972522c84ff49bce278a50cbc820" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that meets the eligibility requirements for funding under the Small, Rural School Achievement
Program under section 6211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965; or</text></clause><clause id="id25cda66f05b5498fa157d953a7a78f41" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that meets the eligibility requirements for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School Program
under section 6221(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2c95155f5ea4289b17af9c57f545aa0"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idAD43938D7C6B4DA286A424C57827BF2A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which 1 or more schools served by the agency is identified by the State as a low-performing
school under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 or identified as eligible to receive funds under
section 1003(g) of such Act; or</text></clause><clause id="id3be5b13fb2dd48d7a9ad49283f7bc12f" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which there is—</text><subclause id="idCC6598C01DD24D6F9AE0D6E30DC9C68C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a shortage of teachers in high-need subjects or fields; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id38FEFCA5C32E4DE9A4B9BAEB12538B6E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a high teacher turnover rate.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8893c5cea34340c28859c50687b74ef3"><enum>(14)</enum><header>High-need school</header><text>The term <term>high-need school</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id8537ed7ea23347d08fa100fa67266d31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an elementary school or middle school in which not less than 50 percent of the enrolled students
are children from low-income families; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6d6a3f14168445a491a9776041345e2c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a high school in which not less than 40 percent of the enrolled students are children from
low-income families, which may be calculated using comparable data from
feeder schools.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc32f01f844f9475699aae38f556768af"><enum>(15)</enum><header>High-quality professional development</header><text>The term <term>high-quality professional development</term> means activities based on scientifically valid research that are coordinated and aligned to
increase the effectiveness of teachers or school leaders and are
regularly assessed to determine the activities' effectiveness, and that—</text><subparagraph id="ide1792cf06acc47fa928e4cdbc7b04e01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are designed and implemented to improve student achievement and classroom practice;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40781f40fe5743d0a03dc8260edefa71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are aligned with—</text><clause id="idd94e5b1eb1de4e4b9ee3841b3fadd4c6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State challenging academic content standards and State challenging student academic achievement
standards adopted under section
1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></clause><clause id="idbbcd1c8fa7534c4f9cda10363392d811"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>related academic and school improvement goals of the school, local educational agency, and, as
appropriate, statewide and local curricula;</text></clause><clause id="id3654a6835605485f8e0e537d3d2ce09e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for teachers, rigorous teaching standards; and</text></clause><clause id="idda05a56e0f684d45a3de14a567a68e10"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for school leaders, rigorous standards for leadership skills;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49263fed591f4987b8335cd183ba2be7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase teachers' or school leaders'—</text><clause id="id7682c294a2364025b4c07b373cbe0b7b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>knowledge and understanding about how students learn;</text></clause><clause id="idf94cbf43f909454ca2e752e0c705e469"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>academic content knowledge;</text></clause><clause id="id41179ea4e1e14da5b93a492cae3ff6a8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>knowledge and understanding about the link between social and emotional development and student
outcomes;</text></clause><clause id="id36df1c3142d54ca8ba1deb932c014f17"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>ability to analyze student work and achievement data from multiple sources, including teacher
developed assessments and how to adjust instructional strategies,
assessments, and materials based on such analysis;</text></clause><clause id="id1509d4712b3948d0b117454ed0b2ed03"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ability to instruct students with disabilities and English learners so that such students with
disabilities and English learners are able to meet the State challenging
academic content standards and State challenging student academic
achievement standards;</text></clause><clause id="id46e1568c6b32430799e7a81a8781cb13"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>ability to effectively manage a classroom, including the ability to—</text><subclause id="idBF57D0A9DDF943458C29A25131324359"><enum>(I)</enum><text>implement multi-tiered systems of support;</text></subclause><subclause id="id175193D6541E4357919E70BBFC196E2D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>create a positive learning environment that conveys high expectations for all students; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id8BAAC8A034F841DFB3591441591E29E4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>equitably implement school discipline policies;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3388c89866df4cfabedb6738d822b144"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>ability to lead teams of effective teachers, in the case of school leaders;</text></clause><clause id="id3bf63e195262499687bfda29e3db7bf1"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>ability to implement opportunities for applied learning;</text></clause><clause id="idbcc04c77b6dc4520be057714ff314022"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>knowledge and understanding of culturally relevant practices; and</text></clause><clause id="id80627e9499244e419baafa1d008f05d7"><enum>(x)</enum><text>teaching skills and school leadership skills;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf975cec3f0e54315baad405168447f05"><enum>(D)</enum><text>are informed by, and aligned with, such teachers' and school leaders' evaluations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd44da6d2631243a580df94964ab52d7f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>are collaborative, data-driven, and classroom- or school-focused;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9abeb27a0714ccf8cd8d5f56b410ea3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provide the teacher or school leader with high-quality feedback with actionable steps to improve
their practice;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8474a85002c545dc90c8b3cb83c4b82c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>are sustained, intensive, and job-embedded, and not limited in scope to a 1-day or short-term
workshop or conference;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5349e5f5f2647ff8ce46768ff551554"><enum>(H)</enum><text>are, as appropriate, designed to—</text><clause id="id5248d5aca93d4d0f81794bd7f08cdad3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide teachers or school leaders with the knowledge and skills to work more
effectively with parents and families; and</text></clause><clause id="idb5584ef5ab214150afacb88e0bd75f32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>where applicable, address the transition from prekindergarten to elementary school, including
issues related to
school readiness across all major domains of early learning, as well as
transitions from elementary school to middle school and middle school to
high school; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32ae3555bae841009407e8618eb3e6d1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for school leaders, provide comprehensive opportunities to practice effective strategies and help
school leaders develop the abilities to lead effective teams of teachers
and maintain active engagement with families and community organizations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc37ef875a6214672a92ec23690ae608a"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Highly competent</header><text>The term <term>highly competent</term>, when used with respect to an early childhood educator, means an educator—</text><subparagraph id="id05116b57885f46b2abbbee14c5e88728"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with specialized education and training in development and education of young children from birth
until entry into kindergarten, including children with disabilities and
English learners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idafbc3088195f4f66a682d2432edc4c56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with—</text><clause id="id6e9ce47dcac945dea9d770555fe20cad"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a baccalaureate degree in an academic major in the arts and sciences; or</text></clause><clause id="id3c31aecde4fe44b69f8a399f43c4beac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an associate’s degree in a related educational area; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida74d5b4e2932456891de8aed3f6a6f68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>who has demonstrated a high level of knowledge and use of content and pedagogy in the relevant
areas associated with quality early childhood education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9817073fce4b42da84420993a01a5932"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Induction program</header><text>The term <term>induction program</term> means a formalized program for new teachers or school leaders during not less than the first 2
years of teaching or leading a school that is designed to provide support
for, improve the professional performance of, and advance the retention of
beginning teachers or school leaders. Such program shall promote
effective teaching or leadership skills and shall include the following
components:</text><subparagraph id="id17dc9ced7b9a4f03bfa54e9bb2e340f1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>High-quality mentoring.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf654a169cc4a422b8f251d97a8fc0ba9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Periodic, structured time for collaboration and observation opportunities with teachers or school
leaders, as well as interdisciplinary
collaboration among highly effective teachers, school leaders, faculty,
researchers, other educators, and other staff who prepare new teachers or
school leaders.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46c0c937d92a41ddb6d36b0b523bd6e3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The application of empirically based practice and scientifically valid research on instructional
and behavioral interventions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1971707ac484314b79ec3cafc8355f6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Opportunities for new teachers or school leaders to draw directly on the expertise of mentors,
faculty, local educational agency personnel, and researchers to support
the integration of empirically based practice and scientifically valid
research with practice.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0569379c23743f9acdf7f0b2172d61d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The development of content expertise.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1c989b9cbec4412d8be827e575b16fca"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Faculty who—</text><clause id="id668dbc60652b4e60aee99511549ab73c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>model the integration of research and practice in the classroom and innovative practices that
support the acquisition and transferability of college- and career-ready
skills, including critical thinking, complex problem solving, effective
communication and collaboration, such as through project-based and applied
learning;</text></clause><clause id="id9183275aa49f47ecab25e916d99c689a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assist new teachers and school leaders with the effective use and integration of technology in
instruction;</text></clause><clause id="id58636aa4ab6846caabb45b07717feb4d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for teachers, assist in the creation and use of teacher-developed assessments for the purpose of
informing and
targeting instructional practice;</text></clause><clause id="idcce4ac2da7ab492fac20295f9bf17bb6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>demonstrate the content knowledge and skills necessary to be effective in advancing
student achievement; and</text></clause><clause id="id41d5ee845e734ff48eb9855f54ee0cf2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>are able to substantially participate in the early childhood program or elementary school or
secondary school classroom setting, as applicable, which may include
receiving release time or workload credit for such participation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id079be061529d41e9a0f2d2837dd52b3a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Assistance with the understanding of data, particularly student assessment achievement data,
including data from interim, formative, and summative assessments and the
application of such data in classroom instruction or school leadership.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc15252fc9b794cad9c9b52430f06bc6a"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Regular, structured observation and evaluation of new teachers or school leaders, including
post-observation feedback and dialogue, by
multiple-trained evaluators, using valid and reliable measures of teaching
and leadership skills.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbaa5e626784f4059aae267f84a934b92"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Low-income family</header><text>The term <term>low-income family</term> means a family who—</text><subparagraph id="iddeffe8237d654ec487c8f0d6968240de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a student who is eligible for a free or reduced priced lunch under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f452d04ae6144e9a1179575ad2f16d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is eligible for means tested benefits or public assistance at the local, State, or Federal level;
or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee399cc474c54fbdb52ffc54f50deb9d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>lives in a high-poverty area or has a student who attends an elementary school or high school with
an
attendance area in
a high-poverty area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f16e1918ebb43e08abcb2538503a90a"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Mentor</header><text>The term <term>mentor</term> means an experienced educator who shall—</text><subparagraph id="ida6ce1a0438a14ea18458c493cfd9ab5d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide opportunities for prospective or new teachers or school leaders to develop and demonstrate
teaching skills or
school leadership skills to better prepare such prospective or new
teachers or school leaders to meet the unique needs of serving in
high-need local educational agencies, high-need schools, or schools in
rural areas, or being a teacher in a high-need subject or field;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide094a55ff19a4a7cb2a965da4397acaa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide ongoing assessment of and regular feedback to mentees;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee69129f02324c9daf58902442c35403"><enum>(C)</enum><text>possess—</text><clause id="iddcc07ae92f3b40e1a68f3693b0565ead"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a demonstrated record of strong teaching skills or leadership skills and improving student
achievement;</text></clause><clause id="id7f5dc1dd32d94c759d5523ccf976346a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>strong verbal and written communication skills; and</text></clause><clause id="id0dfe7210efb24354b280f658d253cc48"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>knowledge, skills, and attitudes to—</text><subclause id="id6433f442d8ff4edbbcb82c49294e0f1c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>establish and maintain a professional learning community that uses data, feedback, and coaching to
improve mentee performance; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id61cc6f4d926f46e994e3804af4355988"><enum>(II)</enum><text>create and maintain a learning culture for mentees that provides a climate conducive to the
professional development of the mentees; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a088fc5dc75417bb172f444993b7948"><enum>(D)</enum><text>have a demonstrated record of improving student achievement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id458d053b445744c5af3962d99f187057"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Mentoring</header><text>The term <term>mentoring</term> means the advising of prospective or new educators through a program that includes the following:</text><subparagraph id="idea52ca0f7c7f424e9b5acc5e782b5a71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Clear criteria for the selection of mentors that takes into account the mentor’s
effectiveness.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd558da949ffd4a8089c7ece660021354"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Provides high-quality training for such mentors in how to support teachers or school leaders
effectively, including—</text><clause id="idF0DDFF55B1574C6CB0138AEB213A179B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for teachers, instructional strategies for literacy instruction;
and</text></clause><clause id="id7C02384290674C38A88511E0D3722B33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for teachers or school leaders, instruction in classroom management or school management
techniques, including approaches that improve the schoolwide
climate for learning, such as social and emotional development strategies
and multi-tiered systems of support.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd0c67e0acb63476382ba74ba7db515c0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Provides regularly scheduled time for collaboration, examination of student work and achievement
data, joint professional development opportunities, and ongoing
opportunities for mentors and mentees to observe each other’s teaching or
leading, and identify and address areas for improvement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id781d65861f17468988d41ae59ba5570e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Matches mentees with mentors in the same field, grade, grade span, or subject area.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5cdcc682c2224238814d65176662fc10"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Provides paid release time for mentors, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id920189afb66a43388459f8edf5b172f6"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Partner institution</header><text>The term <term>partner institution</term> means a nonprofit institution of higher education, which may include a 2-year nonprofit
institution of
higher
education offering a dual program with a 4-year nonprofit institution of
higher
education, participating in an eligible partnership that has a teacher
preparation program—</text><subparagraph id="id42e5626e2af64797b6ac34945274e2fc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whose graduates exhibit strong performance on State-determined qualifying assessments for new
teachers through—</text><clause id="ida9c00694e6fd44a38750e74617b37f10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrating that 80 percent or more of the graduates of the program who intend to enter the field
of teaching have passed all of the applicable State qualification
assessments for new teachers, which shall include an assessment of each
prospective teacher’s subject matter knowledge in the content area in
which the teacher intends to teach; or</text></clause><clause id="id8e7f5dcf64de48d7b297628c9c5d8963"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>being ranked among the highest-performing teacher preparation programs in the State as determined
by the State using criteria consistent with the requirements for the State
report card under section 210; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c2ba011497c45868d36635f87993cab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that requires each teacher or school leader candidate in the program—</text><clause id="id58533fdef21c4c0e8d60cd2506cadd9d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to meet high academic standards or
demonstrate a record of success, as determined by the institution
(including prior to entering and being accepted into a program), and
participate in intensive clinical training;</text></clause><clause id="ida08817126eb749edba398c2ec34f5aa2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to become
highly effective; and</text></clause><clause id="id4a50bc2546d045c393e416397efa7ebe"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>preparing to become an early childhood
educator, to meet degree requirements, as established by the State, and
become highly competent.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id33dbeb21041d48c6b6030bb3c411f9dd"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Principles of scientific research</header><text>The term <term>principles of scientific research</term> means principles of research that—</text><subparagraph id="ide07257c4807744599b0b057fd3dbbe99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>apply rigorous, systematic, and objective methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge
relevant to education activities and programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id810c46c4f6e04cda9fab0a99c468d9f4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>present findings and make claims that are appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have
been employed; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01862ee501a04e3182a1741726572612"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include, appropriate to the research being conducted—</text><clause id="ide2198ad204d34ece93c8f645dbb67225"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use of systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;</text></clause><clause id="idd12f23ca90fc447b91f26e76bb0e870e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use of data analyses that are adequate to support the general findings;</text></clause><clause id="id2ec632af26654b6081db5282cb5e2b87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reliance on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and generalizable findings;</text></clause><clause id="id84da29d508b04d9795e186505e62880a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>strong claims of causal relationships, only with research designs that eliminate plausible
competing explanations for observed results, such as random-assignment
experiments;</text></clause><clause id="id5006388be95a45f6b6d1bcaf350d3434"><enum>(v)</enum><text>presentation of studies and methods in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for replication or,
at a minimum, to offer the opportunity to build systematically on the
findings of the research;</text></clause><clause id="id0b25a62525544c89adb14d17b46d9a07"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>acceptance by a peer-reviewed journal or critique by a panel of independent experts through a
comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review; and</text></clause><clause id="idc4e765ed4e2e4eee9c58387670cac168"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>consistency of findings across multiple studies or sites to support the generality of results and
conclusions.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7258e81e129445c883febb198cdb30e5"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Recent program graduate</header><text>The term <term>recent program graduate</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id2B11D6FDD83242B5AFD5B5A02E27D87A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an individual who has graduated from a teacher preparation program or school leader
preparation program not earlier than 3 years preceding the date of the
determination; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57B9B493AF0340868FAF95A05C9AE47B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an alternative route participant who, within the 3 years preceding the date of the determination,
received a level of certification or licensure that
allows the participant to serve as the teacher or school leader of record
in the State in
which the participant is employed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb67a69d7798d42899608217872b2327e"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Satisfaction survey</header><text>The term <term>satisfaction survey</term> means a survey instrument designed to collect qualitative and quantitative data on perceptions of
whether new teachers or school leaders possess the skills needed to
succeed in the classroom, including effective teaching or school
leadership skills.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc4765cb3e8314f119e20d46d5266be82"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Scientifically valid research</header><text>The term <term>scientifically valid research</term> includes applied research, basic research, and field-initiated research in which the rationale,
design, and interpretation are soundly developed in accordance with
principles of scientific research.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id220928de17af4e329ef185587eef0dab"><enum>(26)</enum><header>School leader</header><text>The term <term>school leader</term> means a principal, assistant principal, or individual who—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="iddbe7c5f72bd8427c8257095dd94573cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is an employee or officer of a school who is responsible for—</text><clause commented="no" id="id59f1527e418d4696b0c70b9d1b1b7bf3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the daily instructional leadership and managerial operations of the school; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idcc20fd34ab8e49aebdcdd6b2b6389933"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>creating the optimum conditions for student learning; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8191c471909d4584820e029dc8557a20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is an early childhood program leader or director.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1ab0fc27e0e94788b7a218625e811f25"><enum>(27)</enum><header>School leader preparation entity</header><text>The term <term>school leader preparation entity</term> means an institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization, including those institutions
or organizations that
provide alternative routes to certification,
that is approved by the State
to prepare school leaders to be effective.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3f38c781b4c74c31b6fc3b349a120a6f"><enum>(28)</enum><header>School leader preparation program</header><text>The term <term>school leader preparation program</term> means a program offered by a school leader preparation entity, whether traditional or alternative
route, that is approved by the State to
prepare school leaders to be effective and that leads to a specific State
certification to be a school leader.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9ffcc2210e754c6099513e86df1e2adf"><enum>(29)</enum><header>School leader residency program</header><text>The term <term>school leader residency program</term> means a school-based school leader preparation program in which a prospective school leader—</text><subparagraph id="idc3a5522f12dc426da68487229576fd29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for 1 academic year, acts as a school leader or assistant school leader alongside a mentor school
leader;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0be5035d65de4ee49ea45460aa5ad6a2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receives concurrent instruction during the year described in subparagraph (A) from an educator
preparation entity, which courses may be taught by local educational
agency personnel or residency program faculty;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id774f38ba14fd4329a63e482dff5bdbc8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquires and demonstrates effective school leadership skills;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17c840dde2d74e7c995a8d0df8ff34bb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prior to completion of the program, attains full State certification of licensure; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15195e4a70054341a955761d2cd49920"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in the case of a postbaccalaureate or master’s residency program, acquires a master’s degree not
later than 24 months after beginning the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id043c5d369e0e4a0db463e1b86f50a923"><enum>(30)</enum><header>School leadership skills</header><text>The term <term>school leadership skills</term> means skills that enable a school leader to—</text><subparagraph id="idfec3e409b04847758082deb704d9b84b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recruit, train, supervise, support, retain, and evaluate teachers and other staff;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida17bbc60af7d467eaa5039b88c74f2cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop teams of effective school staff, and distributing among members of such teams
responsibilities for leading and improving their schools;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6d076cd5e0b54e56aa0a7e0e3dfe1655"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish a positive school culture and learning community where school leaders and teachers—</text><clause id="id6bf4c771b2bd4d01a4c75bb48b3a01e9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>share a commitment to improving student outcomes and performances for all students, including
students with disabilities and English learners; and</text></clause><clause id="id127915fac9244c19ac65ee84539f3668"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>set a continuous cycle of collective inquiry and improvement in which teachers and school leaders
work together on a regular basis to analyze and improve the alignment and
effectiveness of curriculum, instruction, learning, and assessment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30e610681b6b4987af3911c617c2b24b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>understand how students learn and develop, and use this knowledge to set high expectations for
student achievement and support student success;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id577896bfa0f4427b9e0891163de51311"><enum>(E)</enum><text>address the unique needs of specific student populations served, such as students with
disabilities, students who are English learners, and students who are
homeless or in foster care;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc2b250f0ed2940eda751fb3f90e3d872"><enum>(F)</enum><text>manage resources and school time to support high-quality instruction and improvements in student
achievement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3fa6d5542e8a4cd2874625b8a11341e9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>actively engage and work effectively with students' parents and other members of the community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b6347e0ec8e4a46b4406e13cafe2283"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Student growth</header><text>The term <term>student growth</term> means a change in student achievement for an individual student between 2 or more points in
time. For the purpose of determining student growth, measures of student
achievement include—</text><subparagraph id="idb1719de7394b48ca9440606c06124eac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for grades and subjects in which assessments are required under section 1111(b)(3) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the student’s score on
such
assessments, and, as appropriate, other multiple measures of student
learning, such
as those designated under paragraph (B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f589447f5c4440886f155e03dfff743"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for grades and subjects for which such assessments are not required, alternative statewide measures
of student learning and performance, such as student results on pre-tests
and end-of-course tests, and objective performance-based assessments, and
student performance on English language proficiency assessments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b704b8f318149108bec129a1ea6d04b"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Teacher in a high-need subject or field</header><text>The term <term>teacher in a high-need subject or field</term> means a teacher of—</text><subparagraph id="id95843925589143c89e51372796cff422"><enum>(A)</enum><text>students with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3932083a624c455a84e1eef449c0d1d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>English learners; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idde972e5cfc974030be61192c5b963303"><enum>(C)</enum><text>science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53194f7d0e904b48afd9e46256090d08"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Teacher performance assessment</header><text>The term <term>teacher performance assessment</term> means an assessment used to measure teacher performance that is approved by the State and is—</text><subparagraph id="idd845306881c44e978f7d86fee7997393"><enum>(A)</enum><text>based on professional teaching standards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb3c66034c7bc453fa2d3e3a02326bc94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>used to measure the effectiveness of a teacher's—</text><clause id="idf307f2cd5c8944778f1f9b9153e8ef36"><enum>(i)</enum><text>curriculum planning;</text></clause><clause id="id4bdcf3d756ec4568953ffde1c0e3254d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>instruction of students, including appropriate plans and modifications for students who are
English learners and students who are children with disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="id9d61fc8de04244d780584c737f9160eb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assessment of students, including analysis of evidence of student learning; and</text></clause><clause id="id6a9e9dd772ef43ca8bb25384d4411483"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>ability to advance student learning;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb33c57cde17f43bca0bd981f3c3efe71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>validated based on professional assessment standards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4050e388f41a4e8e8e260085a09e1cca"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reliably scored by trained evaluators, with appropriate oversight of the process to ensure
consistency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b5a68f32ef843a9ae042f64a0ee8c3a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>used to support continuous improvement of educator practice.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc3c5ea99562e4b06b9d2bf990e73c470"><enum>(34)</enum><header>Teacher preparation entity</header><text>The term <term>teacher preparation entity</term> means an institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization, including those that
provide alternative routes to certification, that is approved by the State
to prepare teachers to be effective.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfdd1e1a378244ffcae6d3491cd617998"><enum>(35)</enum><header>Teacher preparation program</header><text>The term <term>teacher preparation program</term> means a program, whether traditional or alternative route, that is approved by the State to
prepare teachers to be effective and that leads to a specific State
certification to be a teacher.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb4bfecc37d174f8b904bab7a41baa9e0"><enum>(36)</enum><header>Teacher residency program</header><text>The term <term>teacher residency program</term> means a school-based teacher preparation program in which a prospective teacher—</text><subparagraph id="id82f2f395044942a497a683a0aff895b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for 1 academic year, teaches alongside a mentor teacher, who is the teacher of record;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac3858b5aa314a30a0c7605dee2b67e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receives concurrent instruction during the year described in subparagraph (A) from an educator
preparation entity, which courses may be taught by local educational
agency
personnel or residency program faculty, in the teaching of the content
area in which the teacher will become certified or licensed;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida4ba73052f7740d894bbccfb8ac8ac29"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquires teaching skills;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1bca8f26fdc46d5aecf3ea639ae3947"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prior to completion of the program, attains full State certification of licensure and is prepared
to be effective; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ebbe9e375854298b89eb8246fac736e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in the case of a postbaccalaureate or master’s residency program, acquires a master’s degree not
later than 24 months after beginning the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c715c3c0eac4ef18b540ca5786d2e26"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Teaching skills</header><text>The term <term>teaching skills</term> means skills that enable a teacher to—</text><subparagraph id="id1011e221bf2f4b19ae1cdf93adeffb74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase student learning, achievement, and the ability to apply knowledge;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb586f5d9db948cb80541f29cfb5b9b4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>effectively convey and explain academic subject matter;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1523819bc1754175b7cad58bf5bc4ddd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>effectively teach higher-order analytical, critical thinking, evaluation, problem-solving, and
communication skills;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1651252b80734df1b04308437826bb8d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>employ strategies grounded in the disciplines of teaching and learning that—</text><clause id="idacbb4de31bdd4d0d84d7117e5a0b98fa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are based on empirically-based practice and scientifically valid research, where applicable,
related to teaching and learning;</text></clause><clause id="id78195e4c703f402e9775344ac71ef62e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are specific to academic subject matter;</text></clause><clause id="id6a85d16f36474a7db15d8a3c80fabb6f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are culturally responsive;</text></clause><clause id="id8535aa611807480ab15e5acef37df524"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>integrate social and emotional development and academic achievement; and</text></clause><clause id="idae24a10598e348a6a682e5ba7cac04f7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>focus on the identification of students’ specific learning needs and develop the skills needed to
promote successful learning, particularly among students with
disabilities, English learners, students who are gifted and talented, and
students with low literacy levels, and the tailoring of academic
instruction to such needs;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa30268e286140d6acf2c373574d4b8e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conduct and utilize the results of an ongoing assessment of student learning, which may include the
use of formative assessments, interim assessments, performance-based
assessments, project-based assessments, or portfolio assessments, that
measures the full range of academic standards and higher-order thinking
skills (including application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idde896a52eec349569a8f4f07e26a5132"><enum>(F)</enum><text>effectively manage a classroom, including the ability to implement multi-tiered systems of support,
create a positive learning environment
that conveys high expectations for all students, and equitably implement
school discipline policies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id221403d0066742478925df256f92e989"><enum>(G)</enum><text>communicate and work with parents, and involve parents in their children’s education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfbd8c860f91344e1a0fd0e18b134cf88"><enum>(H)</enum><text>use, in the case of an early childhood educator, age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate
strategies and practices for children in early childhood education
programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ec6e3d94c1245baa1d99fdd453029a1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>teach, in the case of a career and technical education teacher, technical skills to industry
standards in a classroom setting and possess strategies for incorporating
content from non-career and technical education courses and standards for
college and career into career and technical education courses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><part id="id9ae51737aa6d47d89b000f2bedc92922"><enum>A</enum><header>Educator quality partnership grants</header><section id="idee85a516e33a45449f12cabde921e9f7"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this part are to—</text><paragraph id="idefeff20f92f04c94912e98def0b7da18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve student achievement in high-need schools;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id234713691a6d4dfa86350414c80f365e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve the quality of prospective and new teachers or school leaders by improving the preparation
of prospective teachers or school leaders and enhancing professional
development activities for new teachers or school leaders;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4055bf586a6e46ae894e424f4c6e827a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hold educator preparation entities at institutions of higher education accountable for preparing
highly effective teachers or school leaders;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddfd9e203efb449b594c31c5a89a3a046"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recruit well qualified individuals, including members of groups underrepresented in teaching and
individuals from other occupations, as teachers and school leaders; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9daba720365541b2a3d1ab7be266ee7d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>meet the staffing needs of high-need local educational agencies and high-need schools through
collaborative partnerships with educator preparation programs within
institutions of higher education.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idd7bdda8210fa4acc830d696e5ad0e330"><enum>202.</enum><header>Grants to improve educator preparation and support educator residencies</header><subsection id="idd1c12caba0a64c4bbcc056cda13bff27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text>From amounts made available under subsection (g), the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible partnerships, to carry out the activities
described in this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="idba648b86e260493b99218454d1d18b33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible partnership that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied
by such information as the Secretary may require, including at a minimum—</text><paragraph id="id8724472f2e514ece9aa8f8235bc97cd8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a needs assessment of the partners in the eligible partnership with respect to the preparation,
ongoing training, professional development, and retention of general
education and special education teachers, teachers of English as a second
language, school leaders, and, as applicable, early childhood educators
and career and technical education teachers, including—</text><subparagraph id="id2b2f145a959b4cba93b2b2d91a848ab0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the hiring needs of the high-need schools served by the high-need local
educational agency in the eligible partnership; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdddcc319c5e4cff99712637c82aa5ef"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a projection of vacancies for teachers in a high-need subject or field, and the number of teachers
needed in each such high-need subject or field or school leaders in
high-need schools;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67b8a0b100f64fd89fa20a16105ff2cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assurance that the eligible partnership will target grant funds provided under this section to
recruit, prepare, and support highly effective educators to serve in
high-need local educational agencies and high-need schools, consistent
with the needs assessment conducted under paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1a561d72aec44adca5baa25dbdfad83b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assurance that the eligible partnership will include meaningful collaboration, as described in
subsection (c)(2)(A), between an
educator preparation program and a high-need local educational agency, in
order to ensure educator preparation programs are preparing educators with
the teaching skills or leadership skills necessary to meet the needs of
the high-need local educational agency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida21ac8459ba4432291fe550febe7c7e2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assurance that the educator preparation program will administer satisfaction surveys to
employers and recent program graduates on an annual basis, in order to
ascertain employer satisfaction with recent program graduates’
performance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf986e4772f5145a0ac3edca6a4cf7c10"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a coherent strategy for using grant funds provided under this section with other Federal, State,
and local funds to—</text><subparagraph id="ide436d478ad4b4afeba79cc3b610cdf29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase student achievement in high-need schools by improving the quality of preparation for new
and prospective educators, and by enhancing professional development
activities for new educators; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d34a10042994ea9b2c3ab6404781d86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meet the needs of high-need local educational agencies and high-need schools by establishing
meaningful partnerships with educator residency programs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc5ae437637ca42aa9b8e184a9d779ba8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a description of how the eligible partnership will sustain the activities proposed in the
application after the grant period ends;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6353333ae6b24d4d818b6d7f57be0227"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a description of how the eligible partnership will prepare all educators to—</text><subparagraph id="id6c85363f60fe48ba99ec720be4283d40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>understand and use scientifically valid research, as well as data on their students’ educational
progress to modify and improve the implementation or supervision of
classroom instruction;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id696ca3d36e7c44d69f7456c7fd7f6122"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meet the needs of students with disabilities, including training related to participation as a
member of individualized education program teams, as defined in section
614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to ensure
individualized education plans created promote student success; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8200d83b54ae499f8927aeb566243d56"><enum>(C)</enum><text>meet the needs of English learners;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida63f0f567f4441fdb490cf1f46bc66e4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a description of—</text><subparagraph id="idbe8610afe0fe4b6c990075d239fde741"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the eligible partnership will coordinate strategies and activities assisted under the grant
with other educator preparation programs or professional development
programs, including programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
and through the National Science Foundation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9621503c4e8041dda7cef3b43c4827d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the activities of the eligible partnership will be consistent with State, local, and other
education reform activities that promote teacher and school leader
effectiveness and student academic achievement;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id30642566ccd54362a430a160c574bc77"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a description of how the eligible partnership will align the educator residency program carried out
with grant funds with the—</text><subparagraph id="id1981a8e24c4644759d2a29efd094dc7b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State early learning standards for early childhood education programs, as appropriate, and with the
relevant domains of early childhood development, such as social and
emotional development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2fddbbbebb334639abd094ffacae25bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>challenging academic content standards and challenging student academic achievement standards under
section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
established by the State in which the partnership is located; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f18adf3a09148128db0c8137badb053"><enum>(C)</enum><text>hiring objectives of the high-need local educational agency in the partnership;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id38a4d4960cce4cf7beaea1dc04a095f4"><enum>(10)</enum><text>a description of how faculty at the partner institution will work, during the term of the grant,
with highly effective educators in high-need schools served by the
high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership to—</text><subparagraph id="id22073c0f61fc4efa9246cd1a9aba9286"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide high-quality professional development activities, including in-service professional
development, to strengthen the content knowledge and teaching skills or
leadership skills of elementary school and secondary school teachers or
school leaders;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57fc429dc4ad4090ab81b1498c82323b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for teachers, train classroom teachers to implement literacy programs that incorporate the
essential components of literacy instruction; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88ca18ed8630479085d041b5d4a60900"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as appropriate, provide training for educators to teach technical skills to industry standards in a
classroom setting;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3c24ccf45622496ab98660389242deb3"><enum>(11)</enum><text>a description of the partnership’s evaluation plan under section 204(a), including how the
partnership will collect, analyze, use, and report data annually on the
retention and performance of recent program graduates as well as how the
eligible partnership will conduct and publicly report the evaluation
required under section 204(a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id18cfb602a84e43fb9842c24bee890946"><enum>(12)</enum><text>a description of how the eligible partnership will design and implement an induction program to
support all new educators who are prepared by the educator preparation
program in the partnership and who serve in the high-need local
educational agency in the partnership, and, to the extent practicable, all
new educators who serve in such high-need local educational agency, and
how such an induction program will comply with the requirements under
section 200(16) and be integrated with other ongoing efforts to support
new educators by the high-need local educational agency.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida9365e3181d04fbd82956a95f1b89122"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Educator residency programs</header><paragraph id="idE5AC974EE9CE4C21B9A887C113A85232"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to
design and implement an
effective educator residency program that is grounded in scientifically
valid research to prepare educators for
success in the high-need schools served by the high-need local educational
agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id609ea659d3974c50b35a88c14e01606f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content of program</header><text>An educator residency program implemented under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="id45e6e17cafa544bf88388dbe255b8d56"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Meaningful collaboration</header><text>Establish meaningful collaboration between the partner institution and the high-need local
educational agency to ensure the partner institution is preparing teachers
with the teaching skills or school leaders with the leadership skills
necessary to meet the specific needs of the
high-need local educational agency by requiring the partner institution
to—</text><clause id="id6cd07b3af8944eabae9c94a676f9cb81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>engage in regular consultation with the high-need local educational agency throughout the
development
and implementation of programs and activities carried out under this
section and provide evidence that such programs and activities are aligned
with the needs of the high-need schools served by such high-need local
educational
agency;</text></clause><clause id="idcd3a06a8fcf3468a829423e1486b05fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>incorporate ongoing feedback and regular communication from the high-need local educational agency
and the high-need schools served by such high-need local educational
agency, in—</text><subclause id="id260744d6deec4feb9d1b4966439accfb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the development of recruitment and admissions goals and priorities;</text></subclause><subclause id="id272cf52199e541f898812e7d48b9a5be"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the design of the educator residency program’s curriculum, coursework content, clinical training,
induction programs, and other professional development activities,
including opportunities to collaborate with specialized instructional
support personnel;</text></subclause><subclause id="idaecc45d99b844752b0f3575c97b34995"><enum>(III)</enum><text>continuing efforts to modify and improve the activities and programs carried out by the partner
institution; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idbe552431abed46558a1a61944a7180f1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>meeting the needs of the high-need schools in which recent program graduates are employed and by
monitoring the performance of such graduates; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idab87411e25da43aaad0dd19cadd4eed4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>administer satisfaction surveys and utilize the feedback from such surveys to drive program
improvement.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5be3a78d43546c388d164a46dd664f6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Induction programs for new educators</header><text>Implement an induction program, as described in section 200(16) for new educators or, in the case
of an early childhood education program, providing mentoring or coaching
for new early childhood educators. Such induction program shall be
integrated with other ongoing efforts to support new educators by the
high-need local educational agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida44ccf9d247349d3bcfa00c80916d9af"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Educator recruitment</header><text>Develop and implement effective mechanisms (which may include alternative routes to State
certification of teachers or school leaders) to ensure that the eligible
partnership is able
to recruit well qualified individuals with a record of academic,
volunteer, or leadership distinction to become effective educators, which
shall include—</text><clause id="idfd90d3670f2040f1be78fea166c9970c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the development of recruitment and admissions goals and priorities aligned with the hiring
objectives identified under subsection (a)(1); and</text></clause><clause id="ide787b9016c52403d845214c70ca4c47c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an emphasis on recruiting—</text><subclause id="idbbd7309067d84d2c8576953788a77b38"><enum>(I)</enum><text>individuals from under represented populations;</text></subclause><subclause id="id57871d1ad93e4ac193cab6a910fa5a4c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>individuals to—</text><item id="idd4d22a079464408da2b0d79be980c7c9"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>become teachers in high-need subject or fields and to teach in schools in rural areas; or</text></item><item id="id9e0274a6ac514fb5b4707805452849c9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>become school leaders in schools in rural areas or high-need local educational agencies;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idaa36abb85c7245799a63e2c0d0f03807"><enum>(III)</enum><text>mid-career professionals from other occupations, former military personnel, and recent college
graduates; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ide64ae6627d9a4c7bad2bc326c8139612"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>for school leaders, individuals with teaching experience and demonstrated leadership competencies.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb2c1355bb914555aba06ad8b293330d"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Support and training for participants in early childhood education programs</header><text>In the case of an eligible partnership focusing on early childhood educator preparation,
implement initiatives that increase compensation for early childhood
educators who attain associate or baccalaureate degrees in early childhood
education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id305a244185e24c93a2a35e0bf41fc3bb"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Recent program graduate performance</header><text>Increase capacity and collect and analyze data on the performance of recent program graduates of
educator
residency programs, including data on—</text><clause id="idf78a6ae587174fa9b1794b42918cf0a7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>results from statewide teacher or school leader evaluation systems;</text></clause><clause id="id997ca73694ae4658ac77f4b73222227b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recent program graduate retention rates in full-time positions;</text></clause><clause id="id0bb0b2b282de4291a2671d51539aba9e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>satisfaction survey outcomes; and</text></clause><clause id="id5d9099668bff4c03bcb2223a322f79e6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, surveys of parents on how well the teacher or school leader engages
parents in student learning activities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61ce954dc7da4a62a8e5d0cad21f1640"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Comprehensive literacy instruction</header><text>Strengthen comprehensive literacy instruction, that—</text><clause id="id8484651b585e4c59bf7e2195a85e63d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incorporates effective literacy instruction; and</text></clause><clause id="id8b27f0fcd607435dacfd9874b3a44c6b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is designed to support—</text><subclause id="idc7d3b66697364f2dbe769eb84c1314d9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>developmentally appropriate, contextually explicit, systematic instruction, and frequent practice,
in reading across content areas; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id95cb796f0e8e45f4ab488bb57b4b9291"><enum>(II)</enum><text>developmentally appropriate and contextually explicit instruction, and frequent practice, in
writing across content areas.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68c51616712b45208a2b3981972b3c19"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Teacher residency programs</header><text>In addition to the requirements under paragraph (2), an eligible partnership receiving a grant
under this section to design and implement an effective teacher residency
program, shall include the following requirements:</text><subparagraph id="idd8da98fe070049e8a06194b3fbe19af6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reforms</header><text>Implementing reforms, including—</text><clause id="id6206674eb530482dac4541fae2bfb182"><enum>(i)</enum><text>curriculum changes that are aligned with the needs of the high-need local educational agency in the
eligible
partnership, in order to improve, evaluate, and assess how well all
prospective and new teachers develop teaching skills;</text></clause><clause id="idb7852b3861874716abfaac7249708184"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>using empirically-based practice and scientifically valid research, where applicable, about
teaching
and learning so that all prospective teachers and, as applicable, early
childhood educators—</text><subclause id="id4e38c1a0a95542b19c9b9897d58a900e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are prepared to be highly effective teachers and, as applicable, highly competent early childhood
educators;</text></subclause><subclause id="idcf12be8bc6044806a3d5b01e74345c2f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>understand and can implement research-based teaching practices in classroom instruction;</text></subclause><subclause id="id44c7f037bb8e40a4a3c8d195a146ce74"><enum>(III)</enum><text>possess strong teaching skills and an understanding of effective instructional strategies across
all applicable content areas that enable all teachers to—</text><item id="idbd66baa97e5d4c9f8a85226cd43cea2a"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>meet the specific learning needs of all students, including students with disabilities, English
learners, students who are gifted and talented, students with low
literacy levels and, as applicable, children in early childhood education
programs;</text></item><item id="id98c170a0c25644b293bbfae83f282322"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>differentiate instruction for such students;</text></item><item id="id37f84486e07544bfa03964f3176c9600"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>have knowledge of student learning styles;</text></item><item id="idf5814610240b425c898d401dfed64e62"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>analyze the results of student learning and other data to improve instruction;</text></item><item id="idda5f543ac92745a6a0673575e3630803"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>effectively participate as a member of the individualized education program team, as defined in
section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in
order to ensure individualized education plans promote student success;</text></item><item id="id0d54aff137cb473ca2cf0b2299fa183b"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>if applicable, successfully employ effective strategies for comprehensive literacy instruction;
and</text></item><item id="id5f9de551d2564807819e74ca554c6780"><enum>(gg)</enum><text>employ techniques to improve children’s
cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idc02b8819a7a24dfc94e5c673802b1019"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>if applicable, receive training on effective teaching in rural or diverse communities and on
teaching students with disabilities and English learners; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idaffb80900950438c973323b2e2931065"><enum>(V)</enum><text>can effectively teach students with disabilities; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id37ff1c08429540a19e534686b18ef4d8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>administering satisfaction surveys to employers of recent program graduates and to recent program
graduates.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19f1c9895aef4d6691525a266667d5bc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clinical training</header><text>Implementing at least 1 academic year of preservice high-quality clinical training in high-need
schools that
includes the following criteria:</text><clause id="id8b47394950754bc2a1a4cd0e2b0c1d25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Integration of pedagogy, robust classroom practice, and mentoring to promote effective teaching
skills.</text></clause><clause id="ide2f5fb4275a14327bdbe5c0a4060d1c5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Engagement of teacher residents in rigorous coursework, which shall be aligned to the needs of the
high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership.</text></clause><clause id="idf277791eb6444c06a7fa7523aab85c0d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Establishment of clear criteria for the selection and assignment of mentor teachers.</text></clause><clause id="idf9c6ebec17594975a90ec2249b3e6a01"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Placement of teacher residents in cohorts that facilitate professional collaboration, both among
teacher residents and between such teacher residents and mentors in the
receiving school.</text></clause><clause id="idae51bb4379d642b8838b86e6dc86a521"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Support for teacher residents, once the teacher residents are hired as teachers of record, through
an induction program, high-quality professional development, and regular
opportunities to support the residents in their development of teaching
skills during not less than the residents’ first 2 years of teaching.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61bbb58cde384d59b50c5018b1acc2c4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection of individuals as teacher residents</header><clause id="idd1a359bfad714b228ded13e0b449e001"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible individual</header><text>In order to be eligible to be a teacher resident in a teacher residency program under this
paragraph, an individual shall—</text><subclause id="idb05585a7ae254216b6c2468c566f2e65"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be—</text><item id="idea92b92669224cb39b7ab303e3d06c39"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a graduate of a 4-year institution of higher education; or</text></item><item id="idb0811bcbe8364c608f80fc792609a68e"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in the third or fourth year of undergraduate baccalaureate education being pursued by the teacher
candidate; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id2623c18719834a28a27182080e6800a4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit an application to the teacher residency program.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ideb40fb9687314c3c8f6159c9568d36b8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a teacher residency program under this subsection shall
establish criteria for the selection of eligible individuals to
participate in the teacher residency program, aligned to the hiring needs
and objectives of the high-need local educational agency in the eligible
partnership, and based on, at a minimum, the following applicant
characteristics:</text><subclause id="id2c923f259ddf46e0a2f8d5fb569387fa"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Strong content knowledge or record of accomplishment in the field or subject area to be taught.</text></subclause><subclause id="id59f601abe8bd4b2183e87703539f53a7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Strong verbal and written communication skills.</text></subclause><subclause id="idad6fd48268be4917b7dba3f12f2a5ea0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Other attributes linked to effective teaching, which may be determined by interviews or performance
assessments, as specified by the eligible partnership.</text></subclause><subclause id="id4c0e7ee6b3614a448cff9abaa3183881"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Demonstrated commitment, which could be evidenced by past work experience, to serving in high-need
local educational agencies.</text></subclause><subclause id="id7640d1022876428a9e7f9d60628a0f8a"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Demonstrated leadership in past education or work experiences.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5cf676fc194740f394982b12a0150d89"><enum>(4)</enum><header>School leader residency programs</header><text>In addition to the requirements under paragraph (2), an eligible partnership receiving a grant
under this section to design and implement an effective school leader
residency program, shall include the following requirements:</text><subparagraph id="id3f65ed99031e4f92b9d3baf2f43611f9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reforms</header><text>Implementing reforms, including the following:</text><clause id="idf651ac52b03740ceb1e94b0900b66527"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Preparing prospective school leaders for careers as principals, assistant principals, early
childhood education program directors, or other school leaders (including
individuals preparing to work in high-need local educational agencies
located in rural areas who may perform multiple duties in addition to the
role of a school leader).</text></clause><clause id="idf79ce83514d342e6b5622491db279a90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Promoting strong leadership skills and, as applicable, techniques for school leaders to
effectively—</text><subclause id="ida0d119fe0c384cc997e54002d0a4a3b5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>develop a shared vision for high achievement and college- and career-readiness for all students;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7bbba0290047457d8a5ca52d6b84de61"><enum>(II)</enum><text>support teachers in implementing rigorous curricula and assessments tied to State challenging
academic content standards and challenging student academic achievement
standards adopted pursuant to section 1111(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida97c69e753564e688ef80228a3d05aef"><enum>(III)</enum><text>create and maintain a data-driven, professional learning community within the school leader’s
school and understand the teaching skills needed to support successful
classroom instruction and to use data to evaluate teacher instruction and
drive teacher and student learning;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1214c57684ce471d8db5de4e7716774e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>recruit, hire, assign, and retain effective teachers and complete high-quality evaluations of
instructional staff for continuous improvement;</text></subclause><subclause id="id66310fd0aae042c9a4fae89f0b22bf07"><enum>(V)</enum><text>provide a climate conducive to the professional development of teachers, with a focus on improving
student academic achievement and the development of effective
instructional leadership skills;</text></subclause><subclause id="iddcdb2bbf09414b4a855dea2a4db3474e"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>manage resources and school time to improve student academic achievement, and to ensure the school
environment is safe;</text></subclause><subclause id="id032733c890084aa08c9a8b8d32ac69cf"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>engage and involve families, community members, the local educational agency, businesses, and other
community leaders, to respond to the diverse interests and needs and
leverage additional resources to improve student academic achievement;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf5f06fb925fe48debca8faf6ca39db3f"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>understand how students learn and develop in order to increase academic achievement for all
students, including students with disabilities and English learners; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id0396ca13ffec44f989a0fad58e84da0b"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>understand the varied roles and responsibilities of general and special educators and teachers of
English as a second language to support meaningful observation, feedback,
and evaluations.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idea76441039aa4b128fda05fdb35aabc7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clinical training</header><text>Implementing at least 1 academic year of high-quality clinical training in high-need schools that
includes the following criteria:</text><clause id="id7ac1de7e045846db940b2b90d12ef8d8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Integration of coursework, robust school-based practice, and mentoring, to promote effective
leadership skills.</text></clause><clause id="idaa72f22e551e4c8c9b497d360de7b3bf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Engagement of school leader residents in rigorous coursework, which shall be aligned to the needs
of the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership.</text></clause><clause id="id9b8e7147d9ab4236ad139ccfcca7b0f2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Establishment of clear criteria for the selection and assignment of mentor school leaders.</text></clause><clause id="ide92698e282de47ee90e7f1494105cf4b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Placement of school leader residents in cohorts that facilitate professional collaboration, both
among school leader residents and between such school leader residents and
mentors in the receiving school.</text></clause><clause id="id565f378abaf94410b54e08b816fef66a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Support for school leader residents once such school leader residents are hired as school leaders,
through an induction program, high-quality professional development, and
regular opportunities, to support residents in their development of
leadership skills during not less than the residents’ first 2 years of
serving as a school leader.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id942dec52f0344e269cd211bf41e648b6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection of individuals as school leader residents</header><clause id="id8f60d6ad1cf74886a5673eafb911e71c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible individual</header><text>In order to be eligible to be a school leader resident in a school leader residency program under
this paragraph, an individual shall—</text><subclause id="idee1d7813f2b24bc48b71eeb6bd2e4951"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be a graduate of a 4-year institution of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="id11135a42cd944c0e902a64f1949cc9b2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have prior prekindergarten through grade 12 teaching experience;</text></subclause><subclause id="id511559a616014224b874b8e07ef62044"><enum>(III)</enum><text>have experience as an effective leader, manager, and communicator; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id95cc2787034c4569b9ed7cd2630546c2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>submit an application to the residency program.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id1364b889e3314888b1ae699002fa6f7a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a school leader residency program under this subsection shall
establish criteria for the selection of eligible individuals to
participate in the school leader residency program, aligned to the hiring
needs and objectives of the high-need local educational agency in the
eligible partnership, and based on, at a minimum, the following applicant
characteristics:</text><subclause id="id07be44056a9141179607084aad8c488b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Demonstrated leadership skills in an elementary school or secondary school setting.</text></subclause><subclause id="idd726bc9a13374897ac22c4b0c99b4adb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Strong record of accomplishment in prior prekindergarten through grade 12 teaching experience.</text></subclause><subclause id="idb2f21a2ba423422a865df5d4f8b1c2c5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Strong verbal and written communication skills.</text></subclause><subclause id="id40b974a15fb34490973c7d36f338e64b"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Other attributes linked to effective leadership.</text></subclause><subclause id="idfe7acbddfd764364afa0f12ef6283ccd"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Demonstrated commitment, which may be evidenced by past work experience, to serving in high-need
local educational agencies.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida07ee80db2f24cb6b27a36780991997e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Stipends or salaries; applications; agreements; repayments</header><subparagraph id="ide3d6ce6e184447c6912f76635b185e4e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Stipends or salaries</header><text>A teacher residency program or school leader residency program funded under this subsection shall
provide a 1-year living
stipend or salary to each teacher or school leader resident during the
residency program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f5c27850b20418d9e02f93d73a1c48f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applications for stipends or salaries</header><text>Each teacher or school leader residency candidate desiring a stipend or salary during the period of
residency shall submit an application to the eligible partnership at such
time, and containing such information and assurances, as the eligible
partnership may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0c8457d4fc54cc6b5b8174f9e3600f0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Agreements to serve</header><text>Each application submitted under subparagraph (B) shall contain or be accompanied by an agreement
that the applicant will—</text><clause id="id45d6cd749deb4822ba20c9f79f789765"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serve as a full-time teacher or school leader for a total of not less than 3 academic years
immediately after successfully completing the teacher residency program or
school leader
residency program;</text></clause><clause id="idbb7212c335f24c63acb030a1ac3668e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fulfill the requirement under subclause (i)—</text><subclause id="id0e195788a10242fab408caf3ab46be7d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by serving as a teacher in a high-need subject or field in a high-need school served by the
high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership or serving
as a school leader in such a school; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id0a8f25003b624af1b859f7462e8c9602"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if there is no appropriate position available in a high-need school served by the high-need local
educational agency in the eligible partnership, by serving as a teacher in
a high-need subject or field in a high-need school in another high-need
local educational agency or serving as a school leader in such a school;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id765a91383dc84fe68077c7acaeb7d6b8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide to the eligible partnership a certificate, from the chief administrative officer of the
local educational agency in which the resident is employed, of the
employment required in clauses (i) and (ii) at the beginning of, and
upon completion of, each year or partial year of service;</text></clause><clause id="id96d7709570e54e81bae1db7d1aa17646"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for teachers, meet the requirements to be a highly qualified teacher, as defined in section 9101
of
the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or section 602 of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, when the applicant begins to
fulfill the service obligation under this subparagraph; and</text></clause><clause id="id71e447cbb88d49499dc61be9d8bd3e79"><enum>(v)</enum><text>comply with the requirements set by the eligible partnership under subparagraph (D) if the
applicant is unable or
unwilling to complete the service obligation required under this
subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0f415f57e3d14930b29f1be2fb82bc6f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Repayments</header><clause id="id7b8c9ab96e0e4dd1a527c657ae797460"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible partnership receiving a grant
under this section to design and implement an effective educator residency
program shall
require a recipient of a stipend or salary under subparagraph (A) who does
not complete, or who notifies the eligible partnership that the recipient
intends
not to complete, the service obligation required under subparagraph (C) to
repay such stipend or salary to the eligible partnership, together with
interest, at a rate specified by the eligible partnership in the
agreement, and in
accordance with such other terms and conditions specified by the eligible
partnership, as necessary.</text></clause><clause id="idadddd8dcbe204472b7e10752afb5314c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other terms and conditions</header><text>Any other terms and conditions specified by the eligible partnership may include reasonable
provisions for pro-rata repayment of the stipend or salary described in
subparagraph (A) or for deferral of a teacher or school leader
resident’s service obligation required by subparagraph (C) on grounds of
health, incapacitation, inability to secure employment in a school served
by the eligible partnership, being called to active duty in the Armed
Forces of the United States, or other extraordinary circumstances.</text></clause><clause id="ida814fcf80faf4de89c3ae8302825191a"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Use of repayments</header><text>An eligible partnership shall use any repayment received under this subparagraph to carry out
additional
activities that are consistent with the purposes of this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id02d4c9a30b4645e89312c0003b4ad08c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><paragraph id="idba20856de7a6490e85d95e64018640ed"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the requirements identified in subsection (b)(2)(A), members of an eligible
partnership that receives a grant under this section shall engage in
regular consultation throughout the development and implementation of
programs and activities carried out under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfc57cfefb12343c5b9b3aa279b9732ac"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regular communication</header><text>To ensure timely and meaningful consultation as described in paragraph (1), regular communication
shall occur among all members of the eligible partnership, including the
high-need local educational agency. Such communication shall continue
throughout the implementation of the grant and the assessment of programs
and activities under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd94fa27884684274b35ff8ef5176dfae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Written consent</header><text>The Secretary may approve changes in grant activities of a grant under this section only if the
eligible partnership submits to the Secretary a written consent to such
changes signed by all members of the eligible partnership.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id30322d6e8c5440ca9c7ed512274058ea"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an eligible partnership from using grant
funds to coordinate with the activities of eligible partnerships in other
States or on a regional basis through Governors, State boards of
education, State educational agencies, State agencies responsible for
early childhood education, local educational agencies, or State agencies
for higher education.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6dc5dd5e9c244f9489e2eef072641923"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Supplement, not supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other
Federal, State, and local funds that would otherwise be expended to carry
out activities under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1c1592a4fb1f4a86bb98dc0fb45da135"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection></section><section id="id9a1a727c46c041a691fdbdb05172fbd6"><enum>203.</enum><header>Administrative provisions of educator residency grants</header><subsection id="id06dfa97960b44481a3ea60d94ce11273"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duration; number of awards; payments</header><paragraph id="idf6f682b337294e2d971996bdbc6a9251"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duration</header><subparagraph id="id4132c56ed6e34597b0e2ed47f2679e78"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A grant awarded under this part shall be not more than 5 years in duration.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id376867e979204c19925df0447857e6d4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements for additional funding</header><text>Before receiving funding for the third or any subsequent year of a grant under this part, the
eligible
partnership receiving the grant shall demonstrate to the Secretary that
the eligible partnership is—</text><clause id="id7eeb9d944ad044aa96f506508cc683ac"><enum>(i)</enum><text>making progress in implementing the requirements under section 202(c) at a rate that the Secretary
determines will result in full implementation of the program during the
remainder of the grant period; and</text></clause><clause id="id1fa6c953596c4488bcce0e334e75f18b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>making progress, as measured by the performance objectives established by the
eligible partnership under section 204(a), at a rate that the Secretary
determines will result in reaching the targets and achieving the
objectives
of the grant, during the remainder of the grant period.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id490e8a011dd14b9cb3ddebaf0494c60b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of awards</header><text>An eligible partnership may not receive more than 1 grant during a 5-year period. Nothing in
this part shall be construed to prohibit an individual member, that can
demonstrate need, of an eligible partnership that receives a grant under
this part from entering into another eligible partnership consisting of
new members and receiving a grant with such other eligible partnership
before the 5-year period applicable
to the eligible partnership with which the individual member has first
partnered has expired.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idff1afa113307403dafedc29813948e1e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Peer review</header><paragraph id="iddf35d153e28741deaaf061edc1a48e42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Panel</header><text>The Secretary shall provide the applications submitted under this part to a peer review panel for
evaluation. With respect to each application, the peer review panel shall
initially recommend the application for funding or for disapproval.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id88ba8ea36cbb4d5b9275b84409cabcf9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The Secretary, in funding applications under this part, shall give priority—</text><subparagraph id="idd002d215f31c4ae7b6f8a5ccd2354590"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to eligible partnerships that include a high-need local educational agency that serves a student
population that
consists of 40 percent or more students from low-income families;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb45169ea14a44f7199361cbeaaa0be1e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to eligible partnerships that include an institution of higher education whose educator preparation
program has a rigorous selection process to ensure the highest quality of
students entering such program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida200a805ee1e41628a5eb500705bd442"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to applications from broad-based eligible partnerships that involve businesses and nonprofit
community
organizations; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id403df83b5b2c4e1db4e98971bcf9e46b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to eligible partnerships so that the awards promote an equitable geographic distribution of grants
among rural and urban areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide8bdaf5c6fd046989835e0559b3249cc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretarial selection</header><text>The Secretary shall determine, based on the peer review process, which applications shall receive
funding and the amounts of the grants under this part. In determining
grant amounts, the
Secretary shall take into account the total amount of funds available for
all grants under this part and the types of activities proposed to be
carried out by the eligible partnership.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idde87924c888f41239dc4b8f9d9e8d0bb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching requirements</header><paragraph id="idbd76234bd6fc4539ac07d653012a3a1a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each eligible partnership receiving a grant under this part shall provide, from non-Federal
sources, an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the grant, which
may be provided in cash or in-kind, to carry out the activities supported
by the grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1627cd9298774e46ba1dfa781a19d0c8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any
fiscal year for an eligible partnership if the Secretary determines that
applying the matching requirement to the eligible partnership would result
in serious hardship or an inability to carry out the authorized activities
described in this part.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4faeb663f5df40909271e3f265d7f298"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on administrative expenses</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this part may use not more than 4 percent of
the funds provided to administer the grant.</text></subsection></section><section id="ide4e207d7080049ba974ea45841fcf522"><enum>204.</enum><header>Performance measures and evaluation of educator residency grants</header><subsection id="ida1e2fa4e934040d48351707525bbfc05"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible partnership evaluation</header><text>Each eligible partnership submitting an application for a grant under this part shall establish,
and include in such application, a plan for evaluating the grant project
using scientifically valid research that includes strong and measurable
performance objectives. The plan shall include, at a minimum, objectives
and measures for determining the eligible partnership’s success in
increasing—</text><paragraph id="id6b48d6009f454133a5620763d200db17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each teacher candidate or school leader candidate’s performance during their clinical training
under paragraphs (3)(B) and (4)(B) of section 202(c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id349a8f590b63478a90ba8dc0fce7e99a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>educator retention in high-need schools—</text><subparagraph id="id84f21ae047324113b14827f273fcff25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>3 years after initial placement as a teacher or school leader; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6971e0e38ef74392abdc52e242062064"><enum>(B)</enum><text>5 years after initial placement as a teacher or school leader;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1090cf9f08c341a0a251980c39de91fc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the pass rates and scaled scores for first time test takers on the State certification or licensing
examination;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f407519ba18407b98a8e33c0485b768"><enum>(4)</enum><text>educator effectiveness, as measured by—</text><subparagraph id="id42f87bea73664bbab8b2dff4a3cc0aaf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>performance on teacher or school leader evaluations, including impact on student growth; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9839cd8a9d94eb28e2db6317838ee7c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>satisfaction survey outcomes; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f8c7e7bed1f4bb58e85f570ad33ee08"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the percentage of—</text><subparagraph id="idc988e51e01124d7db0b11e54a687389f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recent program graduates hired by the high-need local educational agency who are rated effective
under a
State or district evaluation system 2 years after program completion;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc419c66606374c138bf26e77b1e21b83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recent program graduates hired by the high-need local educational agency who are rated effective
under a
State or district evaluation system 2 years after program completion and
are members of underrepresented groups;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id306886c9954243d1a956d70fe281365f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recent program graduates hired by the high-need local educational agency who are rated effective
under a
State or district evaluation system 2 years after program completion and
who teach in high-need subject areas or fields;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93aaf7c6f49f4f948579f59f3433ceba"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recent program graduates hired by the high-need local educational agency who are rated effective
under a
State or district evaluation system 2 years after program completion and
who serve in high-need
schools or schools in rural areas, disaggregated by the elementary school
and secondary school
levels; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd8d2eadf090c4c64b0fc899cacd95982"><enum>(E)</enum><text>early childhood education program classes in the geographic area served by the eligible partnership
taught by early childhood educators who are highly competent, as
applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0b4e3ec9d77847529def2d645afd0e15"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Each eligible partnership that receives a grant under this part shall submit to the Secretary
and make publicly available, at such time and in such manner as the
Secretary may require, an annual report including at a minimum—</text><paragraph id="idf6f1c379ec0a471382a0be5216ece586"><enum>(1)</enum><text>data on the eligible partnership’s progress on the measures described in subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide88c3b461963485786245733769f44a5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the challenges the eligible partnership has faced in implementing its grant and
how the eligible partnership has addressed or plans to address such
challenges.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3495717c2d474f33872a91da2eef8e21"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible partnership receiving a grant under this part shall ensure that candidates for
admission to educator preparation programs, teachers, school
leaders, school superintendents, faculty, and leadership at institutions
of higher education located in the geographic areas served by the eligible
partnership are provided information, including through electronic means,
about the activities carried out with funds under this part.</text></subsection><subsection id="idecc31033ca0349dbb9ff1848a97eef27"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Revised application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that an eligible partnership receiving a grant under this part is not
making substantial progress in meeting the purposes, goals, objectives,
and measures of the grant, as appropriate, by the end of the third year of
a grant under this part, then the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="id71f31ba4bfdf4128b205efc729974bbd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall cancel the grant; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida38b700840d6424b8026a80abdd2b33d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use any funds returned or available because of such cancellation under paragraph (1) to—</text><subparagraph id="id006ec149c2d54a708f1cd429d5e32f58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase other grant awards under this part; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida52bc1bc402d4b36a588397d2e370248"><enum>(B)</enum><text>award new grants to other eligible partnerships under this part.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd80a25cdbdd34c2f972ce75681931cf7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical assistance, evaluation, and dissemination</header><text>The Secretary shall reserve not more than 2 percent of the funds appropriated under section 202(g)
for a
fiscal year—</text><paragraph id="id40b81f3d07374d699833a55738e3e00c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, technical assistance
by
qualified experts on using practices grounded in scientifically valid
research to improve the outcomes of projects funded under this part;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf66e4775365b4023a769954bf2c5188f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>acting through the Director of the Institute for Education Sciences, to—</text><subparagraph id="idc7494f3b90f64599986ca7ccaaca20e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop performance measures, including the measures described in subsection (a) and evaluate the
activities funded under section 202 by these performance measures by
applying the same measures to each project funded under section 202;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcaec5016a6064d228a13c6e07b315700"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report the findings of the evaluation to the authorizing committees and make publicly available on
the website of the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb935c641c93644c39f8bf59230b61f4a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify best practices and disseminate research on best practices that scientifically valid
research indicates are the most successful in improving the quality of
educator preparation programs, including through regional educational
laboratories and comprehensive centers (as authorized under the Education
Sciences Reform Act of 2002).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idf79dcd452f4b48d2bca6eaa90ebf47ca"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluation To be made publicly available</header><text>Each eligible partnership receiving a grant under this part shall complete and make publicly
available, not later than 90 days after the grant period for such eligible
partnership ends, an evaluation based on the evaluation plan described
under subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="ide0859c91600c47788052bd32129c5f60"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Development of performance measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop performance measures described in subsection (e) prior to awarding
grants under this part. The Secretary shall ensure that such measures
are made available to potential applicants prior to seeking applications
for grants under this part.</text></subsection></section></part><part id="idd2a97484ea91437c828ed51b9e271b8e"><enum>B</enum><header>State innovation in educator preparation</header><section id="id37f2b73664e04a799d506fc040c62397"><enum>206.</enum><header>Educator preparation program reform grants</header><subsection id="id6d13d48dc49746c3a0d2951f9d093908"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id4ba94aa63bb942719dcd980335ef94ce"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Educator Preparation Program Accountability and Improvement System</header><text>The term <term>Educator Preparation Program Accountability and Improvement System</term> means a system that assesses all educator preparation programs within a State, establishes
performance levels for educator preparation programs, and informs the
interventions for low-performing educator preparation programs.
The minimum requirements for such a system shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id3108132534de4f37bad6f736a046d303"><enum>(A)</enum><text>defining at least 4 performance levels that differentiate the performance of educator preparation
programs based on data required in subparagraph (D);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d54ab1c637f448cae2439c9b27d6e27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administering satisfaction surveys to employers of recent program graduates;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2588d41edf4479a8673b5a60075d215"><enum>(C)</enum><text>administering satisfaction surveys to recent program graduates;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbafab0febdcb49578ad8207aec37dbd1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assessing all such educator preparation programs on multiple measures that, at a minimum, shall
include—</text><clause id="idbf10c15aac7b4f278e908e3effc4589d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for teacher preparation programs—</text><subclause id="id3ccda19f1f8343cb88b8058b986badc8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a statewide measure of teacher impact on student learning for recent program graduates who are
employed as full-time teachers as demonstrated through either—</text><item id="idb1cd3601a48f4feb8b31de3722cbe3dc"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the percentage of recent program graduates in each evaluation rating category for States that have
statewide teacher evaluation systems if such evaluation systems contain
the impact on student achievement, multiple measures, and more than 2
rating
categories; or</text></item><item id="idd71da10ae0bf4ccdb432e76d2fe47345"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>for States that do not have a statewide teacher evaluation system meeting the requirements in item
(aa),
the percentage of recent program graduates who demonstrate evidence of
improved student growth that is limited to evidence-based
or externally-validated measures;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idf80c4d4699824619b88f493ed9b0d488"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number and percentage of recent program graduates employed as full time teachers who are
identified as well-prepared by their employers in the surveys described in
subparagraph (B);</text></subclause><subclause id="ided836e42e71545a79028c83a4d30adf6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the number and percentage of recent graduates employed as full-time teachers who identify
themselves as being well-prepared in surveys described in subparagraph
(C);</text></subclause><subclause id="ida99877f19e264b159ffe3724c1df56fd"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the number and percentage of teachers who graduated from teacher preparation programs and who are
still teaching in full-time positions 3 years and 5 years after initial
placement
as a teacher; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id23c10bfae48f46ca93a411f9f32c64eb"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the number and percentage of teachers who graduated from the educator preparation program in the
most recent academic year who are teaching in full-time positions;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idf9378fc3d11e41cc8b29f5fbf0b34cf3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for school leader preparation programs—</text><subclause id="id8dcd744f6d9b419bb9f5919dafbd07b4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a statewide measure of school leader impact on student learning for recent program graduates who
are employed as full-time school leaders as demonstrated through either—</text><item id="idf65ffbf7516548af8cfd2504f87fcdaf"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the percentage of recent program graduates in each evaluation rating category for States that have
statewide school leader evaluation systems that include the impact on
student achievement, multiple measures, and more than 2
rating categories; or</text></item><item id="id2623c940e5d54ba5821802d8243f9aa7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>for States that do not have school leader evaluation systems that meet the requirements of item
(aa), the
percentage of recent program graduates who demonstrate evidence of
improved student achievement and growth that is limited to evidence-based
or externally-validated measures;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id695cb87ac866460297449bf6915fedd6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>evidence of training school leaders to provide strong instructional leadership and support to
teachers and other staff;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2255c78292eb4730a27e340198b98706"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the number and percentage of recent program graduates employed as full time school leaders who are
identified as well-prepared in the surveys described in subparagraph (B);</text></subclause><subclause id="id5b53f6c8047f4ca7b69e833c51455e83"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the number and percentage of recent program graduates employed as school leaders who, based on
surveys described in subparagraph (C), described themselves as
prepared to be effective school leaders;</text></subclause><subclause id="id5e4e6af6a1984db0b64bc9c9a6f0370a"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the number and percentage of school leaders who graduated from the educator preparation program in
the most recent academic year who are employed as school leaders; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id5541becb6a7f475bb74f6d6da983b8f2"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the number and percentage of school leaders who graduated from programs and are still serving in
a school leadership role 3 years and 5 years after initial placement as a
school
leader;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id0a1c37f9f0f84e2097f011484da83d7b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for all educator preparation programs—</text><subclause id="id307dbe5c871149c0b2b788b27aca982b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>evidence of meaningful collaboration with high-need local educational agencies to ensure the
educator
preparation programs are preparing educators to meet the workforce needs
of high-need local educational agencies and to ensure that high-need local
educational
agencies have a role in the design of the teacher or school leader
candidate
education offered at educator
preparation programs; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id2c2fbad2902b483f80391047c1b600eb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number and percentage of graduates who are working as full-time teachers or school leaders in
high-need schools after 3 years;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id077bbacb0ccf4926b3054ffda1611333"><enum>(E)</enum><text>using the same metrics and weights to determine the performance level of all educator preparation
programs in the State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id639ed2b3fba149edaa3b8f392dc0d6bb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>public reporting of performance levels on a program by program basis based on the measures
described in subparagraph (D);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1df273e3c33c4951a573811c6e0a2a38"><enum>(G)</enum><text>distribution of educator preparation program performance information to all local educational
agencies and school boards in the State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3813c8e2142d4e84bdcb90b57a0cc58e"><enum>(H)</enum><text>interventions for programs identified as low performing pursuant to subparagraph (A), including—</text><clause id="id04f9092458304785ba890aff0268cc5c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for programs identified as low performing for 1 year, requiring such programs to conduct a needs
assessment and develop and implement an improvement plan based on that
needs assessment;</text></clause><clause id="ide7d63b65451c47908c45adfcd5ef3a48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for programs identified as low performing for 3 consecutive years, requiring such programs to lose
eligibility for TEACH grants under subpart 9 of part A of title IV and
continue to implement an improvement plan; and</text></clause><clause id="id2591f9c0b8d5458eb222a99da47734fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for programs identified as low performing for 4 consecutive years, requiring the State to terminate
the ability of such program to operate; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8eaeb5e56cd0403f87d346f65fad010d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for programs identified in the lowest performing level for 1 or more years under subparagraph (A),
an automatic designation
as a low performing program under section 212.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9608cb6334b44cea28c021a75c0d96a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id5d13677e07fb45e0a5d98c903e9462cf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1894569d4974423aaa84b40bf13cb715"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a consortium of States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id68e73a7ec11b4c238840444b0fccdbd1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><paragraph id="id69c05e05846a4f93bba5f5f7af719001"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Educator preparation program reform grants</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to reform and improve
educator preparation programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a2560cc0a914325a984e160c82f665a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><subparagraph id="id3eb732dbe71a4f30bc91143779550393"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A grant awarded under this section shall be not more than 5 years in duration.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida208ed72d6154c63aa4cae3994099f20"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Number of grants</header><text>A State shall not receive, directly or as part of a consortium, more than 1 grant under this
section for any grant period.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c85c6f2283a471d836aa35630580bed"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements for additional funding</header><text>Before receiving funding for the third or any subsequent year of the grant, the eligible entity
receiving the grant shall demonstrate to the Secretary that the eligible
entity is—</text><clause id="id1b8eefa3640a441ea3c1cfb5d9e02286"><enum>(i)</enum><text>making progress in implementing the plan under subsection (c)(1)(A) at a rate that the Secretary
determines will result in full implementation of the plan during the
remainder of the grant period; and</text></clause><clause id="id8dd00fd27f7b4b47999fc9ba657e8817"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>making progress, as measured by the performance measures established by the
Secretary under subsection (h), at a rate that the Secretary determines
will result in reaching the measures and achieving the objectives of the
grant, during the remainder of the grant period.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0c890df67794ab99be8bb91a9b04317"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Substantial progress</header><clause id="id1CA6CBDE3CC34CCC84C77AE4B36F30CC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary determines that an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section is not
making substantial progress in meeting the objectives of the grant, as
appropriate, by the end of the third year of the grant under this
section, then the Secretary may, after notice and an opportunity for a
hearing in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code—</text><subclause id="id32e130bb94184dbab663e7f8b7ebd842"><enum>(I)</enum><text>withhold funds provided under the grant under this section for failure to comply
substantially with the requirements of this section; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id0b2eda347853433486eb98f1327707fc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>take actions to recover funds provided under the grant if the entity uses grant funds for an
unallowable expense, or otherwise fails to discharge its responsibility
to properly account for grant funds.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id361dbf8da6f24f7a9ae6da067868918c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of recovered or unused funds</header><text>Any funds recovered or withheld under clause (i) shall—</text><subclause id="id732c7dc6f4324dcd9b95236e8ab16c71"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be credited to the appropriations account from which amounts are available to make grants under
this section; and</text></subclause><subclause id="iddfa97d96babe4fe58a35d977d956144f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>remain available until expended for any purpose of such account authorized by law that relates to
the program under this section.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab5aef13bdeb40e989d1b9ac3bf82585"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve
not more than 5 percent to carry out activities related to technical
assistance, outreach and dissemination, and evaluation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb8826c66eea2408b8a313b70986edae6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application and selection criteria</header><paragraph id="id58e6b3f9a2b546348eaac28084df9693"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary
an
application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, each such
application shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id141bb928b1af4b89b464e53438d1f9fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a plan to implement the required activities in subsection (e)(1) statewide, including a description
of its plan to support educator preparation programs to make the necessary
reforms and improvements required under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3bdea93ee2914b8189d33003f8cf41a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assurance that the eligible entity will use the Educator Preparation Program Accountability and
Improvement System to reward
high-performing educator preparation programs and identify and improve
low-performing educator preparation programs and the specific criteria the
eligible entity will use to identify low-performing and high-performing
educator preparation programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11a72f9a74df4fa19e8ec2ea7a1e1cfd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evidence of the steps the State has taken and will take to eliminate statutory, regulatory,
procedural, or other barriers to facilitate the full implementation of the
State plans under subparagraph (A);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda7959976cae40d89cfc515dc768d0af"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds under this section, and other Federal, State, and
local funds to develop statewide reforms and improvements to educator
preparation programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4f9e8409f374aca8550824598a455f7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>evidence of collaboration between the eligible entity, State standards boards for teacher or
school
leader certification, local educational agencies, educator
preparation programs, teachers, school leaders, and other key stakeholders
within the State in developing the plan under subparagraph (A), including
the design of the Education Preparation Program Accountability and
Improvement System;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6399b00bfcc7430b9768b2a39dd5ec80"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a commitment to participate in the reporting provisions under subsection (f) and the evaluation of
the activities carried out under this section, as described in subsection
(h); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93c3904549d04e359aad42c3538d76db"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of the eligible entity's plan to regularly review the success of activities
undertaken as part
of the grant and continuously improve such activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id880bf57ffa104d189050ebf521ff48c2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider—</text><subparagraph id="idb8db9421871b4418a306d3836d7495ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to which the eligible entity has the capacity to implement the activities described in
subsection
(e);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f103d1406a340d2a3ed9fada8ed9e5e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to which the eligible entity has a demonstrated record of effectiveness or an
evidence-based
plan for reforming educator preparation programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5957465967e1402d83b377d42677a54d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the likelihood of the eligible entity sustaining the reforms and improvements required under the
grant, once the grant has ended and the eligible entity’s plan for
sustaining the reforms and improvements after the grant has ended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id46216cad5314406298286bb8af54eec7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Awarding grants</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity
with—</text><paragraph id="id2150da4bedcc409db362745697f989bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>data systems in place to link the results of teacher or school leader evaluation systems for recent
program graduates back to the educator preparation programs from which
they graduated;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf6df415c7e80483ea478fb4cba9110d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>statewide teacher or school leader evaluation systems based on multiple measures, that include
student
growth; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id571e8a498b4640e9b8c83ccca549b8a7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>strong partnerships between educator preparation programs and high-need local educational agencies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87bf78e2a1144369a919250481c7d658"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Activities</header><paragraph id="idb157bc03b5dd4b32a18e510578025018"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required uses of funds for all grantees</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to do the
following:</text><subparagraph id="idb23df87193874ac5878f28d6ba66ab99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Incorporate into the State’s educator preparation program approval process a requirement that
educator preparation entities—</text><clause id="id2e2cf68000f0442fafa52be0d29d4e7d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>successfully recruit top talent and hold a high bar for admission to educator preparation programs;</text></clause><clause id="id90ded455cecc4ec98e51fc978c596709"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>present evidence demonstrating selective admission;</text></clause><clause id="id2d85e79265f443549fd957087d5f817d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide participants with clinical training, including prioritizing clinical
training in high-need schools;</text></clause><clause id="idc764e1c05ea846c48c938f2c65d1e698"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for entities that prepare teachers, prepare all teachers to effectively teach students with
disabilities and English learners, and for entities that prepare school
leaders, prepare all school leaders to lead schools that
effectively address the academic needs of students with disabilities and
English learners;</text></clause><clause id="idd6d0be73ca2b417eb5af5405ac68dc29"><enum>(v)</enum><text>for entities that prepare teachers, ensure that all teacher candidates demonstrate subject matter
mastery and mastery of effective classroom management, and for entities
that prepare school leaders, ensure that all school leader
candidates demonstrate mastery of school management techniques, including
strategies for creating a positive learning environment that conveys high
expectations for all students and equitably implementing school discipline
policies;</text></clause><clause id="idac2ec3df43104483a8e2868d7aeef10c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>ensure that all teachers and school leaders develop teaching skills and school leadership skills,
respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="id0756f3d9570e473bab6dc2c86025bb23"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>are aligned with research-based professional teaching or leadership standards.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf2ac21508f19420394941a7366812332"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Design and implement an Educator Preparation Program Accountability and Improvement System and
require all educator preparation programs to be included in such system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb95da161bba4ff6bf8bbb6337681014"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Require all educator preparation programs to regularly communicate with the in-State local
educational agencies they predominantly serve to ascertain the agencies'
educator
workforce needs and whether
the educator preparation programs are meeting the workforce needs and
whether recent program graduates have the skills needed to be effective.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86983a7f8f4542eb95d7230ae0b4ebb7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Require all educator preparation programs to utilize satisfaction surveys of recent program
graduates that are conducted by the States to improve educator preparation
programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id346a725636594375ae8d416c2cbf620d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Require all educator preparation programs to utilize satisfaction surveys of employers that are
conducted by the States to ascertain
employer satisfaction with recent program graduates of educator
preparation programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id384fcb7ad4cd4b4bb5437eb64a040669"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Ensure statewide data systems, including the Educator Preparation Program Accountability and
Improvement System, do not publicly report personally identifiable
information of educators or elementary school or secondary school
students,
comply with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ((20
U.S.C. 1232g), commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>), and share with educator preparation programs the aggregate data on—</text><clause id="id19e55d69760b492ca59aff97f539c73e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the aggregate impact their recent program graduates have on student achievement as demonstrated
through teacher or school leader evaluation results of their program
graduates;</text></clause><clause id="idfd37fbe1748a4fac884a22bab79aac6d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>retention of their program graduates, including at—</text><subclause id="id3da9e93b84f84b74b959811b38e7f3dc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>3 years after initial placement as a teacher or school leader; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id674d2bb66f6b4a3a84c9af75a2d446f4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>5 years after initial placement as a teacher or school leader; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id8a70a7f8a8bc421db0f13407b75e0bed"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number and percentage of recent program graduates hired into full-time positions as teachers
or school leaders within 1 year of certification or licensure.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e3967f5157040b2acf8656c18f7a16d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Report publicly on the aggregate performance of each educator preparation program operating in the
State,
including
aggregate
data on the measures described in subparagraph (F), and ensure that key
stakeholders such as applicants to teacher preparation programs or school
leader preparation programs, school
administrators, and school board members, receive these performance
results.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1aae2356ad4146089442baeb90d9a463"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Redesign certification and licensing exams to ensure that such exams are aligned with the State’s
challenging academic content standards and challenging student academic
achievement standards required under section 1111(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, educator
performance assessments, and educator evaluation systems.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ccef4aa40c047758ef5c65cdcfdb4f6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Utilize data collected, as described in subsection (a)(1), in program approval, program
re-approval, program
improvement, and program closures processes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9af139eb9cb48eb947b455f6e90309b"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Require all educator preparation programs within the State to offer a
high-quality clinical training to educator candidates.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1db090297f294b2c8c0534187eb962cf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required uses of funds for consortia grantees</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section and is a consortium of States shall
use the grant funds to carry out the uses of funds under paragraph (1) and
each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="id4dd4c3b7f2a3485984120a5afa7b3a4a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Develop consistent program quality and accountability indicators across State lines.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59587caea1a5450a9ffe52d9cb756412"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Develop consistent measures for identifying educator preparation programs as low performing.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda738d01216f4e94ab07f94232d248bd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Develop systems for the sharing of the data required under the Educator Preparation Program
Accountability and Improvement System across State lines that complies
with all relevant Federal and State privacy laws, including section 444 of
the General Education Provisions Act ((20
U.S.C. 1232g), commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida5253d32e03c4bd78123c90f424b0db5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Permissive uses of funds</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may use the grant funds (after
meeting
all the required uses of funds under paragraph (1) and, as applicable,
paragraph (2)) to do the following:</text><subparagraph id="id5720f88d9dd14f5f9dc76eb195909de7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Incentivize educator preparation programs to pursue programmatic accreditation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id801882fd11d74c679390559164b93a91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Improve diversity of teacher or school leader candidates in educator preparation programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f72cc8d4b6d4ee2b837d3098b7ea00a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Develop partnerships between high-need local educational agencies and educator preparation entities
to provide
high-quality induction programs and
mentoring programs for new educators.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf95bf1b0b3648cfa780e2d65d18ab81"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Provide subgrants for educator development. In this subparagraph, the term <term>educator</term> means specialized instructional support
personnel, or other staff member who provides or directly supports
instruction, such as a school librarian, counselor, or paraprofessional.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd116398b2f224b3084a5277c0747c65a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Include, in the subgrants provided under subparagraph (D), the following activities:</text><clause id="idbe3e532e63d74ac5a81dded7d1e59493"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Implementing curriculum changes that improve, evaluate, and assess how well educators develop
instructional skills.</text></clause><clause id="id7270dbc383244bf2896525b70724777c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Preparing educators to use empirically based practice and scientifically valid research, where
applicable.</text></clause><clause id="id2d091deab0dc4b2195a8330951b2e935"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Providing pre-service clinical training.</text></clause><clause id="id2d58e30bab1b4947bccb5bf0bd9b9433"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Creating induction programs for new educators.</text></clause><clause id="id2590be61cb9f4718bf02807f136e0f60"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Aligning recruitment and admissions goals and priorities with the hiring objectives with local
educational agencies in the State, including high-need local educational
agencies.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id77b9d2f4821f4e2895ece9e909aa74b5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary and make
publicly available, at such
time and in
such manner as the Secretary may require, an annual report, including, at
a minimum—</text><paragraph id="ide84d08bbd6ef4b1dbc989445438a2341"><enum>(1)</enum><text>data on the eligible entity’s progress on the performance measures established by the Secretary
under
subsection (h);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b59d33bd8eb4b5fae7cbd24dec97a06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the challenges the eligible entity has faced in implementing its plan under this
section, and
how the eligible entity has addressed or plans to address such challenges;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id03ba0bcb57e64dc0b17542f9abd4d353"><enum>(3)</enum><text>data on educator preparation programs in the State recruiting and selecting candidates who are
members of groups underrepresented in the teaching profession.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id146a537e9ebe4cdf9d01a9e1c7b80da8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Supplement, not supplant</header><text>Grant funds provided under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any other
Federal, State, or local funds otherwise available to carry out the
activities described in this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="idcd760b85473b41eca3ff7c540218ac79"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Research, evaluation, and dissemination</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall—</text><paragraph id="idd7d1ad8cda244fe2995f4c5fe6686746"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the activities
carried out under this grant program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id33c5a47d3c334d63beefb18ebff271b9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify best practices and disseminate research on best practices.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc31532f95afe4d65a239b243c47ffc15"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Development of performance measures</header><text>The Secretary shall establish performance measures described under subsection (h) prior to
awarding
grants under this section. The Secretary shall ensure that such measure
are made available to potential applicants prior to seeking applications
for grants under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id87349966560846d9b97ef78b2df04cb2"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Teacher or school leader privacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No State or local educational agency shall be required to publicly report information in compliance
with this section in a case in which the results would reveal personally
identifiable information about an individual teacher or school leader.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7569f38876b64c2586d86578fca4328c"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and
procedures afforded school or school district employees under Federal,
State or local laws (including applicable regulators or court orders) or
under the terms of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of
understanding, or other agreements between such employees and their
employers.</text></subsection><subsection id="idf71715f11ca14e8a914f851a8d5e48d8"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act, the
Secretary shall submit a report
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate,
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives on lessons learned through
programs funded with grants awarded under this section and shall make such
report publicly available.</text></subsection><subsection id="id94e005df945a4901aad21e9c2fc354e0"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection></section></part><part id="idB543C737797B455B92A8FA2132FED164" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Educator preparation program reporting and improvement</header><section id="id444e495863b541ee935cfba7d931bb24"><enum>210.</enum><header>Information on educator preparation programs</header><subsection id="id01d861fbdda94ed3a9e52d29617fd7f4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Institutional and program report cards on the quality of educator preparation</header><paragraph id="id6e05ef3b2471499d925423089b07fb13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report card</header><text>Each institution of higher education that conducts a traditional educator preparation program or
alternative routes to State certification or licensure program and that
enrolls students receiving Federal assistance under this Act and each
educator preparation entity that is not based at an institution of higher
education and that receives Federal assistance shall report
annually to the State and the general public, in a uniform and
comprehensible manner that conforms with the definitions and methods
established by the Secretary, the following, in the aggregate for each
institution and entity and disaggregated by program within each
institution and entity:</text><subparagraph id="id9460967d994643dc81b4bb94cc2e4b4b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Goals and assurances</header><text>For the most recent year for which the information is available for the institution or entity—</text><clause id="id9aedc955bdf049d58a8445781f9f8dc3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether the goals set under section 211 have been met; and</text></clause><clause id="id025ba997a45741f08237279ee7c43236"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the goals under section 211 have not been met, a description of the steps the program is taking
to improve its performance in meeting such goals.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd907af296a94c5a9c7163c2a254cf2a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pass rates and scaled scores</header><text>For the most recent year for which the information is available for those program participants who
took the assessments used for teacher or school leader certification or
licensure by the State in which the program is located and are enrolled in
the traditional educator preparation program or alternative routes to
State certification or licensure program, for each of such assessments—</text><clause id="iddf47b7e835e34ea9891605b07f0cb38e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the percentage of all program participants who have taken the assessment who have passed such
assessment compared to the average passage rate percentage in the State on
such assessment;</text></clause><clause id="id6fe281acc898419390ca41ac319f0bbc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the percentage of all program participants who have taken the assessment who passed such assessment
on the first time taking the assessment compared to the first-time average
passage rate in the State on such assessment;</text></clause><clause id="id9ccf50f552ed4fcd91e96c406184da7f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the percentage of program participants who have taken such assessment and enrolled in the
traditional teacher or school leader preparation program or alternative
routes to State certification or licensure program, as applicable;</text></clause><clause id="idf7f13b0f11374f37a41996703e210b9a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the average scaled score for all program participants who have taken such assessment, as compared
to the
passing score required by the State on such assessment;</text></clause><clause id="idc9888ec1187c4fc486f3dc4c29b6fa84"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the average scaled score for all program participants who have taken such assessment for the
first time
compared to the average scaled score for programs in the State; and</text></clause><clause id="id396ed9cf23684b939732789c09bde39a"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>if applicable, the percentage of all program participants who have taken and passed a teacher
performance assessment
compared to the average passage rate for all programs in the State on such
assessment.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idefda117cd15e409f8d88e675e5864f52"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Candidate information</header><text>For the most recent academic year for which data is available—</text><clause id="ida75a560844b649f6824b25f885ed4d4b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the median cumulative grade point average of admitted program participants compared to the
institution or
entity as a whole;</text></clause><clause id="id542ada15163843f69766417ca58bb3f4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the median score on standardized entrance examinations of admitted program participants compared
to the
institution or entity as a whole, as applicable;</text></clause><clause id="idaee8da7561e44750b72dc7b85bc83562"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the aggregate and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and Pell Grant recipient status, the
number of program participants who—</text><subclause id="id015622b981f74272bd8ee8dee0cefb54"><enum>(I)</enum><text>enrolled in the program; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6e31a3ab855f489098cc77ceca724643"><enum>(II)</enum><text>completed or graduated from the program in 100 percent of normal time and 150 percent of normal
time; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idcdb5e41b9b0b440aae20b04845d19cb3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the total number of program participants who have been certified or licensed as teachers or school
leaders,
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, Pell Grant recipient status,
subject and area of certification or licensure.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ccd6a0365624379b3ad79d10f30d482"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Program information</header><text>For the most recent academic year for which data is available—</text><clause id="id3b2d00cfbc094e958b33016bfda1ba4d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the percentage of enrolled program participants who participated in a clinical training;</text></clause><clause id="id50d22185f37c4dad8d648e8a51514f1b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of hours of clinical training required for program participants; and</text></clause><clause id="id15ca9203d1154d11a7bbe63d96a66595"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the percentage of program participants graduating from or completing the program who obtained at
minimum 50 percent of clinical training in high-need schools.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4975bbf029df45d1a01dc53b6c96e76f"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Accreditation and approval</header><text>Whether the program is accredited by a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary
for accreditation of professional educator preparation programs and
whether the program is approved by the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62d2443a4f5b4560886abf361ecdddd0"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Designation as low-performing</header><text>Whether the program has been designated as low performing by the State under section 212.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6d2bc5f495048e3abb13992aa5e835a"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Educator training</header><text>A list of the activities that prepare—</text><clause id="id1EAC382A2AEC401FBC67C2CF0A04543F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>general education and special education teachers and other
educators to effectively teach students with disabilities effectively,
including
training related to participation as a member of individualized education
program teams, as defined in section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, and to effectively teach students who are
English learners; and</text></clause><clause id="id6b6069a09dee4aa8ac3a7d791930413f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>school leaders to effectively develop a shared vision for high achievement and college and career
readiness for all students, including creating structures and staffing to
meet the needs of all students, in particular students with disabilities
and English learners.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id763a99da3e974843a184ad1126418917"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fines</header><text>The Secretary may impose a fine not to exceed $27,500 on an institution of higher education or
educator preparation entity that is not based at an institution of higher
education for
failure to provide the information described in this subsection in a
timely or accurate manner.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id219f554d87db45b994eabc8cacf4f134"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a State from collecting and reporting
additional data indicators regarding teacher preparation programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc7bf5287f35641bfa931e94c90ff17cb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>In the case of an institution of higher education, or educator preparation entity that is not based
at an institution of higher
education, that conducts a traditional educator preparation
program or alternative routes to State certification or licensure program
and has fewer than 10 program participants in a program, the
institution or entity
shall
collect and publish information, as required under paragraph (1) over a
3-year period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ideeaf8ddf36234df08bc2da39bc8e7a81"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Protection for teacher or leader identity and data validity</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner of the National Center for Education
Statistics, shall ensure that data collected under paragraph (1)
and
subsection (b) is collected in a way to protect the privacy of teacher or
school leader
candidates, as well as teachers or school leaders, and to ensure there is
sufficient data quality to ensure the
validity of conclusions to be drawn from the data collection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7200efd1e41c4b6ea7b9cc432bce6fc6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State report card on the quality of educator preparation</header><paragraph id="id41a1aa84dda24e77b9114f75f0a086c4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State that receives funds under this Act shall provide to the Secretary, and make widely
available to the general public and to all local educational agencies
located within the State, including by sending information about the
State report card to every local educational agency in the State, in a
uniform and comprehensible manner that
conforms with the definitions and methods established by the Secretary, an
annual State report card on the quality of educator preparation in the
State, both for traditional educator preparation programs and for
alternative routes to State certification or licensure programs, which
shall include not less than the following:</text><subparagraph id="ide908f8bd8b1f4a27b4fcce4bfe90d8a7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>All information reported under subsection (a)(1), for the State as a whole, and for each educator
preparation program located within the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71020619758b4a80bda3bb7bca110d0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For the most recent year for which the information is available for each educator preparation
program located within the State—</text><clause id="id75f78ebbeb464dde910cc713e3e250d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number and percentage of recent program graduates hired into full-time positions as teachers or
school leaders within 1 year of certification or licensure, in the
aggregate and reported separately by—</text><subclause id="id2b68af2b840046a5aa204dc1e4cbdd29"><enum>(I)</enum><text>teachers in high-need subject areas or fields;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1992d1fb613e4d0ea26956a9a6bef23f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>high-need schools; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idd4553f370f244ff69b9d403f00c19260"><enum>(III)</enum><text>certification or licensure type;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id22cfa6fc835b4d4d94778b48910c9508"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for teacher preparation programs, the number and percentage of recent program graduates hired into
full-time positions as teachers who served for periods of not less than 3
academic years after their initial placement in a teacher position, in the
aggregate and reported separately by—</text><subclause id="id33cd2980b7544594ba8011a09ed4867d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>teachers in high-need subject areas or fields;</text></subclause><subclause id="id432d1c121d7f4a818748b7f272072b58"><enum>(II)</enum><text>high-need schools;</text></subclause><subclause id="id47eb9dc2bbc7416a8d200bbc4a984678"><enum>(III)</enum><text>certification or licensure type; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idda46bcda47c841a49785d65bd5e0be97"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for school leader preparation programs, the number and percentage of recent program graduates hired
into full-time positions as school leaders who served for periods of not
less than 3 academic years after their initial placement in a school
leader position, in the aggregated and reported separately by—</text><subclause id="id34979b519b0a455395b5091c64e09260"><enum>(I)</enum><text>principals;</text></subclause><subclause id="iddadd6bccab9148fa93721ff3f308b9a0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>assistant principals; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idff5dc4b04f6a4eb8a2c134227ca0a5ba"><enum>(III)</enum><text>high-need schools.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44b991c0b7ba4a19b61f9b53e0ffb87d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For recent program graduates at each educator preparation program in the State—</text><clause id="id8bee391c70a74f6297e8800ab00d92c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the percentage of recent program graduates whose elementary and secondary students demonstrate
evidence of improved student growth on State teacher or
leader evaluation systems, if States have such teacher or leader
evaluation systems; and</text></clause><clause id="id23c3e3eae11f45f0be244d3153c3801d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the percentage of recent program graduates who are rated highly based on results from
State-administered satisfaction surveys, as available, and the percentage
of recent program graduates who self-identify as prepared to be effective
teachers or school leaders based on results from State-administered
satisfaction surveys, as available.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf025d15e496947b2a2a1e3610728818d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any educator preparation program that has a first-time passage rate for all test takers from the
program (regardless of whether or not they are considered program
graduates) on assessments used for teacher or school leader certification
or licensure below 80 percent.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5ec5c17cb7542e7b7ea2368169babab"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The total number of teachers certified or licensed in the preceding year in each high-need subject
or field, as compared to the number of teachers needed in each high-need
subject or field, and the total number of school leaders certified or
licensed in the preceding year and serving in a high-need school compared
to the number of school leaders needed in a high-need school, by
elementary schools and secondary schools located within the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c2d3a7dcbbd4e0abc3cc6389a175be8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State report card distribution and publication</header><text>Each academic year, a State shall—</text><subparagraph id="id2385ccb3f9f343688fd96f896eb3fe5d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit the report card required under paragraph (1) for the State and for each educator preparation
program in the State to the Secretary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida23956489ef24f47abb68c9448f288b0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish the State’s and each educator preparation program’s report cards on the website of the
State educational agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43bd924f870b4067989fd7671c21dea3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>require that each educator preparation program in the State publish the report card required under
paragraph (1) on the program’s website and provide the report card to
prospective teacher and school leader candidates as well as teacher and
school
leader candidates accepted for admission; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0bcc925e781a458f9f3afe8c5f33338a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide the report card required under paragraph (1) to each local educational agency in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1692a128d5bd4bf3be0a16e0666bba64"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Low-performing programs</header><text>Each State receiving funds under this Act shall provide—</text><subparagraph id="idb3dafb43bdb641b4938f3e8f9a77540a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State’s criteria for assessing the performance of educator preparation programs in the State,
including the measures described in section 212(a);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74056841E9C145C8A17F197166208A3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a list of all programs identified as low performing under section 212, and an identification of
those programs at
risk of being placed on such list, including a specification of the
factors that led to each program’s identification;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33b27ab6f89c4929a0cb37934c987aca"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for States that do not identify any programs as low performing under section 212 or at risk of
being classified as low performing, a description of the reliability and
validity of the measures used to assess program performance and evidence
that each program met the State’s criteria for assessing performance of
teacher preparation programs and school leader preparation programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc248c3a7464d48ab96ca0671439d3d74"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for States that do not identify any programs as low performing under section 212 or at risk of
being classified as low performing, an explanation of why programs that
have first-time passage rates under 80 percent on assessments used
for teacher
or school leader certification or licensure are not identified as
low-performing by the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0706e16d01f04f93b577747c31891213"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition against creating a national list</header><text>The Secretary shall not create a national list or ranking of States, institutions, or schools using
the scaled scores provided under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9b704a6619704ffab86095e42b90ce16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Data quality</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to ensure the reliability, validity, integrity, and
accuracy of the data submitted pursuant to this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide367533ca6c64c59881b6e478d04f82c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report of the secretary on the quality of educator preparation</header><paragraph id="id0f0520c1d0124b3ea58d41ded76e953d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report card</header><text>The Secretary shall annually provide to the authorizing committees, and publish and make widely
available, a report card on teacher and school leader qualifications and
preparation in the United States, including all the information reported
in subsection (b)(1). Such report shall identify States which received a
grant under this part as part of an eligible
partnership.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0181fad01c734f14afa660a9b82f34e1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to congress</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the authorizing committees and make such report
publicly available that contains the
following:</text><subparagraph id="id3e21cda05c194f34a3ab07af40cadc7f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A comparison of States’ efforts to improve the quality of the current and future educator force,
including a list of those States that did not identify any programs as low
performing under section 212, or at risk for being identified as
low performing, and an assessment of the reliability and validity of the
criteria used to by such States to evaluate program performance.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id166ab882557342d58959b1b6e46b0105"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A comparison of eligible partnerships’ efforts to improve the quality of the current and future
educator force.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76fd81e8eace422e8dc4a3f1604a57d9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The national mean and median scaled scores and pass rate on any standardized test that is used in
more than one State for teacher or school leader certification or
licensure.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b3667a3836144f3beb38d43f047eb7b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>In the case of a teacher preparation program or school leader preparation program with fewer than
10 graduates
in a program, the Secretary shall collect and publish, and make publicly
available, the information required under subsection (b)(1) taken over a
3-year period.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3b83622f9561485cad2e2bd38f95fed6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary, to the extent practicable, shall coordinate the information collected and published
under this part among States for individuals who took State teacher
certification or licensure assessments in a State other than the State in
which the individual received the individual’s most recent degree.</text></subsection></section><section id="idcb1340c475504be6b97fdd7d8d9c781d"><enum>211.</enum><header>Goals for meeting the needs of educator shortage areas</header><subsection id="id760fd88653fc4c6c979685c368067fd9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual goals</header><text>Each institution of higher education that offers a traditional educator preparation program
(including programs that offer any ongoing professional development
programs) or alternative routes to State certification or licensure
program, and that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance under this
Act, and each non-institution of higher education-based educator
preparation entity receiving Federal assistance shall set annual
quantifiable goals for increasing the
number of
prospective educators trained in educator shortage areas designated by the
Secretary or by the State educational agency, including mathematics,
science, special education, and instruction of English learners.</text></subsection><subsection id="iddeda50506f7046798a11ccf09525b89c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assurances</header><text>Each institution described in subsection (a) shall provide assurances to the Secretary that—</text><paragraph id="id6f36cae23dd54cb49b18eeea66ee22e5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>training provided to prospective educators responds to the identified needs of the local
educational agencies or States where the institution’s graduates are
likely to teach or lead, based on past hiring and recruitment trends;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5bd4e3f2ee8744c08285d884a5d24426"><enum>(2)</enum><text>training provided to prospective educators is closely linked with the needs of schools and the
instructional decisions new teachers or school leaders face in the
classroom and school;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide325e2a0bec14e89901d52601ea73e61"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prospective special education teachers receive course work in core academic subjects and receive
training in providing instruction in core academic subjects;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4462632505df496f82639a39a440c169"><enum>(4)</enum><text>general education teachers receive training in providing instruction to diverse populations,
including children with disabilities, English learners, and
children from low-income families; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3baef1f41dd4d46b923256fe38c7005"><enum>(5)</enum><text>prospective educators receive training on how to effectively meet the needs of urban and rural
schools, as applicable.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id62710b6870684723af921b7475b3fe57"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an institution to create a new educator
preparation area of concentration or degree program or adopt a specific
curriculum in complying with this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="idf5e1136a00eb46c1b79de7e226a8d226"><enum>212.</enum><header>State identification of low-performing programs</header><subsection id="id7e4b496748c84403923961c6d69e2503"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State assessment</header><text>In order to receive funds under this Act, a State shall conduct an assessment to identify
low-performing educator preparation programs in the State and to assist
such programs through the provision of technical assistance. Each such
State shall provide the Secretary with an annual list of low-performing
educator preparation programs and an identification of those programs at
risk of being placed on such list, as applicable. Such assessment shall be
described in the report under section 210(b). Levels of performance shall
be determined by the State and shall include, at minimum—</text><paragraph id="idcb2b2b468c7f4496917ddefc0cc0e21d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>measures of candidates’ academic strength, such as median cumulative grade point averages or median
standardized entrance examination scores of admitted students;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide4df14b5ebd446bba694a2e341497532"><enum>(2)</enum><text>first-time passage rates and scaled scores on assessments used for teacher or school leader
certification or licensure by the State;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7f8b3afd93a4302b847ed0657b99e1b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of hours of clinical training required for program candidates;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1937b0203898403abf475d2205d39fdd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>programs’ progress towards achieving goals set under section 211(a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id218b5ea3f4cf4dec954d355f4f81d5f7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>employment outcomes for recent program graduates, including job placement rates and retention
rates, particularly in high-need schools;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida624fa733814430ebddb051cd17296dc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>recent program graduates’ results from teacher or leader evaluations; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6872fafab17645a0bab92c014f17965a"><enum>(7)</enum><text>results of satisfaction surveys, as applicable.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcac66e552337416695f1bc1782b34fe9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of eligibility</header><text>Any educator preparation program from which the State has withdrawn the State’s approval, or
terminated the State’s financial support, due to the low performance of
the program based upon the State assessment described in subsection (a)—</text><paragraph id="id4c4975c91c154c8198cbb78cab256cb8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be ineligible for any funding for professional development activities awarded by the
Department;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c0bedc7dddb4dd997b09df926af48b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be permitted to accept or enroll any student who receives aid under title IV in the
institution’s educator preparation program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3bcb6852b1ab403aad816f98097e052f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall provide transitional support, including remedial services if necessary, for students enrolled
at the institution at the time of termination of financial support or
withdrawal of approval; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ideac6fc40552a419f9f1d82de1f204ee8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall be reinstated upon demonstration of improved performance, as determined by the State.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd88ed4438a73410488cce7bde96aaf3e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Negotiated rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary develops any regulations implementing subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall
submit such proposed regulations to a negotiated rulemaking process, which
shall include representatives of States, institutions of higher education,
and educational and student organizations.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4c187240062a4171bd7a9fb15947a6e5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application of the requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of this section shall apply to both traditional educator preparation programs and
alternative routes to State certification and licensure programs.</text></subsection></section><section id="id8fb85edc325744f48c0bd345824d9522"><enum>213.</enum><header>General provisions</header><subsection id="ideb16786c6f53435a838775fb360e4458"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that States, institutions of higher
education, and educator preparation entities, use fair and equitable
methods in reporting under this part and
that the
reporting methods do not reveal personally identifiable information.</text></subsection><subsection id="id70c82e5b0d2d4f29a598eb19604fc241"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>For each State that does not use content assessments as a means of ensuring that all teachers
teaching in core academic subjects within the State are highly qualified,
as required under section 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, in accordance with the State plan submitted or revised under
section 1111 of such Act, and that each person employed as a special
education teacher in the State who teaches elementary school or secondary
school is highly qualified by the deadline, as required under section
612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the
Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="idc3f44d11b09d46c29d3a9dbc626c4105"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, collect data comparable to the data required under this part from
States, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or
other entities that administer such assessments to teachers or prospective
teachers; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7f7b44f3df0469f881be92ee398bd28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notwithstanding any other provision of this part, use such data to carry out requirements of this
part related to assessments, pass rates, and scaled scores.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb7defbb762de463fb4eb379068707399"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Release of information to educator preparation programs</header><paragraph id="idf2e15e4725bb4c35bdb37cb7f2d27072"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purpose of improving teacher and school leader preparation programs, a State that receives
funds under this
Act, or that participates as a member of a partnership, consortium, or
other entity that receives such funds, shall provide to an educator
preparation program any and all pertinent education-related information
that—</text><subparagraph id="idb976a821088449d5b49879d28d221833"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may enable the educator preparation program to evaluate the effectiveness of the program’s
graduates or the program itself; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id142f3d97f54c4dd884f7169548b695fe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is possessed, controlled, or accessible by or through the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id02e431df44e8466eaeb02f6a8acda445"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data required to be shared</header><text>In addition to the information described in paragraph (1), the State shall share with each educator
preparation program in the State, and to the extent practicable, with
educator preparation programs in other States whose program graduates are
teaching in the State, data from teacher or school leader evaluation
results, including any information necessary to complete subsections (a)
and (b) of section 210.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc43f34cca919409390fd7f4b05f9b7be"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>The information and data required under paragraphs (1) and (2) to be shared shall—</text><subparagraph id="idC5F3836D7F44466EBE41D0A23CBB4773"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include
aggregate elementary and secondary academic achievement,
without
revealing personally identifiable information about an individual student,
for students who have been taught by graduates of the educator preparation
program, as available; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfe03adcd51394edca73cb33b5faf1bce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>, commonly known as
the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id40bd5471cb9f4caeb3d85234a04b4adb"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>A State may use funds made available under section 2113(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section></part><part id="id6ed4b3edd7bd4816b38ade439fff41c4"><enum>D</enum><header>Enhancing teacher education</header><subpart id="id6779a635c8cf46a4a4e268d6f37f59b0"><enum>1</enum><header>Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence</header><section id="idc8c8e2c3af244168959eabed9cd48d8b"><enum>214.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subpart:</text><paragraph id="id875b44a8fcc341279fc39726f8dbefee"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible institution</header><text>The term <term>eligible institution</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idf2528a299dc14a879b37c1d9a66c4f12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of higher education that offers a teacher preparation program that is—</text><clause id="id7a9e8d3259f24113bc5c5665596edc90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a part B institution (as defined in section 322);</text></clause><clause id="idcaacecfb15204adab25f9a2318c1d226"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 502);</text></clause><clause id="id62b5408737d4414c8d959ce093bcfdc0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316);</text></clause><clause id="id19e3d75cb9de4eee9657596278d2680a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an Alaska Native-serving institution (as defined in section 317(b));</text></clause><clause id="id8b49ebbb31ec404088008595175e0734"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in section 317(b));</text></clause><clause id="id040c0b09b8cf43d68a757f2df8dcbbcb"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in section 318);</text></clause><clause id="id3f58a9bfc7094227b2cde44d38c95829"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in section
320(b)); or</text></clause><clause id="id07b07133d84447cabf0e8b8fb112adee"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a Native American-serving, nontribal institution (as defined in section 319);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e40571b8d524492af858a36d5643f4e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a consortium of institutions described in subparagraph (A); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38f8a9ee438341a290136fc7c2534d2d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an institution described in subparagraph (A), or a consortium described in subparagraph (B), in
partnership with any other institution of higher education, but only if
the center of excellence established under section 215 is located at an
institution described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida8e1c676c2e74118856514e5dfcaec0b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scientifically based reading research</header><text>The term <term>scientifically based reading research</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1208 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id6f4179142a39469196168a2ed416b4d9"><enum>215.</enum><header>Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence</header><subsection id="id005198286e7d4780a18bb607a235e11b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text>From the amounts appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary is authorized to award
competitive grants to eligible institutions to establish centers of
excellence.</text></subsection><subsection id="id225492f33a864d56be4ec7460b20df63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Grants provided by the Secretary under this subpart shall be used to ensure that current and future
teachers are highly qualified by carrying out 1 or more of the following
activities:</text><paragraph id="id234caed28a9f4bcd8ae47e7dd6e12bc2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Implementing reforms within teacher preparation programs to ensure that such programs are preparing
teachers who are highly qualified, are able to understand scientifically
valid research, and are able to use advanced technology effectively in the
classroom, including use of instructional techniques to improve student
academic achievement, by—</text><subparagraph id="id37c425a891de441c9e4f4e15810297f0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>retraining or recruiting faculty; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id123848caf4da437ca3e91b5bd8ea5af2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>designing (or redesigning) teacher preparation programs that—</text><clause id="id51ea5096745c43b8a1556274e5551192"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prepare teachers to serve in low-performing schools and close student achievement gaps, and that
are based on rigorous academic content, scientifically valid research
(including scientifically based reading research and mathematics research,
as it becomes available), and challenging State academic content standards
and student academic achievement standards; and</text></clause><clause id="id9af0859c71da406abc7f9829071381a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promote strong teaching skills.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id689d42bed0d2456291b1104e55bc1d84"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Providing sustained and high-quality preservice clinical training, including the mentoring of
prospective teachers by exemplary teachers, substantially
increasing interaction between faculty at institutions of higher education
and new and experienced teachers, school leaders, and other administrators
at elementary schools or secondary schools, and providing support,
including preparation time, for such interaction.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1936ee36213d47fb92fcd17630487d08"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Developing and implementing initiatives to promote retention of highly qualified teachers and
school leaders, including minority teachers and school leaders, including
programs that provide—</text><subparagraph id="id61152401bad147a08742a14288911b0e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>teacher or school leader mentoring from exemplary teachers or school leaders, respectively;
or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34fd93a221d5454ea358ae71b22376f2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>induction and support for teachers and school leaders during their first 3 years of employment as
teachers or school leaders, respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3a326b3d1e443a8bdf2ea809ded2722"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Awarding scholarships based on financial need to help students pay the costs of tuition, room,
board, and other expenses of completing a teacher preparation program, not
to exceed the cost of attendance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id05e572087fb346fbb4041f6a9f94bf6b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Disseminating information on effective practices for teacher preparation and successful teacher
certification and licensure assessment preparation strategies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id656bcf6adea74f7288431a012ff85f8f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Activities authorized under section 202.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0cc16ff7d3e14ac5a277383e76394223"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Any eligible institution desiring a grant under this subpart shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such a time, in such a manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9e4e0db94781487bbc31a296158aa5f4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Minimum grant amount</header><text>The minimum amount of each grant under this subpart shall be $500,000.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7839011fe4d9475498a49a1e839dfa53"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on administrative expenses</header><text>An eligible institution that receives a grant under this subpart may use not more than 2 percent of
the funds provided to administer the grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="id41e515d3b413491e968f61d3331eaec4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subpart.</text></subsection></section></subpart><subpart id="ide8b8b85b484845cb883791bab6ebbedb"><enum>2</enum><header>Preparing general education teachers To more effectively educate students with disabilities</header><section id="id307e01b96d65460db83075582d9125de"><enum>216.</enum><header>Teach to reach grants</header><subsection id="id06385f065510488f964dd6ea6911f2e3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of program</header><paragraph id="id74b1f9f5e60b435daa8c83ad4b902b62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to
improve the preparation of general education teacher candidates to ensure
that such teacher candidates possess the knowledge and skills necessary to
effectively instruct students with disabilities in general education
classrooms.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6e02cb1281924990b76e038378b5fbcc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration of grants</header><text>A grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of not more than 5 years.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6a7e92d4487e4b8f824bd8ea28af7ef4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section shall provide not less than 25
percent of the cost of the activities carried out with such grant from
non-Federal sources, which may be provided in cash or in kind.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5325ef8b5a1543acb8ebfedafd82982b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of eligible partnership</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible partnership</term> means a partnership that—</text><paragraph id="idd7ebf631bd9540ecbedea04d2def8489"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id8665662613a54dbabac7f49669441568"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 or more departments or programs at an institution of higher education—</text><clause id="idd1e1a31307574a198a6af0f1bb76488c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that prepare elementary or secondary general education teachers;</text></clause><clause id="idfefc19a4c1c3446fa4f32c6a703b7b8c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that have a program of study that leads to an undergraduate degree, a master’s degree, or
completion of a postbaccalaureate program required for teacher
certification; and</text></clause><clause id="idc12011937ad54916844a6708a4cda994"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the graduates of which are highly qualified;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b67abab68ea4cc89396d34ed615808c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a department or program of special education at an institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd71d437dc57b4c6ba146f9bb7fe3d157"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a department or program at an institution of higher education that provides degrees in core
academic subjects; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5be925815fcc4020acfa9f149a0e6816"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a high-need local educational agency; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ebbd09605b84bbab4272d25d275024c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may include a department or program of mathematics, earth or physical science, foreign language, or
another department at the institution that has a role in preparing
teachers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfaf121ed6cb14a229ba39bc22dd31ee5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section—</text><paragraph id="id4e11697570e2435b90697f7439928f3d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use the grant funds to—</text><subparagraph id="id400b58640ca44843b2e0b865e760eb9b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop or strengthen an undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, or master’s teacher preparation program
by integrating special education strategies into the general education
curriculum and academic content;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c1a964fd023465c9f7f443a9124bf07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide teacher candidates participating in the program under subparagraph (A) with skills related
to—</text><clause id="ida4f406e2f4204fdc9b2f4ff277f0b9ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>response to intervention, positive behavioral interventions and supports, differentiated
instruction, and data driven instruction;</text></clause><clause id="id57b566e9f36c4128b66292c01b937ff2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>universal design for learning;</text></clause><clause id="ida5b5552193934135a7bfd1cc7e9e9c0a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>determining and utilizing accommodations for instruction and assessments;</text></clause><clause id="id104ab9d302804fbcbdb68848fc40a4a7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>collaborating with special educators, related services providers, and parents, including
participation in individualized education program development and
implementation; and</text></clause><clause id="id574a4646a42d4e648885e245caa49618"><enum>(v)</enum><text>appropriately utilizing technology and assistive technology for students with disabilities; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0d4073f185b4e4cbc1d0b6ed2abd2f1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide extensive clinical training for participants described in subparagraph (B) with mentoring
and induction program support throughout the program that continues during
the
first 2 years of full-time teaching; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddbc51eb9f1c64663bb5f9e04df1227d6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use grant funds to develop and administer alternate assessments of students with disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id73936cc14adc42b6b13a817bf572b59b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible partnership seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require. Such application shall include—</text><paragraph id="id5382e24f7d6d4d519ced74a5fb22f854"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a self-assessment by the eligible partnership of the existing teacher preparation program at the
institution of higher education and needs related to preparing general
education teacher candidates to instruct students with disabilities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfba6bfcf4b054a5180f9b5c34db79bf1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of the existing personnel needs for general education teachers who instruct students
with disabilities, performed by the local educational agency in which most
graduates of the teacher preparation program are likely to teach after
completion of the program under subsection (c)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id09ca9414b0cc41db95ff575ffcf2c7ce"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Peer review</header><text>The Secretary shall convene a peer review committee to review applications for grants under this
section and to make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the
selection of grantees. Members of the peer review committee shall be
recognized experts in the fields of special education, teacher
preparation, and general education and shall not be in a position to
benefit financially from any grants awarded under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id433f3b0282a3443cb695b4c20f9839d3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><paragraph id="idd6d5e27a8b6a418a8c030774108115cf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>By the partnership</header><subparagraph id="id731a598668a24acd92e9535518902e18"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible partnership receiving a grant under this section shall conduct an evaluation at the end
of the grant period to determine—</text><clause id="id351ee42c1af542afa8c11b2160db169b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the general education teachers who completed a program under subsection (c)(1)
with respect to instruction of students with disabilities in general
education classrooms; and</text></clause><clause id="id59e98f4fb9d647ac976887063793cb78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the systemic impact of the activities carried out by such grant on how each institution of higher
education that is a member of the partnership prepares teachers for
instruction in elementary schools and secondary schools.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb094aab811ed4ca0b3c20cfd27d9ebf4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report to the secretary</header><text>Each eligible partnership performing an evaluation under subparagraph (A) shall report the findings
of such evaluation to the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idce71a8e9b30c4b2581ee4329e5302784"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report by the secretary</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the last day of the grant period under this section, the Secretary
shall make available to Congress and the public the findings of the
evaluations submitted under paragraph (1), and information on best
practices related to effective instruction of students with disabilities
in general education classrooms.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subpart></part><part id="id6720ff7a7a3d444387db53b572fd9b14"><enum>E</enum><header>General provisions</header><section id="idb12267daad9547f18989fcfdd42edf0a"><enum>217.</enum><header>Limitations</header><subsection id="id9bbb8c8e538945e480c178ee49a1cc6e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal control prohibited</header><text>Nothing in this title shall be construed to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize any Federal
control over any aspect of any private, religious, or home school, whether
or not a home school is treated as a private school or home school under
State law. This section shall not be construed to prohibit private,
religious, or home schools from participation in programs or services
under this title.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5c8dc57777ea4b279aad03c4ade1d5c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No change in State control encouraged or required</header><text>Nothing in this title shall be construed to encourage or require any change in a State’s treatment
of any private, religious, or home school, whether or not a home school is
treated as a private school or home school under State law.</text></subsection><subsection id="idd310f756a91b433cb7c0c13f74dc9ba2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National system of teacher certification or licensure prohibited</header><text>Nothing in this title shall be construed to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize the Secretary to
establish or support any national system of teacher certification or
licensure.</text></subsection><subsection id="idf7dec1219f7b4095b672123617bbfbb7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and
procedures afforded to the employees of local educational agencies under
Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable regulations or court
orders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda
of understanding, or other agreements between such employees and their
employers.</text></subsection><subsection id="id25F3260AEDEB40C99328C6453A0B30A4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Teacher or school leader privacy</header><text>No State, institution of higher education, or local educational agency shall be required to
publicly report information in compliance with this title in a case in
which the results would reveal personally identifiable information about
an individual teacher or school leader.</text>
</subsection></section></part>.<enum>III</enum><header>Institutional aid</header><section id="id3D44001C001D450D8CDCD51D91514FE4"><enum>301.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 301 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1051">20 U.S.C. 1051</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idEBC444AA9CDD4D129BBD84D00FCD59ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by adding <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">; rule of construction</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Findings and purposes</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC8BF632EF3A344509BB81AD10E4D1AC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id438575E9A0B14B95819ECA94E8B17915" style="OLC"><subsection id="idF9C05652461B455CA1069BD2ADC003C8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of Construction</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict an institution from using funds provided under
a section of this title for activities and uses that were authorized under
such section on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id5FDA6E79F1004136A1311F0FA57550DF"><enum>302.</enum><header>Program purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1057">20 U.S.C. 1057</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idEDB6BE8C9A71480C9BEB76E9A0054632"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCAE7078AFB9408CB94A95769EB5E56F" style="OLC"><subsection id="id39837C54DBF94D0B91F013D685CE296D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized activities</header><text>Grants awarded under this section shall be used for 1 or more of the following activities:</text><paragraph id="idB94CCA425B514929A5BACCB49C0E3D35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The purchase, rental, or lease of educational resources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9F2B23B2895E4CDBA01CFF0F93F05917"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The construction, maintenance, renovation, or joint use and improvement of classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, or other instructional facilities, including the integration
of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart
buildings.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD4E76F7C609044B7B63E3D850CADE3E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist members of the
faculty in attaining advanced degrees in their field of instruction.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDC56776D696B45A8BFA9AA1475D1F4AE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Student support services, including supporting distance education, the development and improvement
of academic programs, tutoring,
counseling, school-sanctioned travel, and financial literacy for students
and families.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD1969253956D46AD9160DF020F6DF398"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Improving funds management, administrative management, and the acquisition of equipment for use in
strengthening funds management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id422E3453BD0E4AB3957C7E505B32EFA8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Maintaining financial stability through establishing or developing a contributions development
office or endowment fund.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7F83C1D4AAC444E19443D25A052BC7A2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Other activities proposed in the application submitted pursuant to section 391 that—</text><subparagraph id="id37683F2F00AE4E129BC417BA1EF025A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contribute to carrying out the purposes of the program assisted under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC739DA6BDA7E4302A089E5879D36F56E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C8471230C4341BD888988D9409FD10A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="idD8BF42E43CAC4CAB9ED2EFDFD8D841DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>75 percent of</quote> after <quote>equal to or greater than</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC244C2854ECC4AA7A7FBFE20F32767EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADBACA0CC0D3434EBDF35C198655720A" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id66A437E3061C46BD9F57A42BD6CC72A2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Scholarship</header><text>An eligible institution that uses grant funds provided under this part to establish or increase an
endowment fund may use the interest proceeds from such endowment to
provide scholarships to students for the purposes of attending such
institution.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idD76162C2D5A9493E963ED04247D2833D"><enum>303.</enum><header>Duration of grant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 313 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059">20 U.S.C. 1059</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A9FC8D1C3B64293A54097EF4913E441" style="OLC"><subsection id="idE8FC720FC3F54EA5BE351054190135F7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirement for additional funding</header><paragraph id="idD547BA2F00CC4697B751D555F880BF7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall not award grant funds for the fourth or fifth year of a grant under this part
unless the Secretary determines that the grantee is making progress in
implementing the activities described in the grantee's application under
section 391 at a rate that will result in the full implementation of such
activities before the end of the grant period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDE5F901BD7B94F19B279FCA063FAFC06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration of data and information</header><text>The Secretary shall consider any data or information provided to the Department by grantees for the
continued receipt of grants under this title under paragraph (1) that is
considered in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary before
the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act. Any
requirements the Secretary develops for institutions in accordance with
regulations issued by the Secretary after the date of enactment of the
Higher Education Affordability Act to carry out this subsection shall take
into account the capacity and resources of institutions to comply with
such requirements.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idF81B253304BC4CC98862A1BA8BC2843D"><enum>304.</enum><header>American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 316 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id11A7D29730C046968991E80682CDEB59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id1275a7dff8734057aba47d4a226d2f71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (A) through (N) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD2F893C79E24BADA1234F17C7E09B2B" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="idadce4c7e889847d3958c226f11d5be84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The activities described in section 311(c).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd5375db06674f9a80d8550af3eba930"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Academic instruction in disciplines in which Indians are underrepresented and instruction in tribal
governance or tribal public policy.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80ff0e1db64c4cd8987dc90928a63dea"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Establishing or enhancing a program of teacher education designed to qualify students to teach in
elementary schools or secondary schools, with a particular emphasis on
teaching Indian children and youth, that shall include, as part of such
program, preparation for teacher certification.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6fddbf392fd845279ab3d11e8e5672de"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Establishing community outreach programs that encourage Indian elementary school and secondary
school students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue
postsecondary education.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43879F144B614EB1ACF7D91D8CCA8477"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7E3F8573680E42568677C92BB80FFAEE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</text><clause id="id6006DF79F06E4BDCBFD36DDD2D0EEF1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (C)—</text></clause><clause id="id19A6DCEDFBC7444CB213DB03F1C37BC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>not less than 75 percent of</quote> after <quote>in an amount equal to</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idF9F6219D8A05423CAE0FFC62834828BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDC7090EBAAD48C38853A0712A2D81E6" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id0032FA9D7C194DFE8978E7ED60A2B131"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Scholarship</header><text>A Tribal College or University that uses grant funds under this section to establish or increase an
endowment fund may use the interest proceeds from such endowment to
provide scholarships to students for the purposes of attending such Tribal
College or University.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7276F97322124DD09E6EA031747CD625"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id0238B9F725DC48CC91AA16187C6176F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0596BA505384F9C8FF6ED9AEDF32F0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idF4B0965B9534419B99DDE9587308A501"><enum>305.</enum><header>Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 317(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059d">20 U.S.C. 1059d(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idF329E96B44E14CE5B8BD24D69D91D10A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id4EA1F4F21D2341DEA84E6ACAF619D995"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authorized Activities</header-in-text>.—</quote> in the subsection heading and all that follows through <quote>Grants awarded under this section shall</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authorized Activities</header-in-text>.—Grants awarded under this section shall</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F24E26C5CD14235B7887F92A0460AB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>Such activities may include the activities described in section 311(c).</quote> after <quote>capacity to serve Alaska Natives or Native Hawaiians.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7F2DBCF8FB2E4236BC84E70E1017CC92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></section><section id="idE688CC45DB1A4F7D8FFE17D624E94B42"><enum>306.</enum><header>Predominantly Black Institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 318(d) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059e">20 U.S.C. 1059e(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id4EAF5804954C4B589465582A8302079F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) through (12)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (7)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8CA9F8670C6A4F2C825E098CD7AF127C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting <quote>75 percent of</quote> after <quote>equal to or greater than</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id877D85621C734A88BCE125BFC7C1C8B8"><enum>307.</enum><header>Native American-serving nontribal institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 319(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059f">20 U.S.C. 1059f(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id515312CC3A02400980C57A2B55B14745"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id3E25DAB933C745D1B6147C4631466CCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authorized Activities</header-in-text>.—</quote> in the subsection heading and all that follows through <quote>Grants awarded under this section shall</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authorized Activities</header-in-text>.—Grants awarded under this section shall</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9CBA080F28DC4D9DB1160C08A003F244"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>Such activities may include the activities described in section 311(c).</quote> after <quote>serve Native Americans and low-income individuals.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB0D67B566FFF42BFBD1B57811631EEBE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></section><section id="id318099CD06024F54BA2EE840C2F2CDBE"><enum>308.</enum><header>Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 320(c)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059g">20 U.S.C. 1059g(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) through (N) and
inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E6F8DBEFF1E41249FF48F94D7EAF16D" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="idd768e96d9b5848a8a7e7c78f105b9504"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities described in section 311(c);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide87343850491411d836a7ce18fa64665"><enum>(B)</enum><text>academic instruction in disciplines in which Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders
are underrepresented;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb26e1a24025945bb8d2434985eccc58b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conducting research and data collection for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander
populations and subpopulations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1fb52190e2694393a8f61260982f5ac5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establishing partnerships with community-based organizations serving Asian Americans and Native
American Pacific Islanders.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idc29086e7354b4f9f87191ccd93c92e30"><enum>309.</enum><header>Native American education tuition cost share</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1057">20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting after section 319 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id410695D17F914B35B79F1301179DC004" style="OLC"><section id="idDB71CB1D8C98409C836E3D2F045D8706"><enum>319A.</enum><header>Native American education tuition cost share</header><subsection id="id180B0F1E82A84FFDA35D8C8A17716CDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amount of payment</header><paragraph id="idFB4764A26B52449DAB4989BBCBCA3152"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), for fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year, the
Secretary shall pay to any eligible college an amount equal to 40 percent
of the total amount of charges for tuition for such year, and the State
shall pay 60 percent of such charges for such year, for all Native
American Indian students who—</text><subparagraph id="id6BAFE6C9E7CC4B7A92F8A719D39A110B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are not residents of the State in which the college they attend is located; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35B6BEA16482470B8EE75B8E233E06B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are enrolled in the college for the academic year ending immediately prior to the beginning of such
fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idED87D64F54E54DBB94A9D9BEA8FE2A27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible colleges</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, an eligible college is any institution of higher education serving
Native American Indian students that provides tuition-free education to
such students, as mandated by Federal law, with the support of the State
in which the college is located, in fulfillment of a condition under which
the State or college received its original grant of land and facilities
from the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8B6E6F876F5641F78F036EB8CD161E8A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts received by an eligible college under this section shall be treated as a reimbursement
from the State in which the college is located, and shall be considered as
provided in fulfillment of any Federal mandate upon the State to admit
Native American Indian students free of charge of tuition.</text></subsection><subsection id="idDF6F9529154E4EFC852FA79685CCA382"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve any State from any mandate the State may have
under Federal law to reimburse a college for each academic year—</text><paragraph id="idA833725D93B94A87A14FAA0444459A51"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to Native American Indian students enrolled in the college who are not residents of
the State in which the college is located, any amount of charges for
tuition for such students for such academic year that exceeds the amount
received under this section for such academic year; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id28F51D44D3AA4883BF909999C1FFB74C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to Native American Indian students enrolled in the college who are residents of the
State in which the college is located, an amount equal to the charges for
tuition for such students for such academic year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB3D2EA96CECC47AAB600C8A841B1DBE8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Native American Indian student</term> means an Indian pupil (as such term has been defined for purposes of Federal laws that impose a
mandate upon a State or college to provide tuition-free education to
Native American Indian students in fulfillment of a condition under which
the State or college received its original grant of land and facilities
from the United States).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idEDDE0EE097174CA997750B58444C2ACD"><enum>310.</enum><header>Grants to institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 323 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1062">20 U.S.C. 1062</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id85B85F81A9BE479D94257B2A8FB6F90A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) through (15) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADEF2278CB8B4F0FBFB63E67062B3C0E" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id4FA6AB8FDD494FA5A3EEDD0812F061FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purchase, rental, or lease of educational resources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id25579794798843C493896A95D30C4CEC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The construction, maintenance, renovation, or joint use and improvement of classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, or other instructional facilities, including the integration
of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart
buildings.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id81B48692D20044AD96DB11132A349FE2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist members of the
faculty in attaining advanced degrees in their field of instruction.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA9EB5B28A4354278BE299C84A80221FC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Student academic and support services, including supporting distance education (including through
the purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or
services), the development and improvement of academic programs and
curricula, tutoring, counseling, school-sanctioned travel, and financial
literacy for students and families.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaf594e9d3e3c41e0abd24952cc61815b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Improving funds management, administrative management, and the acquisition of technology, services
and equipment for use in strengthening funds and administrative
management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6bd499bff59f472abf9b236044d47200"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Maintaining financial stability through establishing or developing a contributions development
office or endowment fund.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id36986c2190424d64996523b9a18e8756"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Initiatives to improve the educational outcomes of African-American males.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id82C355B85BCC48FD8459F35ED349670E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Other activities proposed in the application submitted pursuant to section 325 that—</text><subparagraph id="id8144D8A0454B4FC1976A94123E9A61C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contribute to carrying out the purposes of the program assisted under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFC7F34C646FC487ABE303D0FF2277D83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id556BE8F2DA9245EB9F149ABC23E745EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idBC5D72F9B34C4CAFB6A78944931C87B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>75 percent of</quote> after <quote>equal to or greater than</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7F10B3A9394C441CAADFA5AB90026E98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58D3727D07554763B691400CD4CFDFC6" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id10D4FD42C6134CBCB12F54B3EDB330A3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Scholarship</header><text>An institution that uses grant funds provided under this part to establish or increase an endowment
fund may use the interest proceeds from such endowment to provide
scholarships to students for the purposes of attending such institution.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idDF7204744A5F44FDA61EC3B91B5DAE35"><enum>311.</enum><header>Allotments to institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 324(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063">20 U.S.C. 1063(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>5 years</quote> and inserting <quote>6 years</quote>.</text></section><section id="idE8014A28C21D4E989AE5A312B7DA6EAC"><enum>312.</enum><header>Professional or graduate institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 326 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063b">20 U.S.C. 1063b</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id158DC0BA63374E8D8A8AABE7D7C5D12F" style="OLC"><subsection id="idF44C802A8339451B9E6DB00202130E71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Uses of funds</header><paragraph id="idAFCE8BA0BB524EEE80C2098C8E64318F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>A grant under this section may be used for 1 or more of the following activities:</text><subparagraph id="id6948CACABD6E4133B70B388B263D3D9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The purchase, rental, or lease of educational resources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB7459DC7D40B46B28FEA0E537E17CF94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The construction, maintenance, renovation, or joint use and improvement of classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, or other instructional facilities, including the integration
of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart
buildings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id183B48F221C84D169FA8DC8FE9588CEB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist members of the
faculty in attaining advanced degrees in their field of instruction.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b9c7214fa7543578a75f10b95948cb2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Student academic support services, including supporting distance education (including through the
purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or
services), the development and improvement of academic programs, tutoring,
counseling, school-sanctioned travel, distance education, and financial
literacy for students and families.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2BDAF3D516E944C6B0BE330900389310"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Improving funds management, administrative management, and the acquisition of technology, services,
and equipment for use in strengthening funds and administrative
management.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB593BBB9FE5C4E5FB02B38E2E7B883C5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Maintaining financial stability through establishing or developing a contributions development
office or endowment fund.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1149118B12E6400887BEB7C134AD3D92"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Other activities proposed in the applications submitted pursuant to subsection (d) and section 391
that—</text><clause id="id863D3535118E42BDBDDC7BC1C2671A81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contribute to carrying out the purposes of the program assisted under this section; and</text></clause><clause id="id979492AB0DF74046A5BD3EBC8718BABE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idC58347F1D7AC466FB3EC4C451FE1EC45"><enum>313.</enum><header>Applications for assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 391(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1068">20 U.S.C. 1068(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id5869CED640234D30B2BBB4BC709B71FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (7) through (9); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id59DC449316E0488ABF9CD93E286876E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5), the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5DED2044FBA4E4BB9E1899335CFFAD8" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="idBB2EC13BB5894A0ABF0BBA7C23D470E2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide an assurance that the institution will report to the Secretary on—</text><subparagraph id="id0F6515EB023D439AA65AB33D656FACCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and percentage of undergraduate students who upon entry into the institution matriculate
into a major field of study or other program leading to a postsecondary
certificate, an associate's degree, or a baccalaureate degree;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA58E78D20AA43D5977E52F9DF8C3908"><enum>(B)</enum><text>student persistence data for the institution's undergraduates, demonstrating the number and
percentage of students who are continuously enrolled in the institution,
which shall be
measured in a manner proposed by the institution and approved by the
Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4963AC8DF5A94B55B0C83A2D9530ABCD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>data on the number and percentage of undergraduate students making satisfactory progress, as
defined in
accordance with section 484(c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idcfe2889778d74559a4b0e694a7f562b5"><enum>314.</enum><header>Limitations on Federal insurance for bonds issued by the designated bonding authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 344(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1066c">20 U.S.C. 1066c(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idbb3417e761cd47c4baa19fa414afd620"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$1,100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$3,000,000,000</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb789279b509545efb4a79d10ad90845c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$733,333,333</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,088,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a285c51302b49ad945aea64f53e458a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$366,666,667</quote> and inserting <quote>$912,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idA2DD4242816349D29377E0C017E06A81"><enum>315.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 399(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1068h">20 U.S.C. 1068h(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2EA259658B8242899BAF0B65979D0165"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id9869B6FF355E4048B4E25CFC85DE1468"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$135,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF405C923B29E47EB957676AE5D40B153"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB864B6DCD80945DDB414E5C4E8E64B9F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9701564A31E8441095883BE9974C9E8E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA2584A675EFF45B2BE2D8B86A56D1FFA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA6903989FE69427D8C925B08483AAED9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF042F4DE02CA4C459F499FAD86FFCB22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="id6BE0C32025DA4D989223E2AA07B17A64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4156E3F1E2004D35B3AE70050D8537BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC9DBE5BFDB964343AB2EE6B73972D387"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF68635B704C948CB8688B2CF8F586D76"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="id1D6A9767BBCC48ADA4F00834A4FA95AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$185,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCE50D60CF644F2F9E6A5CA25D0353E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2015</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id98BA21510061417194E01BA0C87DFC25"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><subparagraph id="id0248772E36A44B0DAE5DEE6E403427D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$12,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FAEBC5920644900B6B349D5620F6EF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2015</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Student assistance</header><part id="id6ABDB0A743024B8A8F12D78EBA4DF358" style="OLC"><enum>A<?LEXA-Enum I?></enum><header>Grants to students</header><subpart id="idF752DA9268CA403194D1406702C12C74" style="OLC"><enum>1<?LEXA-Enum 1?></enum><header>Federal Pell Grants</header><section commented="no" id="id4C4E30ACEEAA46C5841F3186FC2A8BB1"><enum>401.</enum><header>Year-round Federal Pell Grants; extension of Federal Pell Grant inflation adjustments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id29928FB664B84BF9B08DF3CB77F9255E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>through fiscal year 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>through fiscal year 2020</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3198C0EF53CB463FA66455AF4F58A67B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id7A7BAC01B4A04AC79D56DEA630847B86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking <quote>paragraph (7)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (9)(B)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6322182FC0304FEC8A0C2A74758C4137"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55EE50BD78524E54BAB0FF6D41D78A3C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17B74355FE124E10B10EFD11BF46631B" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id28411440CC86495188B012363E316036" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id503FF73567C449BE80B788347B6EB908"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The purpose of this paragraph is to establish a year-round Federal Pell Grant program to allow
eligible students to accelerate the time needed to earn a degree.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf2d227ee6aa452b85176028b02e3630" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>eligible student</term> means a student who—</text><clause id="id4651FE583B7244D8BEECB2B43B91EEC2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has received a Federal Pell Grant for an award year and is
enrolled in a program of study for 1 or more additional payment periods
during the
same award year that are not otherwise covered by the student's Federal
Pell Grant;</text></clause><clause id="id66C67B6CAF6D4E53A41BF603D1B23A8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>continues to meets all eligibility requirements to receive a Federal Pell Grant under this section;
and</text></clause><clause id="id469F9B7DD46F4C52AE0D638D644286F1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>attends an institution of higher education on not less than a half-time basis.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD15677131E55413B90965805149AC2B4" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the Secretary shall award an additional
Federal Pell Grant to an eligible student for the additional payment
periods during an award year that are not otherwise covered by the
student's Federal Pell Grant for the award year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D659B6439DF40F899105D66E5DCAA32" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>In the case of a student receiving more than one Federal Pell Grant in a single award year under
subparagraph (C), the total amount of the Federal Pell Grants awarded to
such student for the award year shall not exceed an amount equal to 150
percent of the total maximum Federal Pell
Grant for such award year calculated in accordance with paragraph
(9)(C)(iv)(II).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1DB35BDBAB4B4FB683B9687372F2823F" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Any period of study covered by a Federal Pell Grant awarded under subparagraph (C) shall be
included in determining a student's duration limit under subsection
(c)(5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC215D727FA294774B0BDE76FCC8AAD91" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In any case where an eligible student is receiving a Federal Pell Grant for a payment period that
spans 2 award years, the Secretary shall allow the eligible institution in
which the student is enrolled to determine the award year to which the
additional period shall be assigned.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0417B457E8E2455FA58698D12D1CC6BF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9)(C), as redesignated by subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="id9D8058BA073F47FFB54744FD63D0F5DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="idE3C3EB45393A4FF583144EBE7DE6D38B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the clause heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">2017–2018</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">2020–2021</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85CE928DC9174D78AB2317A25CEC1018"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>2017–2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2020–2021</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id90BBB68990ED444CAEEF8549727174D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (iii)—</text><subclause id="id2B578A9B416346B0BD98517817CADC56"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2018–2019</quote> and inserting <quote>2021–2022</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E860A0E588248BA93652654C98E9AC2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2017–2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2020–2021</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8D07C11453CC454BB2D67D7C24973042"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12564479090E475D9028D702EF911F65" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="idD8004634D632405C828F0B3E961BFEA2"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Notification of
Pell grant eligibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id1768EA987BBE4843810A709DA3FA08DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Each eligible institution shall notify each
student
enrolled in the institution who is receiving a Federal Pell Grant
of the student's remaining period of eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant
in accordance with subsection (c)(5), at the times required under
paragraph (2) and (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id36CE9E67364D458ABD49135A86CA4A3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Frequency of notifications</header><text>An eligible institution shall provide the notification described in paragraph (1) to a student
receiving a Federal Pell Grant—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6C8A66B28FE64E979D773A8DD66984F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than once a year while the student is enrolled in the institution; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB78203465CF2457A85453696610B9AC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a student with 2 years, or less, of Federal Pell Grant eligibility remaining, not
less than once a semester (or its
equivalent) while the
student is enrolled in the institution.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC69C3E0DC2A4C6699B7B50C99251C6A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Pell Grant
Recipients who are borrowers</header><text>In the case of a student who is
receiving a Federal Pell Grant who is also a borrower of a loan
made, insured,
or guaranteed under part B (other than a loan made pursuant to
section 428C or
a loan made on behalf of a student pursuant to section 428B) or
made under part
D (other than a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan or a Federal
Direct PLUS loan
made on behalf of a student), the requirement described in
paragraph (1) shall
be carried out in accordance with the notification and counseling
requirements
described in section
485(n).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id069E3CFDB11E44718F3DF915375E2B69"><enum>401A.</enum><header>College opportunity and graduation bonus demonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subpart 1 of part A of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9B35C9CFB18426B81ED13C25A610029" style="OLC"><section id="id48160553E200499F9C042ABC5CDD51AB"><enum>401B.</enum><header>College opportunity and graduation bonus demonstration program</header><subsection id="id2184616A49D144C9B9235DA761E77809"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Demonstration Program Authority</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to establish a demonstration program—</text><paragraph id="idE71224AF9EDC4579BEFA6D7BF40AFFD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to reward eligible institutions of higher education that enroll and graduate a significant number
of
low- and moderate-income students on time; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2DD6CCE2B8094E00BDF914DEAB0C2D7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to encourage institutions of higher education to improve their performance in enrolling and
graduating a significant number of low- and moderate-income students on
time.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBA7001C3770443D7B9108AF0D15306C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the demonstration program described in paragraph (1) by awarding
grants to eligible institutions of higher education in not more than 5
eligible States selected in accordance with subsection (c) that the
Secretary determines have a strong record of supporting, reforming, and
improving the performance of the State's public higher education systems
in order to make college more affordable and increase college access and
success, especially for low-income students.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2D7727E0B9134C8B89A1A6C7B070AF94"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible States</header><text>The Secretary shall select eligible States based on the extent to which a State has—</text><paragraph id="idADA78F4898944FBD8421464B0BB9AAD0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>invested, and continues to invest, significantly in public higher education, resulting in a lower
net price for low-income students, as compared to the net price for such
students in other States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id57EE9AFD6B614C368727D9579B05AC9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>adopted policy reforms to ensure seamless transitions into higher education and among public
institutions of higher education, such as dual enrollment and guaranteed
credit transfers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id323096CC7B4E4743B549E2476A3F4068"><enum>(3)</enum><text>allocated State financial aid primarily on the basis of need, and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id50D7CB31CF6D41F0A1A1D14C7E454EAF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>met other criteria, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id89B66A060F384D4BA5C063B0BCB50904"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Institutional eligibility</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria for the eligibility of institutions that are located in
eligible States on the basis of—</text><paragraph id="id3F83711355A148F3B48608922657E646"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the percentage of the institution's graduating class that is comprised of Pell Grant recipients;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6B06460A1D084E6694929E5E9EF56112"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the institution’s graduation rate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD9FFB977509646F5906109CC429DEE78"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the institution’s average net price; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2E3AF154E8FF4208B6ACDD647614DB79"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other criteria, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD3640C15D59A4CCCA17B9D00878BA879"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Uses of funds</header><text>Each eligible institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section shall use
the grant funds to support reforms to further increase college access and
success for low- and moderate-income students, by making key investments
and adopting best practices, such as—</text><paragraph id="id8B116ED212D3454A92D4F33CFA84DA35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>awarding additional need-based financial aid;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id983C8DFB745547B1AABEE2CAB9DC952D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enhancing academic and student support services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF7A8C8D51ADF42C58EA126A812A93ED8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving student learning and other outcomes while reducing costs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3622F3E71B654BE2951570949F162909"><enum>(4)</enum><text>using technology to scale and enhance improvements; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id425C00AF04D84D50AC6028239E133150"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establishing or expanding accelerated learning opportunities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9BCA921CED184434B2B829C5BD766BA5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Amount of grant funds</header><paragraph id="idFEA8F4EC309B484EA2B65FFE3428BF5A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Each eligible institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section shall
receive annual grant funds in an amount equal to—</text><subparagraph id="idA600BE16CF854D92A765AE1D08202D50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of Pell Grant recipients who graduate from the institution on time (defined as an amount
of time equal to or less than 100 percent of program length based on
full-time enrollment status) in the previous academic year; multiplied by</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id658719A3586F4D7F92EBCA771540A699"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a per-student base amount, which shall be determined by the Secretary and shall be based on the
type of institution receiving the grant (such as whether the institution
provides a 2-year program or a 4-year program).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id702B3E5168F346149CE636F7D26E9BF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional per-student funds</header><text>In addition to the amount of grant funds awarded under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award
eligible institutions that graduate a number of Pell Grant recipients in
excess of a certain threshold number established by the Secretary, a
per-student bonus amount (in excess of the per student base amount
described in paragraph (1)(B)) for each additional Pell Grant recipient
who graduates from the institution that is in excess of that threshold.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8FCAF611C0304D29A2EE9FB2DF93708B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Supplement not supplant</header><text>Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant—</text><paragraph id="id2AF443C5F4524186A0A48FA6B27730A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>other State funds that eligible States would otherwise expend to carry out activities under this
section to improve college affordability and graduate additional
low-income and moderate-income students; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF65E6CE75B4F495BA3A046D8A1CB1FBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other institutional funds that eligible institutions receiving a grant under this section would
otherwise expend to carry out activities under this section to improve
college affordability and graduate additional low-income and
moderate-income students.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD033DEAF07DF4E6FA3A9DF913F46F327"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit
to Congress a report that contains an evaluation of the effectiveness of
the pilot program under this section in improving college access and
success for low-income and moderate-income students.</text></subsection><subsection id="id79E13A084D874111B4BF8E4E385D16D4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subpart><subpart id="id3E492A73AD9B40769F111FC00270B53A" style="OLC"><enum>2<?LEXA-Enum 2?></enum><header>Early awareness of college financing options</header><section id="idA757A7FF83804B74A9F8029FB9FDBBE7"><enum>403.</enum><header>Federal TRIO programs authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402A(g) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-11">20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(g)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$900,000,000</quote> and all that follows through <quote>years.</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.</quote>.</text></section><section id="id33A2E29BD5D04F9EBEF51AB43AC60290"><enum>404.</enum><header>Postbaccalaureate achievement program authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402E(g) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-15">20 U.S.C. 1070a–15(g)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years</quote>.</text></section><section id="id9F01D16FDE064628A483E6E99AA15A72"><enum>405.</enum><header>Gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 404H (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-28">20 U.S.C. 1070a–28</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$400,000,000</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years</quote>.</text></section><section id="id6B3EDFAE585A499FA74FFFB45670B58E"><enum>405A.</enum><header>Early awareness of college financing options</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subpart 2 of part A of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-11">20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D6DC68981DD4BE997825814CD29AED9" style="OLC"><chapter id="idAE0AD316F114466FA14D26768C01F2D3" style="OLC"><enum>3<?LEXA-Enum 3?></enum><header>Early awareness of college financing options</header><section id="id0B34C5062A764128B562E9981C8490E3"><enum>405A.</enum><header>Early awareness of college financing options</header><subsection id="id6EB1A106CAAE43178941F99D0296B07E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to establish a demonstration program that explores the
effectiveness of early
notification of postsecondary financial aid options and the cost of
postsecondary education.</text></subsection><subsection id="id410C2875B59149D0A872D558B3342821"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants authorized; Duration</header><paragraph commented="no" id="ida6f83cddef7849feb4d26abb4f3bd649"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants Authorized</header><text>From amounts appropriated under subsection (l) and not reserved under paragraph (3), and beginning
after the first postsecondary education information form
described in subsection (h) has been developed, the Secretary is
authorized to award grants to
15
State educational agencies to enable such
agencies to pay the expenses, including the expenses of local educational
agencies in the State, for providing information in a cost-effective way
to students in grades 8 through 12 in order to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id42223B4CBB884593B8CDED5CB5DFA8BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase student awareness
of, and access to, postsecondary education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id225D595C7F0E4A7E99905CF205EE854C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the likelihood
that those students will apply for postsecondary
financial aid and attend an institution of higher education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6CF01F414D0A41C5944E57146B5ABF73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A grant awarded under this section shall be awarded for a 3-year period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idad191464ef2247a2aa31f7e690fac4b2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve
not
more than 1 percent to award a grant to the Bureau of Indian Education, to
enable the Bureau to carry out the purposes of this section with respect
to
schools operated or funded by the Bureau.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd15b7e9f073145069ce536c95b8c027d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State educational agency applications</header><paragraph id="idD101305705174F43832A15B5E46BE023"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Each State educational agency desiring to participate in the demonstration program under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in
such manner as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9c652e61eb344c099d8b02aebf477cc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each application described in paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id3e40cec826924a98934e26fbcce6e1d8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a commitment to utilize the postsecondary education information form described in subsection (h)
(referred to in this section as the <quote>information form</quote>), including the provision of State-specific grant aid information, as described in subsection
(h)(1)(G);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06e2ad81db074f5a9a118a534660eb89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how the State educational agency plans to disseminate the information form
to every school serving grades 8 through 12 in the State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide57b44499b4c40afab1f650d9bbdeb02"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assurance that the State educational agency will fully cooperate with the ongoing evaluation
of the demonstration
program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74536742fc6f437cbe9017cfbfeeaf7c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida12db2d0b4624e73a600ea2decabc1fd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection considerations</header><text>In selecting State educational agencies to participate in the demonstration program under this
section, the Secretary
shall consider—</text><paragraph id="id87f1d676fd134be582e8d85b9b389b5f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number and quality of State educational agency applications received;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFD6B9051CF164D629B7BBBF196623ED4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the geographic diversity of applicants; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id78ec75448b8a4fb5819cad17344053ba"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a State educational agency’s—</text><subparagraph id="ida34592e911d844dfb81cd95881ee9da5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial responsibility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80187f588a9046528c729105c641529d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrative capability; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1504e48e88a74d42921daeefca9d46ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ability to ensure that the activities carried out under the demonstration program serve all
students in
grades 8
through 12 in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9121853ded73487ba6711e5e19f9d675"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Selection priority</header><text>In selecting State educational agencies to participate in the demonstration program under this
section, the Secretary shall give priority to those States that have a
high
percentage of students who are eligible for free and reduced priced
lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.) or who are, or come from families that are, eligible for
benefits
under another means-tested
Federal benefit program as defined in section 479(d)(2).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id7f5f35f46a194ecaadb109156e231470"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Each State educational agency receiving a grant under this section shall carry out the following
activities:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id52f66917fb75480698d8330e61187168"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Make the information form available to
every school in the State that serves students in grades 8 through 12 so
that such schools can distribute the form to each student
in grades 8 through 12, not less than once each school year, utilizing the
most useful, effective, and relevant modes of
communication, including through technology.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6971a2f95d444c688d26825bdd9624b1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Develop a statewide public awareness campaign, using a variety of media, to inform students about
the cost of postsecondary
education and the availability of financial aid.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6bc2f8bf4b364be3b025b0e934545c98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Ensure that local educational agencies serving
students who receive the information form will participate in the
evaluation of the demonstration program, and that data from such local
educational agencies will be made available in
accordance with the requirements of section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>) (commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idef07c63b8b9b4dc38d05ba1178904b65"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Conduct annual surveys of a representative sample of students who receive the information form,
both before the receipt of such form and after the receipt of such form,
to
determine the short-term and long-term effects of the information form,
including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB7D584C28180428D8517C4630E8BAE7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such students' knowledge about the
cost of postsecondary education and financial aid options;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7FC880073A90452089C5ED323B5E5F4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
likelihood of such students applying for financial aid, attending an
institution of higher education, and enrolling in Advanced Placement,
International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, or early college high
school programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA92038FEB1D14DCEBBBD8E196CAECA1C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other information the State
educational agency determines relevant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id332b9e8dbd184181a41ed7803db774de"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Development of an initial form</header><paragraph commented="no" id="idA0AB5CFE5CCD41A08FB2CEAA516589C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial development</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary, in
consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies and
representatives of higher education mentors, admissions staff from
institutions of higher education, financial
aid staff, student and parent focus groups (including students and parents
from low-income families), consumer advocates, and secondary school
guidance counselors, shall complete the development of an initial model
form of postsecondary
education information (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>initial form</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id05cea6cd59e0454ca43fb4139a266604"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consumer testing process</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4D2562497D2247CAA7438E5C86946456"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit the initial form for consumer testing that is in accordance with section 483C and includes
the
representatives described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb5a74012b1434e3a8695ff6318c193af"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later
than 60 days after the conclusion of the consumer testing under
subparagraph (A), use the results of the consumer testing of the initial
form in the
development of a final information form described in subsection (h).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id425e66f8b8734e2a884214198b46a7b9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Postsecondary Education Information Form</header><paragraph id="idEFFD36FD2346405C875B13EBDE533BD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop, using the best available evidence and research, an information
form that the Secretary shall update annually and distribute to all State
educational agencies that
receive a grant under this section. The information form shall contain,
at a
minimum, the
following information:</text><subparagraph id="idC85316D89EDD4745AD9BAA114425C374"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Information about Federal Pell Grants, including—</text><clause id="idA8053168C9F446C5A72EBC1A70588BC6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the maximum amount of a Federal Pell
Grant for the award year in which the form will be disbursed to students,
as determined under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 401(b)(2)(A), which
shall be the most visually prominent figure on the information form; and</text></clause><clause id="idDCC1985818F94711A6D2E4CCBC227328"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information about when, and how, a student may
apply for a Federal Pell Grant.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3825be7e2b234edb8034a6312974cb79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Information on—</text><clause id="id9F4977A1E797458D95EBE05A9ECB8D66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal student financial aid options, including a description of all available Federal
grants (including Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants
under subpart 3), loans (including loans under parts D and
E), work study assistance under part C, and scholarships for postsecondary
education; and</text></clause><clause id="idC3677765208C4119BACD17880C6197C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
application
processes for such grants,
loans, assistance, and scholarships.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id61AB49E89307400697360A60DAD7D17F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Information about Federal tax credits available for higher education expenses.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ba1cbc06b44496b96c761e660d98163"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Links to the application for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section
483 and Federal student aid
websites.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd3b6c1c1f1f4ed0a901eb37069c8d05"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A link to the Department’s College Affordability and Transparency Center website, including
a link to a webpage providing information about net price calculators, or
a successor
website with similar information.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32ab8332737d44baba54ffc6fc16ff02"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Information about fee waivers for applications for institutions of higher education that may be
available to qualified students.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1701c672fb89484c87c659a7116d7481"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A State-specific section, in which each
State educational agency shall include information on State grants for
postsecondary education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id12FB72F725E1437184B5CA1337A899C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of final form</header><text>The Secretary shall make the final information form described in this subsection available to all
State educational
agencies that receive a grant under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide467679d459547bfb87ee7965a5dfdc3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>State report</header><text>Each State educational agency receiving a grant under this section shall use results from the
surveys described in subsection (f)(4), and other pertinent information,
to submit an annual report to the Secretary that includes the following:</text><paragraph id="idc8b1a9f3a1844c2ca3844afc2b02db17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the delivery method by which the information form was given to students, and a
measurement of the reach of such delivery method.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4e56ef8cf47941c48ebb696220b72573"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of students who report being encouraged to pursue higher
education by the activities carried out under the grant program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ea72d2630824378aedc0e37fc0342d7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of the barriers to the effectiveness of the grant program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id260ad1c449154891b070f7bcae039601"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An assessment of the cost-effectiveness of the grant program in improving access to higher
education.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id61ce3ccecb594dddacd0047a507bbc33"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An identification of outcomes related to postsecondary education attendance, including whether
a student who received the information form reported being more likely, as
compared to before having received such form—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="iddbdfbbdcd3134960a30db21009cb8703"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to enroll in Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, or early
college high school programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id385ddbedd0f64e16a201d3f538cfe29b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a student in grade 12, to submit an application to an institution of higher
education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4663f86d0d6c4db2957768340e16dd2b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), SAT, or ACT;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0EE6836AB2CC45E39054951BA9A6978E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of a student in grade 12, to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid described
in section 483.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3bd722aad70e482083aff012c35666a6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The number of students who received the information form and were in grade 12 in the previous
year, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender,
status as an English language learner, status as an economically
disadvantaged individual, and status as an individual with a
disability (except that such disaggregation shall not be required in a
case in which the results would reveal personally identifiable information
about an individual student), who—</text><subparagraph id="idC906B5D7F2074BC29B351FF5AD3CEAFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enrolled in an
institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id671D58AD9A9448F996ADE2620FFC471C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applied for Federal student financial aid; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef76f6148b524e6aa715ea70331144a3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>received Federal student financial aid.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4025293359014f78880f3ad4077ffee0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A description of the impact of the grant program on the parents of students who received the
information form.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb402ef49451944f9a5bb8246cdc326a7"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Evaluation and dissemination of research on best practices</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall—</text><paragraph id="idcc22eecb07d041238ab04a8060ec165f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop performance measures, taking into account the elements that are included in the State
report described in subsection (i), for grantees to ascertain outcomes
and progress related to the grant program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id54c0e1c77b954364bfddab1b4744395d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate the demonstration program, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, to examine the
effectiveness of delivery methods used in disseminating the information
form to students; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf98ad39391374b76928f6a55bc03b5ab"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify best practices and disseminate research on best practices—</text><subparagraph id="idD90947EEAE574E90AE613946959C83D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to State educational agencies, local
educational agencies, elementary school and secondary school guidance
counselors,
and other interested stakeholders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36479E239AA24A1DB34831C3238BF564"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by making such research publicly available on
the website of the Institute of Education Sciences.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idae209d4f1f7b4ad8a020adeb0cef05f6"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Implementation</header><paragraph commented="no" id="idD1815835F54C4A2098FF371137B7D1A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id892BB90103924150AEFE87F75EF30917"><enum>(A)</enum><text>upon completion of the grant period, use the results of the evaluation described in subsection (j)
to work with all State educational agencies and with local educational
agencies to use the
results of the evaluation described in subsection (j) to disseminate the
information form described in subsection (h) to every State educational
agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5EDFCB71F4644B0586DAA1298B7C9A1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in cooperation with States, institutions of higher education, organizations involved in college
access and student financial aid,
employers, and workforce investment boards, make special efforts to
provide the information form to individuals who may qualify as
independent students, as defined in section 480(d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3c2d2f0303f84c5fb4cd8fef322201f1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State educational agencies</header><text>Not later than 1 year after receiving the first information form from the Secretary under paragraph
(1), each State
educational agency that receives assistance under part A of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.</external-xref>)
shall ensure that the information form is distributed
to all students
in grades 8 through 12 in the State.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddfa53b2e21ee4cf89188235163199bdc"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id7bbfcae0c953405a8236273748194e49"><enum>405B.</enum><header>Awareness of postsecondary education financing options for adult learners</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subpart 2 of part A of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-11">20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 405A, is
further
amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf424d6e62ae44fb1a26b915050b90bf6" style="OLC"><chapter id="ide3fd8dce2bdb47bf8ed2efb12add9a02"><enum>4</enum><header>Awareness of postsecondary education financing options for adult learners</header><section id="id8fed33368ad7424fad16aa52d08e81b3"><enum>405B.</enum><header>Awareness of postsecondary education financing options for adult learners</header><subsection id="id20e4717c335c4bacbe8812e11763ed64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to establish a demonstration program that explores the effectiveness
of notification processes for adult students regarding postsecondary
financial aid options and the cost of postsecondary education.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida282b1be8f284cc99b162fb047daa28f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants authorized; duration</header><paragraph id="id04eab363ef3e4e39823671b565a5eb18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><text>From amounts appropriated under subsection (l) and beginning after the first information form
described in subsection (h) has been developed, the Secretary is
authorized to award grants to 15 States to enable such
States to pay the expenses of providing information in a cost-effective
way to adult students who have received a secondary school diploma or who
have been out of secondary school for not less than 3 years, in order to—</text><subparagraph id="ida2a32c4e523045859128c44a99050b26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase adult student awareness of, and access to, postsecondary education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a39da4e239742588ce046d6d423fc4e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the likelihood that adult students will apply for postsecondary financial aid and attend
an institution of higher education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc2cd72bceae94004bc2b297042580bba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A grant awarded under this section shall be awarded for a 3-year period.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id01acc078123745b58f589ac0af177d6f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State applications</header><paragraph id="id7d638d67f31d4e1da6e61c7821984008"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation of agency</header><text>In order for a State to apply for a grant under this part, the Governor of the State shall
designate one agency as the eligible State agency who will apply for and
administer the grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC885A8A77F1D45E8A3FECF295C5510BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application process</header><text>Each State agency designated under paragraph (1) that desires to participate in the demonstration
program under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the
Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id361288cc720d4b71a731de4344e9ae92"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each application described in paragraph (2) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idffb2ebe2920b40c6a2a59f6115cb40c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a commitment to utilize the postsecondary education information form described in subsection (h)
(referred to in this section as the <quote>adult information form</quote>), including the provision of State-specific grant aid information, as described in subsection
(h)(1)(B);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24d84891cecf4445b78eec9246de0abd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how the State plans to disseminate the information form to—</text><clause id="id57b0663cf63242c78a0dd89887ed4839"><enum>(i)</enum><text>one-stop centers, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3102);</text></clause><clause id="idbb358383b42b4f46b1d939bf769ccd2d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>offices that provide access to public benefits at the State and local levels, including
unemployment insurance benefits, assistance or benefits provided under the
State temporary assistance for needy families program funded under part A
of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>) and medical
assistance provided under the State Medicaid program established under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="idbef8e6c54f1a46da92d4c39c427ab271"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>public libraries;</text></clause><clause id="id39a8490566dc438bb976a9859a34592b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>2-year degree-granting institutions of higher education, including occupational programs at such
institutions;</text></clause><clause id="id7901e26cba9741ac8648db2e4ed0f867"><enum>(v)</enum><text>adult education providers, which may include 2-year degree-granting institutions of higher
education or local educational agencies;</text></clause><clause id="ide2f5c7eef8f74643801531df5ec18b04"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>local boards, as defined in section 3 of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>),
and
community-based programs;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd57a2cf881ed436590c6164cb4126443"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assurance that the State will fully cooperate with the ongoing evaluation of
the demonstration program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64b3aa4fd7974f249292693395f156e1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc9ac863762074f528a39216e16c23dda"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection considerations</header><text>In selecting States to participate in the demonstration program under this section, the
Secretary shall consider—</text><paragraph id="id3467ef6640724f59aaa8909a84a000cb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number and quality of State applications received;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida78d7f634d0d4c3987b766ef93d44904"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the geographic diversity of applicants;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id506103d9680145c0919aa2ef946187b3"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id90D6F22E6EB64C78978849DA4EDF47B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the financial responsibility of the State agency designated by the State to carry out the program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id038f5e4d47c04874951f409aa6cd332b" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the administrative capability of such agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id184a2d9bd2ed4467b20437752aa02618" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such agency's ability to ensure that the activities carried out under the grant program serve the
maximum number
of adult students in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide68459b53317423298935ce3ee1e8bd9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Selection priority</header><text>In selecting States to participate in the demonstration program under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to those States that have a high percentage
of adults who are unemployed, underemployed, or eligible for benefits
under a Federal means-tested program.</text></subsection><subsection id="id142c2b702d8e4d8b935f2ce9e1214679"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Each State agency receiving a grant under this section shall carry out the following activities:</text><paragraph id="id53d03ebb1a2c4b028836cfa108cc415c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Make the information form available to every one-stop center, adult education program, public
library, office that provides access to public benefits, 2-year
degree-granting institution of higher education, and community-based
program in the State that serves adult
students so that such entities can distribute the form to each adult
student utilizing services at the entity in the most useful, effective,
and relevant modes of communication, including through technology.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98aec81b465d4e3e830dd672d6524e0d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Develop a statewide public awareness campaign, using a variety of media, to inform adult students
about the value of a postsecondary education, the availability of supports
to help them balance work and school, the cost of postsecondary education,
and the availability of financial aid.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd25dc65c80f14d0c97908a1d6cfbc98a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Ensure that entities serving adult students who receive the information form will participate in
the evaluation of the demonstration program, and that data from such
entities will be made available in accordance with the requirements of
section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232">20 U.S.C. 1232</external-xref>)
(commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6de7bb5f57ee4069b9fead882d776100"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Conduct annual surveys of a representative sample of adult students who receive the information
form to determine the short-term and long-term effects of the information
form, including what those students know about the cost of postsecondary
education and financial aid options, the likelihood of such students
applying for financial aid, and attending an institution of higher
education, and any other information the State agency determines
relevant—</text><subparagraph id="ide24d6d2e9ddd4d7dbe3e18399fd95b16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>before the receipt of such form; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6e08a2454a94aee9348069c3d39e37b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after the receipt of such form.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc7f5e3353ee24b4f97deb0dd9c5a2403"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Development of an initial form</header><paragraph id="id87c68ada734a438ba4eff5456b30a5c7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial development</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with
the heads of relevant Federal agencies and representatives of college
admissions staff, financial aid staff, adult student focus groups
(including students from low-income families), consumer advocates, and
adult education program directors, shall complete the development of an
initial model form of postsecondary education information (referred to in
this subsection as the <quote>initial form</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7010ad65ceeb4e03836a085330c7f114"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consumer testing process</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="id53028264d49249b8b6345a590e85e2c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit the initial form for consumer testing in accordance with section 483C that includes the
representatives described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide94acdcf92a94af791830cbd99a6e970"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 60 days after the conclusion of the consumer testing under subparagraph (A), use the
results of the consumer testing of the initial form in the development of
a final information form described in subsection (h).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id067097754d9d4f3bbf33a8717f765de0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Postsecondary education information form</header><paragraph id="idE74CA4FA66DD42E28A14A04CC1BAC454"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop, using the best available evidence and research, an information form
that the Secretary shall update annually and distribute to all State
agencies that receive a grant under this section. The information form
shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:</text><subparagraph id="idcece8bfadf4f4af4bdd8f9b54509d8fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The information described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 405A(h)(1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4EA1FE83B7754D32A5C102B94BBF2580"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A State-specific section, in which each
State shall include information on State grants for
postsecondary education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id431b6a02ccab46d59b2e83b6053bafdf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Information about the—</text><clause id="id827d53b05d634f0da1f073cea13a5654"><enum>(i)</enum><text>individual and societal benefits of postsecondary education;</text></clause><clause id="id336a76726d484f7f9537a7f3c7bb78b1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>importance of academic preparation;</text></clause><clause id="ide0f1582a385c4bb9a79f21bfcb72a46a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>array of postsecondary options available to adult students in the State, including availability of
programs that can help adults balance work and school; and</text></clause><clause id="id094a37eaa1a84305ada2949aee258aad"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the eligibility of the student for various Federal and State tax benefits and public benefits, such
as assistance or benefits provided under the State temporary assistance
for needy families program funded under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>) and medical assistance provided under
the State Medicaid program established under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3E5D6008132F45E59C30D455F50A5843"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of final form</header><text>The Secretary shall make the final information form described in this subsection available to all
States agencies that receive a grant under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id81b3dca2fdbd4fdb8f92b2c4bf600a5a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>State report</header><text>Each State agency receiving a grant under this section shall use results from the surveys described
in subsection (f)(4), and other pertinent information, to submit an annual
report to the Secretary including the following:</text><paragraph id="id122a35574d12474686d1530e93ccfe19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the delivery method by which the information form was given to students, and a
measurement of the reach of such delivery method.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idac7c0ab634de449b815d1d0636edd561"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of students who report being encouraged to pursue postsecondary education by the
activities carried out under the grant program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id74f1d9ad300341b586beffdbfdccc610"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of the barriers to the effectiveness of the grant program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0944bcf80313452c94447543fcfc75c3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An assessment of the cost-effectiveness of the grant program in improving access to postsecondary
education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id69fde32d14d54efb859579fe9afd8c58"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An identification of outcomes related to postsecondary education attendance, including whether a
student who received the information form reported being more likely, as
compared to before having received such form—</text><subparagraph id="idcf5a5960ac4b40fca0cc1b81ecd226e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to submit an application to an institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75cb85713cab47639eae328b8ba077ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to take the SAT or ACT; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7555d1a5628848aa9ae81a806c871b83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91aeeabb38aa4623b6477bd4faf0a11f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The number of students who received the information form, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender,
status as an English language learner, status as an economically
disadvantaged individual, and status as an individual with a disability,
(except that such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which
the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an
individual student) who—</text><subparagraph id="id890f5122c5084a50b4496e3f43f02bac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enrolled in an institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e02e7215e0c4b85b6625b7fb63aff60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applied for Federal student financial aid; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id395e6bdca5614fab94f962493b50da71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>received Federal student financial aid.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id287b720d906a4441bebc6c65d21c9b5f"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A description of the impact of the grant program on the children of students who received the
information form.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id459bf683b2ff4c459ed94f5e7ccebae1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Evaluation and dissemination of research on best practices</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall—</text><paragraph id="id21a7030f421b4c3aa39c474e24affd0c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop performance measures, taking into account the elements that are included in the State
report described in subsection (i), for grantees to ascertain outcomes and
progress related to the grant program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9165c1f4736e4f5eb9ae58e0727ae248"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluate the demonstration program, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, to examine the
effectiveness of delivery methods used in disseminating the information
form to students; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5997ebaaf36b48dbae5c8d3f4e41b3d5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify best practices and disseminate research on best practices—</text><subparagraph id="ide253e0af129344b5a798c9e50a0643b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to States, State agencies administering a grant under this section, local educational agencies,
community colleges, adult education programs, local
workforce development boards, and other interested stakeholders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08ca77561d5e4e8c84d62468675ea88e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by making such research publicly available on the website of the Institute of Education Sciences.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87bdc03661c74ea489c63c358365904e"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Implementation</header><paragraph id="id8e2f3cc5c91b4ca9a22e6a68257cd476"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="id702eac9ee47a49ed9ace42a951f9e685"><enum>(A)</enum><text>upon completion of the grant period, use the results of the evaluation described in subsection (j)
to work with all States to use the results of the evaluation
described in subsection (j) to disseminate the information form to the
most appropriate agency in each State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9eee9b2306944c7792da10bb94fd23d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in cooperation with States, institutions of higher education, organizations involved in
postsecondary education access and student financial aid, employers, and
workforce development
boards, make special efforts to provide the information form to
individuals who may qualify as independent students, as defined in section
480(d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68e0a80ee4bf41ff8f5848b0dcf2e2ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State agencies</header><text>Not later than 1 year after receiving the first information form from the Secretary under paragraph
(1), each State that receives assistance under this Act shall ensure that
the State agency receiving the information form under paragraph (1)(A)
distributes the information form to all adult
students, to the maximum extent practicable.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id50cccdd65870481aac8442d0cb7a54ad"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the following 2 fiscal years.</text></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subpart><subpart id="id777F81C2F44D4AD7AF2AB8DB9C1823E5" style="OLC"><enum>3<?LEXA-Enum 3?></enum><header>Federal supplemental education opportunity grants</header><section id="idE5C4559977BF48E2A025F43859B0D321"><enum>407.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 413A(b)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070b">20 U.S.C. 1070b(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id0B3C124FC08A4DD6A6DC5C9956A1E88E"><enum>408.</enum><header>Institutional share of Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 413C(a)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070b-2">20 U.S.C. 1070b–2(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>75 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote>.</text></section><section id="id4953BCB74B154FB29B9055225E77C041"><enum>409.</enum><header>Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants allocation of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 413D (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070b-3">20 U.S.C. 1070b–3</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id1396B72FB98D4783A2EE89CCCF658D10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF91593911D324A7C943FBA13E38DC42F" style="OLC"><subsection id="id9BBF085600A242F2B93ABDF78D29FE93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allocation based on previous allocation</header><paragraph id="idDFE0BCF65E7149379335F9B1556017B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>From the amount appropriated pursuant to section 413A(b), for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall
allocate to each eligible institution an amount equal to not less than 90
percent and not more than 110 percent of the amount that the eligible
institution received under this subsection and subsection (b) (as such
subsections were in effect with respect to allocations for such fiscal
year) for the
previous fiscal year for which that institution received funds under this
section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idC439764EB61A4DA5BC25F2DF9AF9BA0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ratable reduction</header><text>If the amount appropriated for any fiscal year is less than the amount required to be allocated to
all institutions under paragraph (1), then the amount of the allocation to
each such institution shall be ratably reduced.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id90F7735F86674682B0CD8A55A6980B67"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No previous allocation</header><text>In the case of an institution that has not received a previous allocation under this section, the
Secretary shall allocate funds under this section solely on the basis of
the need determination described under subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id2BCFD52C31F04AE59DA95FCC267B197A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id114ADC80E4584A1AB1C0F6E89A111B11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>To determine the need of an institution's eligible undergraduate students,</quote> and inserting <quote>Until such time as the Secretary establishes a revised method to determine the need of an
institution's eligible undergraduate students, in accordance with
paragraph (5),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF2F5664ABF140F28B7F7B05C93A6637"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE09EBEF1D2904B3EA87072BC5FA72F04" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id589E410CDCDC41D98955FE3FA6C6B1BE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act, the
Secretary shall establish a revised method for determining the need of an
institution's
eligible undergraduate students, as described in paragraph (2), which
shall take into account the number of low- and moderate-income students
that an eligible institution serves. The Secretary shall promulgate any
regulations necessary to carry out the revised methods of determining an
eligible institution's need under this subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subpart><subpart id="id7F9AB6901C16465E925CD6530135D3FD" style="OLC"><enum>4<?LEXA-Enum 4?></enum><header>American Dream Grants and LEAP program</header><section id="id1FE32C3E2E694B289692118C9C1576AC"><enum>415.</enum><header>Purpose; appropriations authorized</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 415A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070c">20 U.S.C. 1070c</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id65B86BA9F1FF4579AA61E5926CAFE02F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by inserting <quote>to award American dream grants under section 415G and</quote> before <quote>to make</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8E799DEEAE964FDAA221D47AE3319711"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idCD65970ED0054A96A17D2B23E6799A04"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subpart</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>subpart (except for section 415F) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each of
the five succeeding fiscal years.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1B1066FAF7F44969438F7BE253AF5FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DD0CC6F62D0446A9F43ED31EC37E2C4" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ide293d6b0b2674e5587afc9903f6be5cd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for American Dream grants</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 415F such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id09E0078545A14AD6ABF02F41C2736496"><enum>416.</enum><header>American Dream grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subpart 4 of part A of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070c">20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="idB2362A2EA4B04099A7CD150E4D069CD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating section 415F as section 415G; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09EFAD5CF8D544909DEC391FCBF30E76"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1190EE5690B2425581C97EBFA478E5D8" style="OLC"><section id="id369875ec890243d49a7a5275d0bd7751"><enum>415F.</enum><header>American dream grants</header><subsection id="id30922ac270f945a1b241af831eb05f32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Dreamer students</header><paragraph id="id37dc51198d5c4fa19092630a277b77d8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Dreamer student</term> means an individual who—</text><subparagraph id="idb22d5d2ee9bf46bbaed69d561c3b16cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was younger than 16 years of age on the date on which the individual initially entered the United
States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12354fb7f5a84e269e01d63ea1cab572"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has provided, to the applicable State, a list of each secondary school that the student attended
in the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id96e0a5bf2d7e46d8818043f5af89f403"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id59A457C6519A4BC89C7D8BCA402FDC78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has earned a high school diploma or the recognized equivalent of such diploma from a secondary
school, has obtained a
high school equivalency diploma in the United States, or is scheduled to
complete the requirements for such a diploma or equivalent before the
next academic
year begins;</text></clause><clause id="id201496C0F0D54349AA2E669D093E5C80" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has acquired a degree from an institution of higher education or has completed not less than 2
years in a program for a
baccalaureate degree or higher
degree at an institution of higher education in the United States and has
made satisfactory progress, as defined in section 484(c), in the program
of study during
such time period; or</text></clause><clause id="id7E04A3DC9B4543B8AEC37B64F5006773" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has served in the uniformed services, as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/101">section 101</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code,
for not less than 4 years and, if discharged, received an
honorable discharge.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id88debd9422dd45d4aa739cce14c0c17f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hardship exception</header><text>The Secretary shall issue regulations that direct when a State shall waive the requirement of
subparagraph (A) or (B), or both, of paragraph (1) for an individual to
qualify as a Dreamer
student under such paragraph, if the individual—</text><subparagraph id="idcb70634caac349578ab0e370a0a611ab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrates compelling circumstances for the inability to satisfy the requirement of such
subparagraph (A) or (B), or both; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide124b03112e14ad684205c3f061a9ad5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>satisfies the requirement of paragraph (1)(C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9d537c6b34dd4db281521ce4c7858b52"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants to States</header><paragraph id="id841c8629a0e14b3e87595fea8e0e80a5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reservation for administration</header><text>From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary may
reserve not more than 1 percent of such amounts to administer this
section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id066563a6145f43c6b90a0c5791ee5bf2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants authorized to eligible States</header><text>From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year and not reserved under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award grants, through allotments under
paragraph (4), to eligible States to
enable the eligible States to carry out the activities described in
clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcd4e4edab075433e8ac344a80d4ef579"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible State</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible State</term> means a State that—</text><subparagraph id="id3e948c9e75004bb5a5fcf368bbec0800"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increases access and affordability to higher education for students by—</text><clause id="id04675b96b1094cf08d9eaae63d1e3948"><enum>(i)</enum><text>offering in-State tuition for Dreamer students; or</text></clause><clause id="id43fdb65f75bf43c19e22830e5914a356"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expanding in-State financial aid to Dreamer students; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80d3fbb6a283409294e9483b9c6c9d10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submits an application to the Secretary that contains an assurance that—</text><clause id="id66460b7942d94348902ed9b4f8e0b104"><enum>(i)</enum><text>notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State will not discriminate in awarding student
financial assistance or determining who is eligible for in-State tuition,
against a Dreamer student who resides in the State, if the student
otherwise qualifies for the assistance or tuition;
and</text></clause><clause id="id3b8e6c6655b4456bb6f8930afb554af1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2015 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, the State will maintain State
support for public
institutions of higher education located in the State (not including
support for capital projects, research and development, or tuition and
fees paid by students) at not less than the level of such support for
fiscal year 2013, increased by a percentage equal to the estimated
percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (as such term is defined
in section 478(f)) between December 2013 and the December preceding the
fiscal year for which the determination under this clause is being made.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idab5cab0d02f74e14b7ce22f39eaf468c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Allotments</header><text>The Secretary shall allot the amount appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year
and not reserved under paragraph (1) among the eligible States in
proportion to the number of Dreamer students enrolled at least half-time
in postsecondary education who reside in the State for the most recent
fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available, compared to the
number of such students who reside in all eligible States for such fiscal
year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd31bd3c584af469baf7087b90f623dc8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Supplement not supplant</header><text>Grant funds awarded under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal
funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this
section.</text></subsection><subsection id="idCDDA6C75B673434EB2272C3F407D3FB3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The provisions of sections 415B through 415E shall not apply to the program authorized by this
section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subpart><subpart id="id6B39B2A3A31243628CB3F46FE9D13DD6" style="OLC"><enum>5<?LEXA-Enum E?></enum><header>Reauthorization of appropriations for other part A programs.</header><section id="id8520334259E749568DE5B9129CBBFF26"><enum>417.</enum><header>Reauthorization of appropriations for other part A programs</header><subsection id="id676C3F93B3304F479EF347697E7A32BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special programs for students whose families are engaged in migrant and seasonal farmwork</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 418A(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070d-2">20 U.S.C. 1070d–2(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$75,000,000</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id79FE49F5A3294E0BA8AB5BBEDF7EB43D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 419K (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070d-41">20 U.S.C. 1070d–41</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idBE194FAD89AC4DD5BCF8136150CE7768"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Child Care Access Means Parents in School</header><text>Section 419N(g) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070e">20 U.S.C. 1070e(g)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subpart></part><part id="idD19959C728C64AD8B551E4C82BAD8C12" style="OLC"><enum>B<?LEXA-Enum B?></enum><header>Federal Family Education Loan program</header><section id="idF769F8EA2CC34D5D994D2970F8F7CB4E"><enum>421.</enum><header>Simplification of income-based repayment options for federally insured student loans</header><subsection id="idD58C4097CE974995B4DB4EA6C6C87192"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment replacing income-Sensitive replacement</header><text>Section 427(a)(2)(H) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1077">20 U.S.C. 1077(a)(2)(H)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id0A33E2ED30C14260BBFAAC49426685F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>graduated or income-sensitive repayment schedule</quote> and inserting <quote>graduated repayment schedule or income-based repayment schedule under section 493C</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id781F9451949D49F2A54EEEEA2771355E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>in accordance with section 493C and regulations issued by the Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3BB7C862EBD04A1CBF3D09BDE99BE7D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date relating to termination of income-Sensitive repayment</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after
the
date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="id935848ED8B2A43048A31359BA3962F67"><enum>422.</enum><header>Improvements to military loan deferment; clarification of SCRA protections; simplification of
income-based repayment options</header><subsection id="id916ED3278BF946B590BA6422F36B57E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 428 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078">20 U.S.C. 1078</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id8199338D91B347D8AC5EA66F3896329F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idECC1B2B239684DF29B41EF7D87DD7BBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id4825C0BC59784673B9717DD9E2978EEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>may, following a default by the borrower, be subject to income contingent repayment in accordance
with subsection (m)</quote> and inserting <quote>may, following a default by the borrower, be subject to income-based repayment in accordance with
subsection (m) and section 493C(d)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id5D0E7CAB041C4515B9FBA5D5C498C5EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking <quote>standard, graduated</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>standard, graduated, income-based, or extended repayment schedule (as described in paragraph (9)),
established by the lender in accordance with the regulations of the
Secretary</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idEDF80D5EBB3846CDAF5C22065EC41151"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (M)—</text><subclause id="id1A177C7305E64F43B00F16F63528A7EE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v);</text></subclause><subclause id="idBD06777E3D6440648BC498515DE25ACC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>the borrower—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>described in subclause (I) or (II); or</quote> and inserting <quote>the borrower is performing eligible military service,
and for the 180-day period following the demobilization date for such
eligible military service;</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id8D9E4FF148A44BD8A79B8328680D65DC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iii) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id889CA215567349F0BB71113C0D2D32B1" style="OLC"><clause id="id44C595DC0D874F12AC1AC44D029BDD01"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>not in excess of 180 days after the effective movement date listed on the military orders of a
borrower's spouse if that spouse is a member of the Armed Forces who has
received military orders for a
permanent change of station; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2410B16BF8A34CD786619499E5E4C79C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)(A)(iii), by inserting <quote>and an income-sensitive repayment plan shall be available only for borrowers who have selected
or been required to use such a plan before the date that is 1 year after
the
date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title></quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id842D95F0FDB3439EB328D0A4865CB42C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>section 207 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/527">50 U.S.C. App. 527</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7011D82EC6954F88A9DF23B89CE1F3EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF5DBF0B02EB4854BE2D789C46354783" style="OLC"><subsection id="id356934B39E9E4518A6EB61818AE67EEF"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Income-Based repayment</header><paragraph id="id954FEFBBF7E247668F04FBF3069F1B52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority of Secretary to require</header><text>The Secretary may require borrowers who have defaulted on loans made under this part that are
assigned to the
Secretary under subsection (c)(8) to repay those loans under an
income-based repayment plan, under terms and conditions established by the
Secretary that are the same, or similar to, the terms and conditions
established under such section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7AF42EC0F6294B48ADA4A0F7C4D9D8F1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Loans for which income-based repayment may be required</header><text>A loan made under this part may be required to be repaid under this subsection if the note or other
evidence of the loan has been assigned to the Secretary pursuant to
subsection (c)(8).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADBB9169DC68494292C59D8E20EA32F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking regarding termination of income contingent and income-Sensitive repayment plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall
promulgate a
final rule ending all eligibility for income contingent and
income-sensitive repayment plans for loans made under part B or D of title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 unless the borrowers have selected,
and remained continuously enrolled in, such payment plans before the date
that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with
the amendments
made by this Act.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53956E51C929455492B71D5343BF8A1C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date regarding income contingent and income-Sensitive repayment plans</header><text>The amendments made by clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), and subparagraph (B), of
paragraph (1), and by paragraph (3), of subsection
(a) shall take effect on the date
that is 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="id7CE050C7F0724765B3C24AC54B86E7E0"><enum>423.</enum><header>Simplification of income-based repayment options for Federal Consolidation Loans</header><subsection id="idC5452CBE5089471AB9EDD12653055031"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 428C of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-3">20 U.S.C. 1078–3</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idD18AA29DC9CA459894785729CD0A467F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subclause (V) of subsection (a)(3)(B)(i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1FC57418DE348C39F9CE077C7B52680" style="OLC"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8822D61618946C59A32F81488C6C16F" indent="up2"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual may obtain a subsequent consolidation loan under section 455(g) only—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0248D5CA4E724AA0B6C26AE44F469229"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for the purposes of obtaining income-based repayment under section 493C, and only if
the loan has been submitted to the guaranty agency for default aversion or
if the loan is already in default;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7076D26032D348C6BA99CB5266068B89"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>for the purposes of using the public service loan forgiveness program under section 455(m); or</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB100CD4C15E34CA99D44B288890AB97B"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>for the purpose of using the no accrual of interest for active duty service members benefit offered
under section 455(o).</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idC9B29477F0304915BA5954AAF80E7AE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idCB2678EC92004CAF9DF4ABECFBC2AE64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B479A73C2744814B00815E7EB4F6E9A" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="idA196213615A44921A968FD4801DF8C66"><enum>(E)</enum><text>that the lender shall—</text><clause id="id9BD731B4235F469EA9507E68C3A4D1EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>offer an income-based repayment schedule, established by the lender in accordance with section 493C
and regulations promulgated by the Secretary, to the borrower of any
consolidation loan made by the lender on or after July 1, 1994, and before
July 1, 2010; and</text></clause><clause id="idBB8E9BBAB31840F1B1411D11F324DAC5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>only in the case of any borrower who has selected, before the date that is 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, an income-sensitive repayment schedule, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the
Secretary and as in effect on the day before the date that is 1 year
before such date of enactment, continue to offer such borrower the
income-sensitive repayment schedule until the borrower selects an
alternative repayment schedule;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5D13530C21DA41D1AFB3E451E2B08DB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>(if such borrower has selected an income contingent repayment schedule before the date that is 1
year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>)</quote> after <quote>income contingent repayment under part D of this title</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5C434E97BD6D4F4AB5EF850412E49DD0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id2319DA2A184F45DCBB6FD4AB6F741772"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) of paragraph (2)(A), by inserting <quote>, except that an income-sensitive repayment schedule shall only be available to borrowers who have
selected such schedule before the date that is 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title></quote> after <quote>regulations of the Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7982FAF9C99C454D8CF2C58C7EB44EA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting <quote>for borrowers who have selected income contingent repayment before the date that is 1 year after
the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title></quote> after <quote>subsection (b)(5)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6320AD746203478D9A7821370276B1C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date for termination of income-Sensitive or income contingent repayment plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="idcaab6186cb3049c6b91ed27de5b4df4d"><enum>424.</enum><header>Reasonable collection costs and rehabilitation payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 428F (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-6">20 U.S.C. 1078–6</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id86FE02CF2F664EBD8A6D154CCBAE8A6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idB005F54924134194B02D36F39D4B7302"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking item (aa) of paragraph (1)(D)(i)(II) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C933B6C71F949C38A3DCE8AD8F2F897" style="OLC"><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C971A728BA94DBEB47178B807F92353"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">charge to the borrower an amount that is reasonable and that does not exceed the bona fide
collection costs associated with such loan that are actually incurred in
collecting the debt against the borrower, which amount shall not exceed
16 percent of the outstanding principal and
interest at the time of the loan sale; and</text></item><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61FB3C3176BF42409CCBE8DC4278CAEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (5); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97150FB5DDBD4B5FAA46B8F5BCD96208"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF3DF16164BE4F35A8B3D27AC30BE60A" style="OLC"><subsection id="id15395B91D49D4951A97E749FB0900367"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Determination of reasonable and affordable</header><paragraph id="idE346E7C542954528A0FCE7F3CD9FA72E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of this section, a monthly payment shall be reasonable and affordable based upon the
borrower's total financial circumstances if the payment is the equivalent
of a
monthly payment
amount determined for a borrower under the income-based repayment plan
under section 493C, except that in no cases shall the monthly payment
under this section be less than $5.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id811B686D3ACE42148663E1E3267F0355"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appeals process</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a clear and
accessible process for appealing the monthly payment amount determined
as reasonable and affordable under this section in any case where
a
borrower believes that the borrower's monthly payment amount is
incorrect, or that the amount calculated for the borrower under paragraph
(1) is based on incorrect information or is unreasonable based on the
borrower's total circumstances.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id917E22C477ED4F6CB65F0680EC870498">
<enum>425.</enum>
<header>FFEL loan forgiveness for certain American Indian educators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 428J(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-10">20 U.S.C. 1078–10(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24A17BA4C49F4D9B89EC3C98E84E4587" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id85786268B5C04241A15C1942213A89B7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>American Indian teachers in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian
students</header><text>Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the requirements under subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary
shall repay under this section shall be not more than
$17,500 in the case of a borrower who—</text><subparagraph id="id841E86128EEE401E9DCBEB2A52BDCBB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years in
a local educational agency described in section 7112(b) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in a school operated or funded by
the Bureau of Indian Education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE7B06F5CE990417AAF6CA30F79F798E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is
a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id2B0F5251889F4325B1CBBE47B198F639"><enum>426.</enum><header>Reauthorization of appropriations for certain loan forgiveness programs</header><subsection id="id10C99F43D23F411AAB7ECEEC4E6650BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Loan forgiveness for service in areas of national needs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 428K(h) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-11">20 U.S.C. 1078–11(h)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id646A9D2487B347299D9F545F258A84AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan repayment for civil legal assistance attorneys</header><text>Section 428L(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-11">20 U.S.C. 1078–11(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id9ee113c5e501490b95488663b10c45cc"><enum>427.</enum><header>Improvements to credit reporting for Federal student loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 430A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1080A">20 U.S.C. 1080A</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id07020DE31917438F8C0DE7278F925185"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC7D8A5E831FA40AEB0F02F371A8568EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1A8F5F4B8624141BDB03043594C4829" style="OLC"><subsection id="id5FA559BF95704E87BD1B450F162C5176"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Treatment of rehabilitation and income-Based repayment and income contingent repayment plans</header><paragraph id="id227742BE856441F5B1F862EB9988C3C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Necessary steps</header><text>The Secretary and each guaranty agency, eligible lender, and subsequent holder of a loan shall take
all necessary
steps to ensure that information furnished under this section about a
loan covered by Federal loan insurance pursuant to this part or covered by
a guaranty agreement pursuant to section 428, or a loan made under part D,
is reported in
a manner that reflects the unique attributes of a Federal student loan
under this title. The necessary steps required shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id04e8ea168e374f0baab36244722c3da0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>furnishing consumer reporting agencies with information about a loan's delinquency,
default, post-default performance, rehabilitation, and post-rehabilitation
performance, as applicable, in a manner that
ensures the entire loan history is
reported as a single open account for the duration of the borrower's
financial obligation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb3bec30f476d4e78a737f71f222e01f2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reporting a payment as paid as agreed if the payment made—</text><clause id="id7CC6CB877A634BE7A82DCE87E7DB61C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>satisfies the terms of the borrower's income-based repayment plan
under section 493C or any income contingent repayment plan authorized
under section 455(e); or</text></clause><clause id="id41EE47D6D4844DBA8A5F75F23E437AEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a reasonable and affordable payment made by a
borrower subject to section 428F that meet the requirements of such
section; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d51c0358ae2402b809f3079f8992b41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for purposes of payments under an income-based repayment plan under section 493C or any income
contingent repayment plan authorized under section 455(e), any additional
steps that the Secretary determines necessary, through rulemaking or
published guidance, based on the results of the study performed under
section 1018 of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id965c9a37c04d4886958dc051f1cbd6b5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application to agents and contractors</header><text>The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply to any person furnishing information
about loan performance on behalf of the Secretary, a guaranty agency,
eligible lender, or subsequent holder of a loan, including third party
student loan servicers or collectors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idD19736DDA7F64A2FABDE6386F44B9274"><enum>428.</enum><header>Reduced duplication in student loan servicing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 432(l)(4) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1082">20 U.S.C. 1082(l)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>simplifying and standardizing</quote> and inserting <quote>simplifying, standardizing, and reducing duplication in</quote>.</text></section><section id="idCCDFC02582DD46248B2DF3A798C98D70"><enum>429.</enum><header>Improved determination of cohort default rates; publication of default prevention plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 435 (20
U.S.C. 1085) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4AA851B2A4BF418FBD8742A0A4913C9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="idC4397EB804B54B238B0E53B468D32D64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id532B834DB798423A8477D17DBA0252D3" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id59A37BF12C15428F8BE287E2B464098B" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>In any case where the Secretary has determined that the institution has engaged in default
manipulation, the Secretary—</text><clause id="id42822499D9774DE387218B0699ACFE62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall recalculate the cohort default rate for the institution under this section using corrected
data and information, for all fiscal years for which the default
manipulation has occurred; and</text></clause><clause id="idDEA2CD057D784256A016ADBA7B965CE8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>using the recalculated cohort default rate, shall redetermine under subsection (a)(2) whether the
institution is ineligible to participate in a program under this title.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC8B15A1810124C879CC401F9F48A3F0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(A), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5E9A692D0DD4934BDDA580FF0C59F5F" style="OLC">
<clause id="id6915AD23E9F942C4800966F4EE7C95F1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Summary of
default prevention plan</header><text>Upon receiving technical assistance from the Secretary under clause (ii), each institution subject
to this
subparagraph shall—</text><subclause id="idF89147906AF64C7BA6D1C27FDAD2B821"><enum>(I)</enum><text>prepare a summary of the plan described under
clause (i) that is directed to a student audience;</text></subclause><subclause id="idBECCFDDBEFA8490EAE6CFB31AFA0D3ED"><enum>(II)</enum><text>make the summary publicly available; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id270F675CD3494E3CAD184567610FB294"><enum>(III)</enum><text>provide the summary to students at the institution.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3B56AB1E349B40E9A89D47E711263356"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (m)(3), by striking <quote>through the use of</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>through default manipulation.</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id8a42bb6237de43e1954cb9fc31ab16ea"><enum>430.</enum><header>Improved disability determinations</header><subsection id="id5B43091F5D894B329553FB9629AE3D7E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 437(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087">20 U.S.C. 1087(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id33CA2A0709484DEAA168EDB62C47A2DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in paragraph (4),</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id84EEE7675AA34947ABFF414D99AF72FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by
striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7E9CB748A6044FEB96179951DC3433A" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id133AF38D111B408BA814AA296C8B0F6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Service-connected disability determinations</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DCD0784A8174A4895DBB56314420EC5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A borrower who has been determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Secretary of Defense to
be unemployable due to a
service-connected condition and who provides documentation of such
determination to the Secretary of Education, shall be considered
permanently and totally disabled for the purpose of discharging such
borrower's loans under this subsection, and such borrower shall not be
required to present additional documentation for purposes of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4F1D81B2EC746E4A20BF2826ECB35E7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination by the secretary of veterans affairs or the secretary of defense</header><clause id="id0AFCE6AE54214099A61B4B6C2E70E00D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A borrower who has been assigned a disability rating of 100 percent (or a combination of ratings
equaling 100 percent or more) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the
Secretary of Defense for a service-connected disability (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">section 101</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code) and who
provides documentation of such rating to the Secretary of
Education, shall be considered permanently and totally disabled for the
purpose of discharging such borrower's loans under this subsection, and
such borrower shall not be required to present any additional
documentation for purposes of this subsection.</text></clause><clause id="id6834949C15164EB2AC94DD1112F0FAB7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Rating of disability</header><text>A disability rating described in clause (i), or similar determination of unemployability by the
Secretary of
Veterans
Affairs or the Secretary of Defense, transmitted in accordance with
clause (iii) shall be considered sufficient documentation for purposes
of this subsection.</text></clause><clause id="id3A6A6C63A78846AE88B57A59803223C8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Transfer of information</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veteran
Affairs, shall create a system through which the applicable disability
ratings (or alternative means of transmitting a determination of
unemployability) shall be automatically transmitted from the Department of
Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs, as the case may be, to the
Department of Education and shall satisfy the documentation requirement
described in this subparagraph. The Secretary shall have the authority to
enter into any agreements necessary to implement the requirements of this
subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8229699CB67740AE99E591221211B90A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disability determinations by the Social Security administration</header><text>A borrower who has been determined by the Social Security Administration to be disabled with
medical improvement not expected and who provides documentation of such
determination to the Secretary of Education, shall be considered
permanently and totally disabled for the purpose of discharging such
borrower's loans under this subsection, and such borrower shall not be
required to present additional documentation for purposes of this
subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idef4f361537e24b2f965003c407e99a0c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reinstatement
provisions</header><text>A borrower of a loan that is discharged under paragraph (2) or (3)
shall not be subject to the reinstatement provisions described in
paragraph
(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id47C38EE7555D45F99688E98F4252C5B2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Data collection
and report to congress</header>
<subparagraph id="id8CD5CC34249F496F8081A951206FA6C8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Data
collection</header><text>The Secretary shall annually collect data about
borrowers applying for, and borrowers receiving, loan discharges
under this
subsection,
which shall include the following:</text><clause id="id7A1686F15F264DD2A96253014D877074"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Data regarding—</text>
<subclause id="id6D752DAAEB0C48C89586B07044001DF0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
applications received under this subsection;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBFE88704805B4885BCA64FFECEBEEFCB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of
such applications that were approved; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0E8015C62D68419383F7857C47003890"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the number of
loan discharges that were completed under this subsection.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id2C383F78CBE342D69F999493E739C450"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A summary of the
reasons why the Secretary reinstated the obligation of, and resumed
collection
on, loans discharged under this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="idF0D08DC90A0A4E4B90DBCCA7B883CFC0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The data described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i), and clause (ii), for each of the
following:</text><subclause id="idE09EF51AD38B48A5B0184630B8047854"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Borrowers applying for, and
borrowers receiving, loan
discharges under paragraph (2)(A).</text></subclause><subclause id="id538D8ABE89BC4509BA9CD7F32229A63B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Borrowers applying for, and
borrowers receiving, loan
discharges under paragraph (2)(B).</text></subclause><subclause id="id2FCDF33925D14588A779162C16BFD403"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Borrowers applying for, and borrowers receiving, loan discharges under paragraph (3).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id0D68B5F4F68747CEAFD969E8A1336B4D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Any other
information the Secretary determines is necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C62DC98EEE444F2949C1D6D376B9A74"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall annually report to Congress, and make publicly
available, the
information described in subparagraph
(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6EEC0282F33246CBBDFB2191925988DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="id19EFCC915E8742A3A9E46AFE127600C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that
includes a plan to carry out the activities described under section
437(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087">20 U.S.C. 1087(a)(2)(B)(iii)</external-xref>), as amended by this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9997C913D5E34F85917B70E189DD356F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Follow-up Report</header><text>If the Secretary of Education has not carried out the activities described under section
437(a)(2)(B)(iii)
of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended by this section, by the date that is 1 year after the
date of
enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, by such date, a report
that includes an explanation of why those activities have not been
implemented.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida506a209d7694eb49701a84336dabaa5"><enum>431.</enum><header>Treatment of borrowers falsely certified as eligible to borrow due to identity theft</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 437(c)(1)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087">20 U.S.C. 1087(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>of a
crime</quote>.</text></section></part><part id="id88357F3F3D9D40A0BF010F745DB61D9F" style="OLC"><enum>C<?LEXA-Enum C?></enum><header>Federal work-Study programs</header><section id="idB31844BDD166408CAC82BAEB710A180C"><enum>441.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 441(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2751">42 U.S.C. 2751(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="idFD1CE1F164EB435EB0DFF71342554ECF"><enum>442.</enum><header>Federal work study allocation of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 442 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2752">42 U.S.C. 2752</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idD3531CEE3AA448478F8FAE1C5778041C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDF84DB8C4B94375A15A5558FEDE25CB" style="OLC"><subsection id="id62D2BD8980034A469F0AAE6BA37E4197"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allocation based on previous allocation</header><paragraph id="idDD8AAA1ACF6F487E90666850CBEF7000"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>From the amount appropriated pursuant to section 441(b), for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall
allocate to each eligible institution an amount equal to not less than 90
percent and not more than 110 percent of the amount that the eligible
institution received under this subsection and subsection (b) (as such
subsections were in effect with respect to allocations for such fiscal
year) for the
previous fiscal year for which that institution received funds under this
section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id74AD2D9D3CC24E6E9C0D286F4DBA176C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ratable reduction</header><text>If the amount appropriated for any fiscal year is less than the amount required to be allocated to
all institutions under paragraph (1), then the amount of the allocation to
each such institution shall be ratably reduced.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6396428D1C7D4798A4450AD93E33F26C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No previous allocation</header><text>In the case of an institution that has not received a previous allocation under this section, the
Secretary shall allocate funds under this section solely on the basis of
the self-help need determination described under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id402595FF303E445CB3E36B06E9E2BCDE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="idBBE5F377038C4096ACC691C9F9BA414D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>To determine the self-help need of an institution's eligible undergraduate students,</quote> and inserting <quote>Until such time as the Secretary establishes a revised method to determine the self-help need of an
institution's eligible undergraduate students, in accordance with
paragraph (5),</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3CCE17C4926940BDAA89425C87FCABE3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>To determine the self-help need of an institution's eligible graduate and professional students,</quote> and inserting <quote>Until such time as the Secretary establishes a revised method to determine the self-help need of an
institution's eligible graduate and professional students, in accordance
with paragraph (5),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id763D552CA2E247C2A826F4F58983E301"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F201B61F7F5495C9A2879CEA83515BF" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id36F4D45C4A654766A20DB3C28282AE59"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act, the
Secretary shall establish revised methods for determining the self-help
need of an
institution's eligible undergraduate students, as described in paragraph
(2), and eligible graduate and professional students, as described in
paragraph (3), which shall take into account the number of low- and
moderate-income students that an eligible institution serves. The
Secretary shall promulgate any regulations necessary to carry out the
revised methods of determining an eligible institution's self-help need
under this subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id242262BD1A5940F6B27AA59E6C26CD90"><enum>443.</enum><header>Institutional share of Federal work study funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 443(b)(5) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2753">42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>75 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote> each place the term appears.</text></section><section id="idE6E1E1A1C6C8408A81157C98B80025F7"><enum>444.</enum><header>Additional funds to conduct community service work-study programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 447(b)(4) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2756a">42 U.S.C. 2756a(b)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id65C7823740B44F4080626830C820735E"><enum>445.</enum><header>Work colleges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 448(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2756b">42 U.S.C. 2756b(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section></part><part id="id6B4ED785F34549E985149745CE2330B1" style="OLC"><enum>D<?LEXA-Enum D?></enum><header>Federal Direct Loan program</header><section id="id484CF0C02C9447C98A0CB2712242E547"><enum>451.</enum><header>Elimination of origination fees and other amendments to terms and conditions of loans</header><subsection id="id4BEC96AADC9B4E57949D7B09E801B73C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 455 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087e">20 U.S.C. 1087e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id8680377664484DC28EF17357C9E05FF0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by repealing subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F2E2A1C4C284195BF3E9645299BB44F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id3E1EBC3E7142484ABC57246474ADE71B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting <quote>or to any borrower who has not selected the income contingent repayment plan before the date that
is 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title></quote> before the semicolon at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id834D01BD5B094E03924FD24721D28D7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause id="id60F8D8B173EC4DF291773174D16F3020"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D695BAF86FE44F0B168D46688236FDE" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="idDC90006DE4214578BF06B0554FD42003"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pay collection costs in an amount that is reasonable and that does not exceed the bona fide
collection costs associated
with such student loan that are actually incurred in collecting the debt
against the borrower; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" id="idA6A29206A2B84F0BA6DAB5E362937092"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>income contingent repayment plan</quote> and inserting <quote>income-based repayment plan, as provided in 493C</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id560924C6DE6B49C8BB6D214DB7BCEF90"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="id3F6634EF3EDD4B1AA283EE2826AE8F16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>The Secretary may</quote> and inserting <quote>With respect to borrowers who have selected, or been required to use, an income contingent
repayment plan before the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment
of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary may</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F7C1698BA2649099493DBEEA8187FCD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>before the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title></quote> after <quote>income contingent repayment</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15FC9F539D9242E99C900AC289D61F74"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id339C671676C146F484AEEBDF6A800898"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAF425883EC3C4B75905F003B55798051"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="id4FB76EC80C774BBD91D2E2C57A2EDB3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>the borrower—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>described in clause (i) or (ii); or</quote> and inserting <quote>the borrower is performing eligible military service, and for the
180-day
period following the demobilization date for such eligible military
service;</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id854F24ED81DF4B7B8AA20106DDC479DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idED98C85A3AF54C3A942F52DAAD5B8305"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id409D1492788A4280A8A605490C6DC535" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id4B05CC503C1948FE91C7390B0E03B501"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any period not in excess of 180 days after the effective movement date listed on the military
orders of a
borrower's spouse if that spouse is a member of the Armed Forces who has
received military orders for a
permanent change of station; or</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73E8096705BE4BFC802FE5A8E88E6A65"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A5AE8BCBE70499E9FE6401619882182" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID543C4223ECDD44148702220074003A97"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Borrower claims and defenses</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF63B1D157F71495992AE038AA4A0EF9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of State or Federal law, a borrower, regardless of
the account status of the borrower's loan, may assert as an affirmative
claim or
defense against
repayment, any act or omission of an institution of higher education
attended by the borrower that would give rise to a cause of action against
the institution under this Act, other Federal law, or applicable State
law, except that in no event may a borrower recover from the Secretary, in
any action arising from or relating to a loan made under this part, an
amount in excess of the amount such borrower has repaid on such loan.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1DD0C857CD84080A8A08CF9005A0143"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exercise by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary may elect to carry out the authority under this subsection on
behalf of a group of multiple borrowers if the Secretary determines that
the group has been harmed by the same act, omission, or practice.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id346831B9AB33435BB9906DC9F8D3C4F9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (m)—</text><subparagraph id="id0C6B36C018534980A58DCE7B0A956B33"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54B6EB1CB1E04254A6AEABD204E49254"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7849112D385C438AAA77A18027AAD22B" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id947391D2FEFA49238783B6D745518FF2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lump sum payment</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, if a borrower has enrolled in a repayment plan described in
paragraph (1)(A) and makes a lump sum payment through a student loan
repayment program under section 2171 of
title 10, United States Code, or a similarly structured eligible repayment
program (as determined by the Secretary), the Secretary will treat the
borrower as having made a number of qualifying payments equal to the
lesser
of—</text><subparagraph id="id6E141074901B45789D329B88344B007B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number, rounded to the nearest whole number, equal to the quotient of—</text><clause id="idB12D34B07D344D1EABE595AC75703379"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such lump sum payment; divided by</text></clause><clause id="idE22B07C5FE9B43F3A6DAAAAA4C6AE5A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the monthly payment amount that the borrower would have otherwise made under the repayment plan
described in paragraph (1)(A) selected by the borrower; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6D08D4DC8114C10889D45A653780DD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>12 payments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF460F550363B4C12926F5D256910C871"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (o)—</text><subparagraph id="id200BDB803861496EA8C248AACEBE7686"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2ADFE2294C14C9DA8F9D8F52490EDBF" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idC2B7FDB34C554851A297C052828EBB99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this part and in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (4), the
Secretary shall not charge interest on a loan made to a borrower under
this part for which the first disbursement is made on or after October 1,
2008, during the period in which a borrower who is performing eligible
military service is serving in an area of
hostilities in which service qualifies for special pay
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/37/310">section 310</external-xref> of title 37, United States Code.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA601801950AF4E9CBC9454C1295651A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id019F6C6FC3F5475789DACE2593B898BD" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id6DBE420D173C4544A7DC4D71DFD246AA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation of accrual of interest provision for members of the Armed Forces</header><subparagraph id="idD6D6564D474A4E509119A0DC91AFFB99"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall enter into any necessary agreements, including agreements with
the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and the Secretary of
Defense—</text><clause id="id5242F91D4D024A689482CC5CB1E5372F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to ensure that interest does not accrue for eligible military borrowers, in accordance with this
subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="idC3AA8F0427214C839787FEED86EC3925"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to obtain or provide any information necessary to implement clause (i) without requiring a request
from the borrower.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA71E2DA58B1A46E5944FA0D57CC2235B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><clause id="id0BEDCD69C6154141933DC0B44518836C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that
includes a plan to implement the accrual of interest provision described
in subparagraph (A).</text></clause><clause id="id82699F34891043329C179730CEB43D8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Follow-up report</header><text>If the Secretary has not implemented the accrual of interest provision described in
subparagraph (A) by the date that is 1
year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit, by such date, a report that includes an explanation of why
such provision has not been implemented.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4AAFBD80446741A9BA6DFD2262CD9034"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>who qualifies as an eligible military borrower under this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>described in paragraph (1)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D358A24ED444C38BED78CB12673676C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective dates</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D0C5538B17648CE940570C5D27DEADE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal of loan fees</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to loans made under part D of
title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087a">20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.</external-xref>) for
which the first disbursement of principal is made, or, in the case of a
Federal Direct Consolidation Loan made under such part, the application is
received, on or
after July 1, 2014.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD6B2A080E0E499CB0CB9DA4354CDB58"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terminating income contingent repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii) of paragraph (2), and paragraph (3), of
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date
that is 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8B5F7914167A4BB4AA6E74B2129096CF"><enum>452.</enum><header>Improved student loan servicing and debt collection practices</header><subsection id="id679C6C7F2F3940BCBF68AC65BC798D98"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Section 456 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087f">20 U.S.C. 1087f</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7A7EA7ED7FF4F4EB583893C1D584C28" style="OLC"><subsection id="idF9CAA60A762C401295DCC9671CBC6EC3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on contracts for the servicing of loans</header><paragraph id="id5B7DEE7D82784A90839BC86E945D4F4C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A contract entered into under this section for the servicing of loans made or purchased under this
part shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id0F3615375C314EF5B563928D31649445"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a provision that prohibits the servicer from marketing to a borrower of a loan which the
servicer services, a financial product or service while the
borrower is enrolled in an institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC23EFB01AD8546E986CACF1054395989"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a provision that, after the borrower is no longer enrolled in an institution of higher education,
the servicer may only market a financial product or service to the
borrower
through an opt-in rather than an opt-out
system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD46F9CAEFAFD481B807C289326251D8A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a provision that, to the extent practicable, the servicer shall clearly disclose in any
written material or correspondence sent or made available to the borrower
(including
correspondence and disclosures on the website of the servicer) that the
material or correspondence is
in relation to a Department of Education loan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB075559D38E2406E95FE183CE8F06B62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No predispute arbitration clauses</header><text>A contract entered into under this section for the servicing of loans made or purchased under this
part shall include a provision that any rights and remedies available to
borrowers against the servicer may not be waived by any agreement, policy,
or form, including by a predispute arbitration agreement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc238750dc209424f8a3ccefbbb04f80c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Study of direct loan debt collection</header><paragraph id="idC242992CD8754EC6938E4E3F98C76460"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine whether it is efficient and effective to contract
with private entities under this section for
the
collection of loans made or purchased under this part that are in default.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4d01e3924d62467ab0680806b9f27938"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation method</header><text>For purposes of the study described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate efficiency and
effectiveness in terms of—</text><subparagraph id="id1C834E50378142D0BDF4F03354D34B2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost incurred by the Federal Government for the collections of defaulted loans under this part
through contracts under this section, and such cost in comparison with the
costs of other methods by which debt owed to the Federal Government are
collected or recovered, including the collection of any unpaid Federal
income taxes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF3AB53928F4C4C70955D235CC0B45002"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the consumer protections provided to the borrower who has defaulted on a loan under this part
through the collections process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE3346F3171C4F1293CDAE29CFC27519"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the impact of the collections process for defaulted loans under this part on the integrity
of the loan program carried out under this part; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2524D2CAA03340388CBCB9920254F42E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>borrower experience, as determined through borrower surveys.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id770e7dc71b0d44ba90bd72c34f46f861"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recovery costs</header><subparagraph id="id436A1F43E52D463C91CE9F486E5E6326"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As part of the study conducted under this subsection, the Secretary shall calculate the average
recovery cost, per dollar recovered, through the collection of defaulted
loans made under this part, in the aggregate for all borrowers of
defaulted loans and disaggregated for the following categories of
borrowers of defaulted loans:</text><clause id="idE2AA104490684D7CAF2D614DB2A900C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Veterans with a service-connected disability (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">section 101</external-xref> of title 38, United States
Code).</text></clause><clause id="id85604efbc2104f4caac7f2ce317ae298"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Individuals who are entitled to benefits under section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
423).</text></clause><clause id="id48bd94819c934ab888fc720bb4bc1a4f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Individuals who are allowed an earned income tax credit pursuant to section 32 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.</text></clause><clause id="ida962e9b93df5486abb7225286f96dbbe"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Recipients of assistance under the
supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the
<act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</act-name> (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBA1C2917679D41078BA979DB6C4837EB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Administrator of the Social Security Administration, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, in
order to identify individuals in the categories described in clauses (i)
through (iv) of subparagraph (A)
and to calculate the average recovery cost per dollar recovered for each
category of borrowers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id08cc57ee915e46138f64cba1fcb7055f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional information regarding costs</header><text>The Secretary may directly carry out collection activities for a subset of defaulted loans under
this part, instead of awarding contracts under subsection (b)(2) for such
activities, if the Secretary determines it would better inform the study
required under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id63c75e3796d64216aaafa0504f9d6b11"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header><text>By not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees a report that includes the
findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9DC1787ABB8C48C4B5681960F50F32FB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Certification necessary for continued private debt collections</header><paragraph id="idBF45B1AF072A4B3DA8406C9C6647F341"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees, and make available to the public—</text><subparagraph id="idF0BCF963EBD74498825E4EC1BC740A94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a certification that the Secretary has determined, based on the results of the study conducted
under subsection (d), that—</text><clause id="ide3cfe72669b84871b8d22c0d43fb3afe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of private entities for the collection of defaulted loans made or purchased under this part
is necessary to maintain the integrity of the loan
program carried out under this part;</text></clause><clause id="idb722b93a5c5e4619b78c054675b59060"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the collection costs paid to such private entities under the contracts authorized by this section,
in the aggregate and for each category of borrowers described in
subsection (d)(3)(A), are reasonable; and</text></clause><clause id="id67308E9B601E406EB55228059EB47AE1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>expending funds for such collection costs is in the best financial interest of
the United States; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDAEED7ACD26843DBBBD48A7ED87ACE1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a notification that the Secretary will not issue the certification described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAE5A08F9A05C43599FAC0179E2525A9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition of contracts for private debt collections without certification</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2), beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment
of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall not enter into any contract with a private entity under this section for the
collection of defaulted loans made or purchased under this part if the
Secretary did not issue the certification described in paragraph (1)(A) by
such date.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA421F5CAB9E04E2DBB4E628302FBF2E2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination of contracts</header><paragraph id="id0B841FC650C441C1B3AB9DD3081CFEDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Secretary shall terminate any contract with an entity for the collection of
defaulted loans made or purchased under this part if the entity, an
affiliate of that entity, or a service
provider of the entity is found to have committed a violation of—</text><subparagraph id="id654697B160E64F748E194D1F60C405BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the prohibition on unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices under section 1031 of the
Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5531">12 U.S.C. 5531</external-xref>), including the
regulations promulgated under such section, relating to
the services performed pursuant to a contract under
this section; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFC3DE07F9D0C4DC6859FA1817864E08A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1692">15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.</external-xref>), including the regulations
promulgated under such Act, relating to the services performed
pursuant to a
contract under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id27777B7BCA0A477EADA38771CCB1EB0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on additional contracts</header><text>If the Secretary terminates a contract with an entity under paragraph (1), such entity—</text><subparagraph id="idFD55FDAB5D864538A88F8DCB5FA37B32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not be eligible to participate in the next award cycle for contracts relating to the
collection of defaulted loans made or purchased under this part that
follows the date of termination of the contract; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6BA61A092F74463780AD72F240ABD080"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not be eligible to receive any new contract relating to the collection of such defaulted
loans during the 2-year period beginning on the date of termination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53626E6A4261488283FF97ABFC09F743"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Identification of other violations</header><subparagraph id="idD6C9F9AFD4914881B576BE9F3253EA58"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In any case where the Secretary obtains evidence that any person or entity has engaged in debt
collection practices described in paragraph (1) that may constitute a
violation of Federal law, the Secretary shall transmit such evidence to
the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for further
proceedings under the appropriate law.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC6F7405D4F0B4AFB9E951D78E0147756"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect any other authority provided to the
Secretary to disclose information to a Federal agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id6B58C4A22CC542BCB093FB83B6675CA6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study and report on specialty servicing contracts</header><paragraph id="id8f19a7aa1e3d482b80b4b0274de25fc3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection
and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall—</text><subparagraph id="id7192D301960041D39AC09347FCE0B020"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a study as to whether specialty servicing contracts in the Federal Direct Loan Program
under
part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et
seq.) could better serve varying segments of student loan borrowers, and,
in particular, the unique needs of borrowers in delinquency or
experiencing partial financial hardship and the allocation of servicer
resources to assist such borrower segment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB93B8F7941A436999E679107BA47994"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
Education and the Workforce and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, on the
study described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73829229d4ef485ea9f5b2d593222596"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specialty servicing contract</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>specialty servicing contract</term> means a contract—</text><subparagraph id="idD33318D0145A46DC94FF673A8B9B9735"><enum>(A)</enum><text>entered into pursuant to section 456 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087f">20 U.S.C. 1087f</external-xref>) for the
servicing of loans made or purchased under part D of title IV of such Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087a">20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.</external-xref>)
that provides for servicing loans for a distinct and specified
subset of borrowers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70F2FDF4B7C74136A89A525BB4020E28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that may be
compensated at a greater level for such services, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary of Education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3ACD8D367EED4487A26F208CD71D2DCF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on servicer compensation</header><paragraph id="id11B3B130248F4DC8AA99083C3EA827C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall conduct a report—</text><subparagraph id="idBEB95EE0EDEB4593B46F088684B64672"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the compensation and incentive structure for servicers of loans made, insured, or guaranteed
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
seq.) and whether servicers adequately encourage repayment, as well as
the use of alternative repayment options and discharge where appropriate;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id370B859B65624C15ACF0794B0AF7B841"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that includes an analysis of the criteria utilized by the Department of Education in determining
performance-based allocation of account volume in entering into contracts
for servicing of loans made or purchased under part D of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087a">20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.</external-xref>), and the
effectiveness of those metrics in promoting repayment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F6A1986D29B4527818588F4FA8E6867"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comments from the public</header><text>In conducting the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the
Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and the Secretary
of the Treasury,
shall seek and take comments from the public.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE3AC36DF795B49C2A9C8A93452684757"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procedures to implement recommendations</header><text>If the report conducted under paragraph (1) includes recommendations on measures to improve the
incentive structure, the report shall also include the procedures to
implement such recommendations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3972CF06556349BCB05E4B16DFD79CEC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The report conducted under paragraph (1) shall be published not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB7922535DD1B4E77830218A64451CA02"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report and plan on FFEL servicing</header><paragraph id="idCD51D9D923604816A5D7E2CD220F7A7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in
consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection and the Secretary of the Treasury,
shall publish a report that identifies whether the public has adequate
visibility into the market of loan servicing under part B of title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et
seq.) to adequately assess the performance of such servicing under such
part, including—</text><subparagraph id="id27e00ee972e04bf2a332f8c9afcae6b0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the utilization of alternative repayment plans;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc2eae2806bf84d3b979dadc5d2f8c2ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the distribution of delinquent and defaulted loan balances; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2617c26987894d1ba0a6d1771f4a1d6d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>loan performance by institution type.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE9FC279EACE14A60A71DBBD7CFFA2A76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>If the Secretary of Education, in
consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection and the Secretary of the Treasury, determines that the public
does not have enough visibility
into the market of loan servicing, as described in paragraph (1), the
Secretary of Education, in
consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish a plan to
disclose such information necessary
to provide for such visibility.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id22EDDDC060F4418DBCADEC61CA4BE1AC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report on servicing challenges</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall periodically issue a report, at times determined appropriate by
the Secretary,
about the challenges borrowers face in the
servicing of their student loans, impediments to the efficient and
effective
servicing of loans under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), and any changes, including
protections for consumers, that should be considered to improve
postsecondary education loan servicing for all borrowers, servicers,
taxpayers, and the Department of Education.</text></subsection></section><section id="id6C1D0BA73E8B4142A2B85187EF99716D"><enum>453.</enum><header>Funds for administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 458(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087h">20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2C81E75116064C5795188381732EF4A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="id8B5A95779B8140589B0ADD923CE1CE2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">2007 through 2014</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">2015 through 2020</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id490F825C20964ACDBE88243A04216E5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2007 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2015 through 2020</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD4F7D3FC8B6C4D40ADFAF2962106631B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>2007 through 2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2015 through 2020</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA76EB9FA012A4B7995034D03C8691F6C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>paragraph (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (4)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idDC8CD376039D4D6DA71BAA98821A7EBF">
<enum>454.</enum>
<header>Federal Direct Loan forgiveness for certain American Indian educators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 460(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087j">20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84B62D8BB5AE49FDB2534A7A8A8CDB32" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idE0CD876D270E491C8FFFF98F0DF33C34"><enum>(4)</enum><header>American Indian teachers in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian
students</header><text>Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the requirements under subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary
shall cancel under this section shall be not more than
$17,500 in the case of a borrower who—</text><subparagraph id="id77CD3758BB0C42CA807D60751AD48219"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years in a
local educational agency described in section 7112(b) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in a school operated or funded by
the Bureau of Indian Education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC2AE39E4BF44D18A2A7E8D64351A151"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is
a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="id2D21976A7D08479B866976EF35519E32" style="OLC"><enum>E<?LEXA-Enum D?></enum><header>Federal Perkins Loans</header><section id="idF8B0955EABA44DE1B7B6585081E16841"><enum>461.</enum><header>Appropriations authorized</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 461(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087aa">20 U.S.C. 1087aa</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id3559185E1A78416283248D0201618877"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$300,000,000 </quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and by inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id828528C11E93486FA4578AD6755CF97E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2015</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>2021</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id4483ED9FB24C49DCB8F60FF887C894C4"><enum>462.</enum><header>Perkins allocation of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 462 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087bb">20 U.S.C. 1087bb</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idD3377752E04844F18CFC9B25A8C2436B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2882011F42714250BA13D4AB80ABB5B5" style="OLC"><subsection id="idB0A12EC87CC745508D6C697976AC704C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allocation based on previous allocation</header><paragraph id="id5AAFFEF38EEC43619B7EC962E352127B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>From the amount appropriated pursuant to section 461(b), for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall
allocate to each eligible institution an amount equal to not less than 90
percent and not more than 110 percent of the amount that the eligible
institution received under this subsection and subsection (b) (as such
subsections were in effect with respect to allocations for such fiscal
year) for the
previous fiscal year for which that institution received funds under this
section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4D0E6E576E534E0C8672CEFC1D77C82A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ratable reduction</header><text>If the amount appropriated for any fiscal year is less than the amount required to be allocated to
all institutions under paragraph (1), then the amount of the allocation to
each such institution shall be ratably reduced.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id92BCAC7106864459A8B3CA08DA62D89D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No previous allocation</header><text>In the case of an institution that has not received a previous allocation under this section, the
Secretary shall allocate funds under this section solely on the basis of
the self-help need determination described under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id682998AA311948F8922DF26199315091"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id3A15A076EA5441EDB3639E178280F0C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>To determine the self-help need of an institution's eligible undergraduate students,</quote> and inserting <quote>Until such time as the Secretary establishes a revised method to determine the self-help need of an
institution's eligible undergraduate students, in accordance with
paragraph (5),</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC3158F12E66452E9520C4E0BF0BB53C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>To determine the self-help need of an institution's eligible graduate and professional students,</quote> and inserting <quote>Until such time as the Secretary establishes a revised method to determine the self-help need of an
institution's eligible graduate and professional students, in accordance
with paragraph (5),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63BE1A55C02144B0BF69908765D458EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF42460C59A2F4647A1F9F0FBCAA19FCD" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idC8BB87A75BEA4747BA8C5EF3B43311A6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the
Secretary shall establish revised methods for determining the self-help
need of an
institution's eligible undergraduate students, as described in paragraph
(2), and eligible graduate and professional students, as described in
paragraph (3), which shall take into account the number of low- and
moderate-income students that an eligible institution serves. The
Secretary shall promulgate any regulations necessary to carry out the
revised methods of determining an eligible institution's self-help need
under this subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id639EAAECC0C748408BE216015BA09F52"><enum>463.</enum><header>Institutional contributions for Perkins</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 463(a)(2)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087cc">20 U.S.C. 1087cc(a)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>one-third of the Federal capital contributions</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent of the Federal capital contributions</quote>.</text></section><section id="idA9149BC3D00C41D3A4F347E1C39B07F4"><enum>464.</enum><header>Simplification of military deferment eligibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 464(c)(2)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087dd">20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idCD77985B21D946E3AF4A3B8C7421EA8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE803F16282B247D5999A5B38A6EB46F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>the borrower—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>described in subclause (I) or (II);</quote> and inserting <quote>during which the borrower is performing eligible military service,
and for the 180-day period following the demobilization date for such
eligible military service;</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id85CF1A47615F46DDA26F775651561EB1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iii) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10EC93934E9A4188AAB6646320AF57F1" style="OLC"><clause id="id64F28B8A46C149A9BB5C6AC1CA2A2369" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>not in excess of 180 days after the effective movement date listed on the military orders of a
borrower's spouse if that spouse is a member of the Armed Forces who has
received military orders for a
permanent change of station; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idC9399DB73BFB48A79BF5D8F62DACB8DA"><enum>465.</enum><header>Forgiveness of loans for eligible military service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 465(a)(2)(D) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087ee">20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(D)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>qualifies for special pay under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/37/310">section 310</external-xref> of title 37, United States Code, as an area of
hostilities</quote> and inserting <quote>is eligible military service</quote>.</text></section><section id="id4E9D92E328E0485A95B04BB0C12C5DF7"><enum>466.</enum><header>Distribution of assets from student loan funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 466(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087ff">20 U.S.C. 1087ff(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2021</quote>.</text></section></part><part id="id3F496C8A778D494A9A545B9D222A4622" style="OLC"><enum>F<?LEXA-Enum D?></enum><header>Need analysis</header><section id="H0BE1454263054CA9BB004C3FE539B113"><enum>471.</enum><header>Increased income protection allowance for dependent students</header><subsection id="HFDFABC5B15D9451BAFDF0831571E6103"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section 475(g)(2)(D) (20 U.S.C.
1087oo(g)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CF5D54E820D41CFBDCBB91094FE8E8A" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H75895F3518E6491EA49CC671C9E20C7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an income
protection allowance (or a successor amount prescribed
by the Secretary under section 478) of $8,451 for
academic year 2015–2016;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id6C26DD7F817A4A04B405F5ED19A85F4A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2015.</text></subsection></section><section id="id88ADC7EA6C244E1F83F1E05195DAD560"><enum>472.</enum><header>Increased income protection allowance for independent students without dependents other than a
spouse</header><subsection id="id9D2A5404E704461EB5D4731C4DFEFBD0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 476(b)(1)(A)(iv) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087pp">20 U.S.C. 1087pp(b)(1)(A)(iv)</external-xref>) is
amended to read as
follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44CE4F44A12548298FF372E5D26AD038" style="OLC"><clause id="HD27B7206DE404E3FB78841B656EA6224"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an income
protection allowance (or a successor amount prescribed
by the Secretary under section 478)—</text><subclause id="H4A9453C69416448F878E181D2F259CD9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for single or
separated students, or married students where both are enrolled
pursuant to
subsection (a)(2), of $13,135 for
academic year 2015–2016; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB6384F04E964476E912BC0761831252C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for married
students where 1 is enrolled pursuant to subsection (a)(2), of
$21,060 for
academic year 2015–2016;</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id53424B3534904489B4167683847AA544"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2015.</text></subsection></section><section id="id186C9116A42F49469F0ABDFC5E8915A5"><enum>473.</enum><header>Increased income protection allowance for independent students with dependents other than a spouse</header><subsection id="id46FFF5CD49554C50A9B84F2F51574AA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 477(b)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087qq">20 U.S.C. 1087qq(b)(4)</external-xref>) is amended to read
as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0335192893E440291246CEF28D74AE5" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H288E4A51F2364A3D886776A0E8CA0466"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Income
protection allowance</header><text>The income protection allowance is
determined by the following table (or a
successor table prescribed by the Secretary under section 478), for
academic year 2015–2016:</text><table align-to-level="section" colsep="1" frame="topbot" line-rules="hor-ver" rowsep="0" rule-weights="4.4.4.0.0.0" subformat="S6211" table-template-name="Generic: 1 text, 6 num" table-type=""><ttitle>Income Protection Allowance</ttitle><tgroup cols="7" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="8.8.9" ttitle-size="8"><colspec align="center" coldef="fig" colname="column1" colsep="0" colwidth="89.25pt" min-data-value="7"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="81.00pt" min-data-value="7"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column3" colsep="0" colwidth="82.50pt" min-data-value="7"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column4" colsep="0" colwidth="72.75pt" min-data-value="7"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column5" colsep="0" colwidth="73.75pt" min-data-value="7"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column6" colsep="0" colwidth="63.75pt" min-data-value="7"></colspec><colspec coldef="fig" colname="column7" colwidth="54.50pt" min-data-value="7"></colspec><thead><row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="1">Family<linebreak></linebreak> Size</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" nameend="column7" namest="column2" rowsep="1">Number in College</entry></row><row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="1">(including<linebreak></linebreak> student)</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="1">1</entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3" rowsep="1">2</entry><entry align="center" colname="column4" morerows="0" namest="column4" rowsep="1">3</entry><entry align="center" colname="column5" morerows="0" namest="column5" rowsep="1">4</entry><entry align="center" colname="column6" morerows="0" namest="column6" rowsep="1">5</entry><entry align="center" colname="column7" morerows="0" namest="column7" rowsep="1">For each additional subtract:</entry></row></thead><tbody><row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$33,277</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$27,580</entry><entry align="right" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column5" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column6" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column7" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$4,250</entry></row><row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">3</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">41,431</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">35,761</entry><entry align="right" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$30,078</entry><entry align="right" colname="column5" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column6" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column7" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry></row><row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">51,151</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">45,481</entry><entry align="right" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">39,825</entry><entry align="right" colname="column5" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$34,114</entry><entry align="right" colname="column6" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column7" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry></row><row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">60,358</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">54,661</entry><entry align="right" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">49,005</entry><entry align="right" colname="column5" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">43,321</entry><entry align="right" colname="column6" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$37,665</entry><entry align="right" colname="column7" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry></row><row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">70,591</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">64,908</entry><entry align="right" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">59,265</entry><entry align="right" colname="column5" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">53,554</entry><entry align="right" colname="column6" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">47,898</entry><entry align="right" colname="column7" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">For each</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column5" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column6" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column7" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">additional</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column5" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column6" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column7" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry></row><row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">add:</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">6,000</entry><entry align="right" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column5" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column6" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry><entry align="right" colname="column7" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"></entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id9845E3A1B6F446AB9E5C6051B99FBA4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2015.</text></subsection></section><section id="idB4FD9BC5D165407B9F39FB3B4FA1B7A9"><enum>474.</enum><header>Updated tables and amounts for income protection allowance</header><subsection id="id3DB31A2584A14B3085FF0D169F148E3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 478(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087rr">20 U.S.C. 1087rr(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><paragraph id="H00C68B7D904D44AAA587F412D5F39021"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7AD698F8C1594761AEA7B73E652534A8" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H483985AD522D428C8CE19030141723AC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each academic year after academic year 2015–2016, the
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a revised table of
income
protection allowances for the purpose of sections 475(c)(4) and
477(b)(4),
subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEA9F578DBDC4DFC892390C7393F2C78"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Table for
independent students</header><text>For each academic year after academic year 2015–2016, the
Secretary shall develop the revised table of income protection
allowances by
increasing each of the dollar amounts contained in the table of
income
protection allowances under section 477(b)(4)(D) by a percentage
equal to the
estimated percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (as
determined by the
Secretary) between December 2014 and the December next preceding
the beginning
of such academic year, and rounding the result to the nearest $10.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5121540540043C39F3697C06EBA857"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2), by striking <quote>shall be developed</quote> and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>shall be developed
for each academic year after academic year 2015–2016, by increasing each
of the
dollar amounts contained in such section for academic year 2015–2016 by a
percentage equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer
Price
Index (as determined by the Secretary) between December 2014 and the
December
next preceding the beginning of such academic year, and rounding the
result to
the nearest $10.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E12015C210F471DA18FFAE2987308E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
July 1, 2015.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id6fc2cc864828437f8e9b1603e7292940"><enum>475.</enum><header>Prior prior year; definition of independent student</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 480 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087">20 U.S.C. 1087</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id6D825EE2A7A14840AD16FAD3F5E86BDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb79a78d55b38426a9a9eb43592de6014" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="iddf348272364f4cee8665d2833605b4c0" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Notwithstanding section 478(a) and beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall provide for the use of data from
the second preceding tax year when and to the extent necessary to carry
out the simplification of applications (including simplification for a
subset of applications) used for the estimation and determination of
financial aid eligibility. Such simplification shall include the sharing
of data between the Internal Revenue Service and the Department, pursuant
to the consent of the taxpayer.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id73622F65100345E49F9552047135341B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id36805a318a5c439394ba4278cae6d966"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(H)—</text><clause id="id2199d4e734514323873964a37d6aebba"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>during the school year in which the application is submitted as either an unaccompanied youth</quote> and inserting <quote>as either an unaccompanied youth age 23 or younger who is</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idec05a061646546e8a7cc3bcc507bd3a3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>, or a designee of the liaison</quote> after <quote>Act</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id371a36ac782c4c46ab1e8db40590b726"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>a program funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act</quote> and inserting <quote>an emergency or transitional shelter, street outreach program, homeless youth drop-in center, or
other program serving homeless youth,</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a73a7075f2f47efa8e3f1bf8ea69aec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8230EA0E29BE4E7BA0B189336EADF60F" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="id29daa98917834162a310ad8268f71cf0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Simplifying the determination process for unaccompanied youth</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id293751fa7472401e888eca8d5169799c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Verification</header><text>A financial aid administrator is not required to verify homelessness determinations made by the
individuals authorized to make such determinations under clause (i), (ii),
or (iii) of paragraph (1)(H) in the absence of conflicting information. A
documented phone call with, or a written statement from, one of the
authorized individuals is sufficient verification when needed.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idcd7e53b3fb7146f9a8ebb80a29460779"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of independence</header><text>A financial aid administrator shall conduct the verification under paragraph (1)(H) if
a student does not have, and cannot get, documentation from any of the
individuals authorized to make such determinations under clause (i), (ii),
or (iii) of paragraph (1)(H). The financial aid administrator shall make
the determination of independence based on the determination of a student
as an unaccompanied youth who is a homeless child or
youth (as such terms are defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act), or as unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness,
and self-supporting, which—</text><clause commented="no" id="id0C41D83E318B4BFD949200126F89EBC2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be distinct from a
determination of independence described under paragraph (1)(I); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id5CB490531D154F7E85F6544EEBAFC2A7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be based on a documented interview with the student if there is no
written documentation available.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a65db042a24429a9940c6ac2d418e4b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duration of determination</header><text>A student shall receive a determination under paragraph (1)(H) during the school year in which the
student initially submits the application. If a student is determined to
be independent under paragraph (1)(H), the student shall be presumed to be
independent in subsequent years unless—</text><clause id="id07af650035b44680b939819baf7ccdac"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the student informs the financial aid office that circumstances have changed; or</text></clause><clause id="idf682c529f36940a8bc3721ff3a36b956"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the financial aid administrator has specific conflicting information about the student's
independence.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6AB572D60A1043B586F6B36E13BD09C6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) of subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA38CAA13AEEB421B912716D5A6B9E73E" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id9AB336897E1D448DB1C9E6A900F6804E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>payments made and services provided under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, including
the value of vouchers for education and training made available under
section 477 of such Act, and any payments made directly to youth as
part of an extended foster care program pursuant to such part E; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></part><part id="id37C744304DFC4293A0AD5E25C0EF11DE" style="OLC"><enum>G<?LEXA-Enum D?></enum><header>General provisions</header><section id="idA33A2A84F58946BC885E006D4D7A1F7A"><enum>481.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 481 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id57D9D61AEA6F41F486BC221164172845"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDB07924CF76F48318CC486F146602708"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the subsection heading of subsection (f), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Definition of</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C59098C5A7F47DD984C9E92008E0B6A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (e), and (f) as subsections (f), (m), (c), and (d),
respectively, and transferring such subsections to be in alphabetical
order based on subsection designation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD25AEE5D95A746328F2DE8AAA7EC562B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8954C0F1721435E9C6483D05DC11904" style="OLC"><subsection id="id78724925a754461a9a013a41f832d8d0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commission, bonus, or other incentive payment</header><text>For purposes of this title, the term <term>commission, bonus, or other incentive payment</term> means a sum of money or something of value, other than a fixed salary or wages, paid to or given
to a person or an entity for services rendered.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id1FFBA161EE7E4249A63EE8D6E8C91D75"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (d), as redesignated and transferred by paragraph (3), the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BAD0323B30E4B85BBACD98D5181E0AC" style="OLC"><subsection id="idDD7CAB99EB644B39B045C76DAFA2F0C8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible military service</header><paragraph id="idFFAECB75E4B04C948858CE04F30BCF96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The term <term>eligible military service</term>—</text><subparagraph id="idA3FFF9B5EF1142F3983A879FC92E5547"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a member of a regular component of the Armed Forces, means full-time duty in the
Armed Forces, other than active duty for training (as defined in section
101 of title 38, United States Code) of 30 days or
less;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23F3A8466A8C41D0846F3D6132940BC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, means service on active duty
under a call or order to active duty under—</text><clause id="id5530C4B62AD04563885E4984C5F85153"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 688, 12302, 12304, or 12322 of title 10, United States Code;</text></clause><clause id="id7A8205240D0B40ADB7830D72804D445D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subsection (a), (d), or (g) of section 12301 of title 10, United States Code; or</text></clause><clause id="id557BF7851F4A4BF69C8F84B9B3444E37"><enum>(iii)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/14/712">section 712</external-xref> of title 14, United States Code;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4FBCB6C791914AC5835E9950717BB546"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or Air National Guard of
the United States, means, in addition to service described in subparagraph
(B), full-time service—</text><clause id="id81CE7D5B98FF4132B7721697CAACD0C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the National Guard of a State for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting,
instructing, or training the National Guard; or</text></clause><clause id="idE3C22F5AB52548409981B5E940E68D4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the National Guard under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/502">section 502(f)</external-xref> of title 32, United States Code, when authorized by the
President or the
Secretary of Defense for the purpose of responding to a national emergency
declared by the President and supported by Federal funds; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA63A133190574B17B2127678991B27CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of a servicemember who is a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service or the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, active service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7DB7E3C22D8A45CE80D780AB27818745"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>eligible military service</term> does not include any period during which an individual—</text><subparagraph id="id7456A527D8AD45D1AFF0AE83D6793271"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was assigned full-time by the Armed Forces to a civilian institution for a course of education that
was substantially the same as established courses offered to civilians;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6D519618491F4E26A859FD2F5B51427B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serves as a cadet or midshipman at one of the military service academies of the United States; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB1577C0DF8134AD6A6FCA8B12808B35C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>serves under the provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12103">section 12103(d)</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, pursuant to an
enlistment in the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, or as a
Reserve for service in the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve,
Marine Corps Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idABAA1D8AE18B40ADB6F31F818F6C4715"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (f), as redesignated and transferred by paragraph (3), the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68BC87A7F5654827B19D89114128E1D5" style="OLC"><subsection id="idF0CFE7F2537542C9B692876F439E0086"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Institution affiliate</header><text>For purposes of this title, the term <term>institution affiliate</term> means any person or entity<italic></italic> that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, an
institution of higher education.</text></subsection><subsection id="id01860BA6595B4257BE3B9894E332C344"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Military orders</header><text>For purposes of this title, the term <term>military orders</term>, when used with respect to a member of the Armed Forces, means official military orders, or any
notification,
certification, or verification from the member's commanding officer, with
respect to the member's current or future military duty status.</text></subsection><subsection id="id33B2DFC6766A48248A216A1E8D7598D4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Revenue-Sharing arrangement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this title, the term <term>revenue-sharing arrangement</term> means an arrangement between an institution of higher education and third party under which—</text><paragraph id="id623941fd499a4246a38003ad9a7e966a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the third party provides, exclusively or nonexclusively, educational products or services to
prospective students or students attending the
institution of higher education; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id902923096cde48e99dcc8bba496ebdbe"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the third party or institution of higher education pays a fee or provides other material benefits,
including revenue- or profit-sharing, to the institution of higher
education or third party in connection with the educational products or
services provided to prospective students or students attending the
institution of higher education.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc97fe472bc844349b1c8cb27b7338dda"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Securing enrollments or securing or awarding financial aid</header><paragraph id="id5B00B408E7CB4B458E7743CFEA37D3F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of this title, the term <term>securing enrollments or securing or awarding financial aid</term>—</text><subparagraph id="id9D9EE5A352094A708F6664449789063B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means any activity carried out by a person or entity for the purpose of the admission or
matriculation of
a student to an institution of higher education or the award of financial
aid to a student that occurs at any time until the student has completed
the student's educational program at an institution;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18379D76BD9040C0BBAAE7E3552E7501"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes contact in any form with a prospective student, such as contact through preadmission or
advising activities,
scheduling an appointment to visit the
enrollment office or any other office of the institution, attendance at
such an appointment, or involvement in a prospective student's signing of
an enrollment agreement or financial aid application; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id098b2314ab48434ca77979c0028d8e1e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not include making a payment to a third party for the provision of student
contact information for prospective students, as long as such payment is
not based on—</text><clause id="id14ce5108723f450a8a49ff9131e25c90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any additional conduct or action by the third party or any prospective student, such as
participation in preadmission or advising activities, scheduling an
appointment to visit the enrollment office or any other office of the
institution or attendance at such an appointment, or the signing, or being
involved in the signing, of a prospective student's enrollment agreement
or financial aid application; or</text></clause><clause id="idfa1dd644522343bfa3218a22f4883f74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of students (calculated at any point in time of an educational program) who apply for
enrollment, are awarded financial aid, or are enrolled for any period of
time, including through completion of an educational program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idce10da3b73c54dd7a16fb1c510beb270"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Service provider</header><text>For purposes of this title, the term <term>service provider</term> means any State, person, or entity that enters into a
contract with an eligible institution to administer any aspect of the
institution's participation in any program under this title, including—</text><paragraph id="id0e1ac80cdcb64ba3bf751bdd75be482f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>securing enrollments or securing or awarding financial aid;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id10c53ad34f7b4b4bb4dc657591ce0ef1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>student performance in educational coursework;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id29cf18a8570645e1bf9ca45d3e4fae38"><enum>(3)</enum><text>student graduation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7cd0e1d5b48c4402a052db5aef1a0e6d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>job placement of students; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf93c577accc54f7c968c94c81862d72a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other academic facet of a student’s enrollment in an institution of higher education.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD2804407245431699B1A0C2DE46C880"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Student default
risk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this title, the term <term>student default risk</term> means a risk that
is reflected as a percentage that is calculated by taking an
institution's
3-year cohort default rate, as defined in section 435(m), for the
most recent
fiscal year available, and multiplying it by the percentage of
students
enrolled at such institution receiving a Federal student loan
authorized under
this title during the previous academic year.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idB64FEEDF117646A481FA3659DF4F4183"><enum>482.</enum><header>Standard notification format for delinquent borrowers; explanation of benefits of Federal loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 483 the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F8C4F4D185F41C1A30B2A5601F76F18" style="OLC"><section id="id5C1B6FADECE94072B6E8C593E89822CE"><enum>483A.</enum><header>Standard notification format for delinquent borrowers; explanation of benefits of Federal loans</header><subsection id="id8A60633F5D3546A9991EBB50AA404AB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standard notification format for delinquent borrowers</header>
<paragraph id="idB58BF95CA5E6405289CCEE029FF33B19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer
Financial
Protection, shall develop and submit for consumer testing in accordance
with section 483C, a standard format to be used to notify, by writing and
by
telephone, any borrower who is
delinquent, or at risk of becoming delinquent, on loans made, insured, or
guaranteed under part B or D of the
borrower's repayment options, including deferment,
forbearance, the income-based repayment plan available under section 493C,
loan forgiveness opportunities, and, if applicable, the possibility for
loan discharge.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCCDBA2830C11495DB06AD24CCE0F8FA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>To the extent practicable, the information provided through the standard format to borrowers
described in paragraph (1) shall
include all terms, conditions, fees, and costs associated with the
available
repayment plans in a format that allows the borrower to compare the
borrower's current repayment plan with the alternatives.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB06F19525B084DAE9413C7D1AA5086B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Explanation of the benefits of Federal loans</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection,
shall prepare and make
available to eligible institutions, for disclosure in accordance with
section 485(l)(2)(L)(ii), a written
explanation of the benefits that are unique to Federal student loans
(including
repayment plans, loan forgiveness, and loan deferment) and a description
of the
loan terms that borrowers should examine carefully if considering a
private
education loan.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idD32716E117194445B1C139B9CC452FCD"><enum>483.</enum><header>Institutional financial aid award letter</header><subsection id="id1FFCEA4A779A453B834DBED03049D9B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part G of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended by
inserting after section 483A, as added by section 482, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6B178759BF14B79B1187D14983E61A0" style="OLC"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDB285CD3F98477293B97B66AEB9C7E8"><enum>483B.</enum><header>Institutional financial aid award letters</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE637FAE1DAC4D96A04FE8782A024243"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard
format</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the heads
of relevant Federal agencies, shall develop a standard format for
financial aid
award letters based on recommendations from representatives
of
students,
students’ families, institutions of higher education, secondary
school and
postsecondary education counselors, and nonprofit consumer
groups.</text></subsection><subsection id="idb2f248f18ef34d41b765887257930c06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Key required
contents for financial aid award letters</header><text>The standard format developed under
subsection (a) shall include, in a consumer-friendly manner that is
simple and
understandable, the following items clearly separated from each
other and
listed on the first page of the financial aid award letter in
either
electronic
or written format:</text>
<paragraph id="idf235572f777d4df6b45329baf46adc3b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Information on
the student's cost of attendance based on the most current costs
for the
academic period covered by the financial aid award letter,
including
the
following expenses (as determined under section 472):</text>
<subparagraph id="id1a94e2265b91426998c8a0329092a9d4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Tuition and fees.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idccf187fbfa1045479d8d3ae59d0bc697"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Room and board
costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb583d29b0a0f409282790b34b6f2be3e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Books and
supplies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida0c901100e5a45a0b7ddabf2fc33dac0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Transportation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D1CCA4FCBA14D2B9222FA4B39303E2B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Miscellaneous
personal expenses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id75dd9f5d29274908af9e78e0444a6010"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id646ACE44960E436EA440E25C6B50A2D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The amount of
financial aid that the student would not have to repay, such as
scholarships,
grant aid offered under this title, or grant aid offered by the
institution, a State, or
an outside
source to the student for such academic period;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id640B79328CD6457F995352F8B4BC2056" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
disclosure that such
financial aid does not have to be repaid and whether the student
can expect to
receive similar amounts of such financial aid for each academic
period the
student is enrolled at the institution; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3833FA849CC94491B22D91AAC058DF51" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of any institution that has a policy or practice of front-loading grant aid, a
disclosure of that practice and that the student may receive less grant
aid in future academic terms.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd128b383f05e4d24a991ba50f56079d3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The net price
that the student, or the student's family on behalf of the student,
will have
to pay for the student to attend the institution for such academic
period,
equal to the difference between—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5d41a7b71a264e29b08690d7e4efe6bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost of
attendance as described in paragraph (1) for the student for
such
academic
period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id274e40724e564656ab9546bdcd891562"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of
financial aid described in paragraph (2) that is included in the
financial aid
award letter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5e0740395ed94d0ab346b80b99e3c8ab"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The amount of work study
assistance, including such assistance available under part C, the
likelihood of finding employment opportunities on campus, and a
disclosure that the
aid must be earned by
the student
and the assistance offered is subject to the
availability of
employment opportunities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfa13ca3bf0694622a471cb46f0c9ea5c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The types and
amounts of loans under part D or E that the
institution
recommends
for the student for such academic period, including—</text><subparagraph id="id1FD71F118F6444FC922F3BC7037AC970"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a disclosure that such
loans have to
be repaid;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5BE180A30AE4A9A8BB9AD74B4FBFAE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a disclosure that the student can borrow a lesser amount
than the
recommended loan amount;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23F9E4D8D4FB4AB0BA0B10508D5712E8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a clear use of the word <term>loan</term> to describe
the recommended loan amounts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89D10E8823254838819737D98DA62ADF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>personalized information showing estimates of the borrower’s anticipated monthly payments and the
difference in total interest paid and total payments under each plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEDA46B025DB344DC9FF846D70A2A1DAC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a disclosure that Federal loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy except in cases of extreme
or undue hardship; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07D2CCF1269544BB9C19DCA5AE499104"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a disclosure that the student may be eligible for longer
repayment
terms, such as extended or income-based repayment plans, and that
longer
repayment terms
may result in the student paying more money over the life of the
loans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbd5563e1369547209955198233376096"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Where a student
or the student’s family can seek additional information regarding
the financial
aid offered, including contact information for the institution’s
financial aid
office and the Department's website on financial aid.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA43BC0A8299C4B3595FF88BC7A6A8627"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A disclosure that
Federal student loans offer generally more favorable terms and
beneficial
repayment options than private education loans so students should
examine
available Federal student loan options before applying for private
education
loans, and an explanation to be written by the Secretary, in
consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies of—</text><subparagraph id="idCD17C8D8346D43689740C4CF5AA1D251"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
benefits
unique to Federal student loans, including various repayment plans,
loan
forgiveness, and loan deferment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFEA435BA032247A2B7D8ECFC8234C6EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the loan terms and conditions to examine carefully, if
considering a private education loan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id624a8e33abaf4d62ae213b809075bbe6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The deadline and
summary of the process, if any, for accepting the financial aid
offered in the
financial aid award letter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id242a58da933144629f48e859b47de6a8"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The academic
period covered by the financial aid award letter and a clear
indication whether
the aid offered is based on full-time or part-time enrollment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida3107cdfa4c149b692b2ebeb4382a8bf"><enum>(10)</enum><text>With respect to
institutions where more than 30 percent of enrolled students borrow
loans to
pay for their education, the institution’s most recent cohort
default rate, as
defined in section 435(m), compared to the most recent national
average cohort
default rate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idDEEABEBB37E84E7E9A7C6E22A3FC0E8D"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Any other
information the Secretary, in consultation with the
heads of
relevant Federal agencies, determines necessary so that students
and parents
can make informed loan borrowing decisions, including quality
metrics such as
percentage of students at the institution who take out student
loans and
average debt at graduation for students at the
institution.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9783c138776d473a838a5bd10c824869"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other required
contents for the financial aid award letter</header><text>The standard format for a financial aid award letter developed under
subsection (a) shall also include the following information, in a
concise format determined by
the
Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal
agencies:</text>
<paragraph id="id36c174e033034ab8bf9bc15642973ba0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A concise summary
of the terms and conditions of financial aid recommended under
paragraphs (2),
(4), and (5) of subsection (b), and a method to provide students
with
additional information about such terms and conditions, such as
links to the
supplementary information.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57decdd9cf6f44ff9d166c22ce4f8e30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>At the
institution’s discretion, additional options for paying for the net
price amount
listed in subsection (b)(3), such as the amount recommended to be
paid by the
student or student’s family, Federal Direct PLUS Loans, or private
education loans. If
the institution recommends private education loans, the financial
aid
award letter
shall contain the additional following general disclosures:</text>
<subparagraph id="id3fb8dc1d46a248a4ae520cc4e7f3d816"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The availability
of, and the student’s potential eligibility for, additional Federal
financial
assistance
under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65920ef735ca49c28bccc245cf3232ec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The impact of a
proposed private education loan on the student’s potential
eligibility for
other financial assistance, including Federal financial assistance
under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43d993cb9a3f4aedb89a3a6e50bc801b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The student’s
ability to select a private educational lender of the student’s
choice.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6585fcd38ccd46f1a7c043273eb84362"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The student's
right to accept or reject a private education loan within the
30-day period
following a private educational lender’s approval of a student’s
application
and a student’s 3-day right-to-cancel period.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id920803ce0ce44d408fd9f3b62db76a08"><enum>(E)</enum><text>With respect to
dependent students, any reference to private education loans shall
be
accompanied by information about the recommended family
contribution and the
availability of, and terms and conditions associated with, Federal
Direct PLUS
Loans
for the student's parents regardless of family income, and of the
student’s
increased eligibility for Federal student loans under this title if
the student's
parents are not
able to borrow under the Federal Direct PLUS Loan program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id039eda7da08c4427aa77fb239aee60a7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The following
disclosures:</text>
<subparagraph id="ideffcc04982fe4ac49474ac0f4a9e18de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>That the
financial aid award letter only contains information for 1
academic
period and
the financial aid offered in following academic periods may change,
unless the
institution is offering aid that covers multiple academic periods.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a43c6530a4a4ff3b7d652a3f129598f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>How
non-institutional scholarships awarded to the student affect the
financial aid
package offered to the student.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8e727196f3ac4398b513528d6294d62e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A concise summary
of any Federal or institutional conditions required to receive and
renew
financial aid and a method to provide students with additional
information
about these conditions, such as links to the supplementary
information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9148aaaefe434dc885a722dfb483f041"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
requirements for financial aid award letter</header><text>In addition to the
requirements listed under subsections (b) and (c), the financial
aid award letter shall meet the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="id13404f51b3154ed9b1ea79c6364038d8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Clearly
distinguish between the aid offered under paragraphs (2), (4), and
(5)
of
subsection (b), by including a subtotal for the aid offered in each
of such
paragraphs and by refraining from commingling the different
types
of aid
described in such paragraphs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6eda4b4396194ec6b88357210eabbc34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Use standard
definitions and names for the terms described in subsection (b)
that are
developed by the Secretary in consultation with the
heads of
relevant Federal agencies, representatives of institutions of
higher education,
nonprofit consumer groups, students, and secondary school and
higher education
guidance counselors, not later than 3 months after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3a3746c4958f4fbf870a21292286cda3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>If an
institution’s recommended Federal student loan aid offered under
subsection (b)(5)
is less than the maximum amount of Federal assistance available to
the student under parts D and E, provide additional information on
Federal student loans,
including the
types and amounts for which the student is eligible in an attached
document or
webpage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9b561c6611b545fd84d8cdb3cd8dce3f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Use standard
formatting and design to ensure—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0B06F47BD13E46ADA714A988F5FBFE3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that figures
described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b) are in
the same font,
appear in the same order, and are displayed prominently on the
first page of
the financial aid award letter whether produced in written or
electronic format;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b8a7841e6464c1e8ee6b511a0d37fc6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the other
information required in subsections (b) and (c) appears in a
standard format
and design on
the financial aid award letter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id450baa38d3674847bf71cd0c54a31b54"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Include an
attestation that the student has accessed and read the financial
aid award letter, if provided to the student in electronic format.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide717f3c0f9954ed3ac0563ece90f038b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Include language
developed by the Secretary, in consultation with the
heads of
relevant Federal agencies, notifying eligible students that they
may be
eligible for education benefits, and where they can locate more
information
about such benefits, described in the following provisions:</text>
<subparagraph id="id74821d90d0c1464cb1204b50538624f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Chapter 30, 31,
32, 33, 34, or 35 of title 38, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3f2c7e0727c0435e88026f054b5aff29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Chapter 101, 105,
106A, 1606, 1607, or 1608 of title 10, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf5fcae868a24687a20e139c5d59dc6b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section 1784a,
2005, or 2007 of title 10, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDAD272A1925C40D8B716C5888D97C78D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><text>Nothing in this section shall preclude an institution
from supplementing the financial aid award letter with additional
information as
long as such additional information supplements the financial aid
award letter
and is not located on the financial aid award letter, except as
provided in subsection (c)(2).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb0def4a7b0e84da98f8df2c206845062"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consumer
testing</header><text>The financial aid award letter under this section shall undergo consumer testing in accordance
with section
483C. The Secretary, in
consultation with the
heads of relevant Federal agencies, representatives of institutions
of higher
education, nonprofit consumer groups, students, and secondary
school and higher
education guidance counselors, shall develop multiple designs and
formatting, subject to the requirements of subsection (d)(4), of the
financial aid award letter to be used for consumer testing not
later
than 6 months
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id4FBE59D089764684B4F918670409FF6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 484 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092">20 U.S.C. 1092</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></subsection></section><section id="id3AB5045C25454970BE11D92156E1A211"><enum>483A.</enum><header>Consumer testing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended
by inserting after section 483B, as added by section 483, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7851187EDAE4AD986534BBC32C54B7E" style="OLC"><section commented="no" id="id013C9E80DEF346D49E4DCB6005CD2E91"><enum>483C.</enum><header>Consumer testing</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id47CA839087FB468491913CB13C4C189D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of consumer testing process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall establish, in consultation with the heads of
relevant Federal agencies, a process for
consumer testing each of the following:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id53EDA8C1629E40579CE145FB78AAE29E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The universal net price calculator established under section 132(h)(7).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0D6F5007EDD443BEB635946839BE8A9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The College Scorecard established under section 133.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idDBD63F03A1764682942C8DC3E6D20B2D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The initial model form of postsecondary education information required under section 405A(g) for
the initial consumer testing, and the postsecondary education information
form under section 405A(h) for all subsequent consumer testing.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6D66554202064AB08ED9F6DF8367EC08"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The initial model form of postsecondary education information required under section 405B(g) for
the initial consumer testing, and the postsecondary education information
form under section 405B(h) for all subsequent consumer testing.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF75774653A674E3A975F3A85F9EC9BC4"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The master promissory note.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idBF385C5A9FA4457582C183018E6D8783"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The standard notification format for borrowers who are delinquent or at risk of being delinquent
under section 483A.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3221089B00AC40D992304632EF2156D0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The institutional financial aid award letter required under section 483B.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9A3BD6FAD8A64D3CA308F824D573D054"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The methodology for comparing institutions based on the speed-based repayment rate under section
483D(c)(4)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6D737648783B423F8F91D0AE5A470246"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Online entrance, exit, and
interim loan counseling tools, including the Department of Education's
Financial Awareness
Counseling Tool and other online tools that may be used, and any
disclosures that may be provided,
during
the counseling that is required under subsections (b), (l), and (n) of
section
485.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id584B8124282F455C9B99779152EAF2BD"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The personalized periodic statement required for borrowers who are automatically enrolled into an
income-based
repayment plan under section 493C(d)(1)(D).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2DFBE05CD37B43D7853CE51E462DE218"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Any consent form or any online tool required for consent of borrowers with $0 payment under
paragraph
(1)(C)(ii)(II) or (3)(B) of section 493C(d).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2156391A6A2442F9B10D0FF403179D21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Participants in
Consumer Testing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The consumer
testing process for a product described in subsection (a) shall include,
as the Secretary determines necessary for the product—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id5FA134C35E4E4A89AC69E06E93357B63"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of students (including
low-income students, first generation college students, students
underrepresented in higher education (including students from ethnic and
racial minorities), adult students,
and
prospective students);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2E0C4638A400415D8CDC2066D9A4222E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">students’ families (including low-income
families, families with first generation college students, families with
students who are underrepresented in higher education (including students
from ethnic and racial minorities), and families
with
prospective students);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id83AF9F52F04D4D7FB2F43BFC72A69A19"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of institutions of higher education, including faculty;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4D20DA91742D49B98039FCEACC02B4FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>secondary school and postsecondary education counselors;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8AE33BFCB8824E7BAF8DF78D6EFE46D3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">postsecondary financial aid officers;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id84E987EE47194005BBF4229DCDC52AF1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonprofit consumer groups.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id2F0F04554271468DB6807F035EDEF2D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of consumer
testing results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall use the results of the consumer testing in the final
development of each product described in subsection (a), and may modify
the
definitions, terms, formatting, and design of any product tested under
this section based on the results of the consumer testing before
finalizing the product.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idF9E805FCE34A4A4289A80F1A635F1208"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3
months after the date any consumer testing under this section
concludes, the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees a
report that contains the results of such consumer testing.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idDD8CA4571F0B470B961D5A3283D6E584"><enum>483B.</enum><header>Loan repayment rate and speed-based repayment rate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended by
inserting after section 483C, as added by section 484, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE46C587805B34B67BEC5C8440D3B177E" style="OLC"><section id="id9F74AA1B07BE4EDAA8182B9A83C80E08"><enum>483D.</enum><header>Loan repayment rate and speed-based repayment rate</header><subsection id="idFA07EF3889474D6987C7213D10A9AA9A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="idFAF921E9539F45D9818A336BD918AE97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amount paid</header><text>The term <term>amount paid</term>, when used with respect to a covered Federal student loan, means the amount paid of the
outstanding balance,
calculated by determining the difference between the original outstanding
balance on the loan and the current loan balance on the loan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id10CF8AE59CC24810BDB204A95F84BF52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cohort loan</header><text>The term <term>cohort loan</term>, when used with respect to an institution, means a covered Federal student loan in the 2-year
loan repayment cohort identified for the institution under subsection
(b)(2) for a fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5AA85314F87A48D8A4A76E3FEBAB7CA9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered Federal student loan</header><text>The term <term>covered Federal student loan</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id83912667B4DC47A2B388407D83C54313"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or D that is issued to a student borrower; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE17D97981B554498B1F647236765B04A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the portion of a loan made under section 428C or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that is used
to repay a loan described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8F79C9C8B16E4AE6B7AA86367FF3EC42"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Current loan balance</header><text>The term <term>current loan balance</term> means the sum of the current outstanding balance due on a covered Federal student loan,
as of the date on which a rate determination under this section is being
made, plus the accrued and unpaid
interest balance on the loan as of such date.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3A0D11F9AABE4DA1B07C432A9D98FB07"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Original outstanding balance</header><text>The term <term>original outstanding balance</term>, when used with respect to a covered Federal student loan, means the total amount
of the
outstanding balance of the loan,
including capitalized interest and any unpaid accrued interest that
has not been capitalized, as of the date that the loan entered repayment.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF4D6DE79BDF64ED598D65DA9BCD8C09F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Payments-made
loan</header><text>The term <term>payments-made loan</term> means a covered Federal student loan that has never been in default (or, in
the case of
a loan described in paragraph (3)(B), neither
the consolidation loan nor any underlying loan have ever
been in
default), where—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id754D42780E1B4E13A9357B19E2F10922"><enum>(A)</enum><text>payments made by a borrower during the most
recently
completed fiscal year reduce the outstanding balance of the loan
(which, in the case of a loan described in paragraph (3)(B), shall be
deemed to mean reducing the outstanding balance of the entire
consolidation loan) to an amount that is less than the outstanding
balance of
the loan at the beginning of that fiscal year; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3E77BC58FD474CE68EE440863E87E1AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the borrower of the loan is
in the process of qualifying for public service loan forgiveness
under section
455(m) and submits an employment certification to the Secretary
that
demonstrates the borrower is engaged in a public service job and
the borrower
made qualifying payments, as determined under such section, on the
loan during the most recently
completed fiscal
year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idD7698AC9A6EC40C5A6865A29D3740503"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan repayment rate</header><paragraph id="idF655AD6446894C61A1A7896B0163FB5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Method of calculation</header><text>Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine the loan repayment rate for each institution of
higher
education that
is participating in a program under this title or seeking to regain
eligibility
to participate in a program under this title by using the loan
cohort identified under paragraph (2) to calculate the loan
repayment
rate, in accordance with paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id01B5B7F4719541808715425DB81D33F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of loan cohort</header><subparagraph id="id5C3C7969477B4468B106DC4DCF93421A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of calculating the loan repayment rate for a fiscal year under this subsection, the
2-year loan repayment cohort for an institution of higher education shall
consist of all covered Federal student loans of the institution that are
in their third year of repayment or in their fourth year of repayment,
except as provided in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21B5A0043B05456481042C5EEAD87969"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rules and exclusions</header><clause commented="no" id="idC15D583D3BA04C7F81BAA43730F32879"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Special rule for medical and dental students</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a covered Federal student loan for any borrower who is a
professional or graduate student enrolled in a program of study that
requires a medical internship or residency shall be included in the loan
cohort when the loan is in its sixth and seventh years of
repayment.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id91EA8DDFCE4042F2ACD3780BCC0F8C9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The Secretary shall exclude from a loan cohort for a fiscal year any covered
Federal student loan
that would otherwise qualify, if the loan—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id11FB51404693464BAECB848E294C0F19"><enum>(I)</enum><text>was discharged under
subsection (a)(1) or
(d) of section 437 as a result of the death of the borrower; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idA6F81D90B60645EB99C9E108CDBD6799"><enum>(II)</enum><text>was assigned or transferred to the Secretary and is being
considered for
discharge as a result of the total and permanent disability of the
borrower, or
was discharged by the Secretary on that basis, under section
437(a).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idAC421FF431BA43E0B5BCB29055AA0FE8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Treatment of deferments and forbearance</header><subclause commented="no" id="idC8E2ADDCC0BE4F9EBC8B300DD4D1CC53"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall treat any period during which a covered Federal student loan is in deferment
or forbearance
under this title as a period of repayment for purposes of this subsection,
except as provided in subclause (II).</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idD14CF44EDCA84B1598F506D08EDE3E80"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exception for in-school deferment</header><text>The Secretary shall not include any period during which
payments on a covered Federal student loan
are deferred under section 428(b)(1)(M)(i), 428B(d)(1)(A)(i), or
455(f)(2)(A) in determining the borrower's
period of
repayment for purposes of paragraph (1), subject to subclause (III).</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id5F5F4330185840D9A0F12CBBECA4F2CD"><enum>(III)</enum><header>No exception for certain short term programs of study</header><text>Subclause (II) shall not apply in any case where a deferral described in such subclause is due to a
borrower's
enrollment, after completion of the program for which the loan was made,
in a program of study of less than 6 months in duration.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id8BB96EA09082475DB26F5F8598B4E99D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Treatment of consolidation loans</header><text>For each covered Federal student loan that is a loan described in subsection (a)(3)(B), the
Secretary shall—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id48E9D42BEA05411DB8D32CA66F7D2682"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determine the original
outstanding balance for each original covered Federal
student
loan that
comprises the consolidation loan;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idF21106A63E0B49938B0D67B47B9B1F53"><enum>(II)</enum><text>determine the date that the repayment period began, in accordance with this subparagraph, for
each
such original loan;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id8B7BB44A21354190A218A3A0DECD93F8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>include, in determining the duration of the repayment period under this paragraph for the
underlying loan, the period during which the original loan was in
repayment and the period during which the consolidation loan was in
repayment; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id2AC2B3117EDF40ABA170ACB5706C123A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>include the amount determined under subclause (I) for each underlying loan in the calculations
under this
paragraph for the appropriate fiscal year based on the repayment period
for the underlying loan.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idE9D5346CBDF7429F8E4DB866E2518878"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Formula for loan repayment rate</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id270B4BE627C34D1A883D8BFF574763E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of this section, the loan repayment rate
for an institution for a fiscal year shall be equal to the
proportion that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idF93380D385894661A3E6BC239B0C1A2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the sum of—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id99611CAA885F4A4D94A8D610D2EA5259"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
total original outstanding balance of all covered Federal
student loans in the
loan cohort of the institution for such fiscal year that are paid in
full in accordance with subparagraph (B); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id42406C7EA0FB45ADB26BF1AC64C5673A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the total original outstanding balance
of all
payments-made loans in the loan cohort for such
year; bears
to</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9614AC5684D04B579CAB2A9B7A9D4AEC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total original
outstanding balance of all loans in the loan cohort for
such year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFB2E7E3EEBE244C0B661900FB9E44906"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Loans Paid in
Full</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id285A51F685704CB69B3146F96E4A2EF6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), a loan paid in full
is a covered Federal student loan in the loan cohort that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idD4585E9C0B0140E89B0987C340A4B46C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has never been in
default (or in the case of a loan described in subsection
(a)(3)(B), neither the
consolidation
loan nor any original loan comprising the consolidation loan has
ever been in default);
and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idE766645D82754F39840740E446571672"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has been paid in
full by a borrower.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id17DBA220C4914A77A4C1581FA51AD7A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consolidation
loans and refinancing</header><text>A covered Federal student loan described in subsection (a)(3)(B) or consolidated under
another
refinancing process provided for under this Act, is not counted as
a loan paid
in full for purposes of this subparagraph until the consolidation
loan or other
financial instrument is paid in full by the borrower.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AE38162FD444139964CD5BDC2A90D0B"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
make the loan
repayment rate for each institution of
higher
education participating in a program under this title or seeking to regain
eligibility
to participate in a program under this title publicly available on
the
College Navigator website of the Department, or any successor
website, and the website for the National Center for Education
Statistics.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1963A64F5CE949ABB31CC022DBA8B612"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Speed-Based repayment rate</header><paragraph id="idC4C56FD3730D4041A2EFD76F34BFDAF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the speed-based repayment rate under this subsection is to provide an estimate of—</text><subparagraph id="id9E86BB9214954634A0AB011369CABC8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the annual rate at which
student borrowers at an institution of higher education are repaying their
loans under part B and D; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id187CB2542210415C9A8D0BC738EC26D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total
expected time it takes student borrowers to repay their loans.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3A8BB405C62A4742BB865F5D013297D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In order to provide additional information regarding loan repayment, the Secretary shall, for each
fiscal year—</text><subparagraph id="id43166AFE6A0B4D00B2946FBF90CBCEB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the speed-based repayment rate for each institution of higher education that is
participating in a program under this title or seeking to regain
eligibility to participate in a program under this title;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE52A14EA7B3B4D87ADE88CF2DFE62382"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the information required for the comparison methodology established by the Secretary
under paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFB7534093DBB4D9DA4FCDAC743F6BF9B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>publish the most recently available speed-based repayment rate and the comparison information
under paragraph (4) for each such institution on the College Scorecard,
in accordance with section 133(d)(3), and on the College Affordability and
Transparency Center website, or any successor website, of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idea98c3cd72d944e8b583528bd5f8b24a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of speed-based repayment rate</header><text>In order to provide additional information regarding loan repayment and determine the speed-based
repayment rate required under paragraph (2)(A) for an institution of
higher education, the Secretary shall, for each
fiscal year—</text><subparagraph id="id63FE01F84129496D848E62CA0AD56C1D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the percentage paid of the total original outstanding balance of all cohort
loans of the institution for the fiscal year (including, for purposes of
calculating the speed-based repayment rate only, all loans that would be
cohort loans for such fiscal year
if the loans were not in delinquency, forbearance, deferment, or default)
for which the
determination
is being made, by dividing—</text><clause id="id8c84611048d440dea95010e35b40eedc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount paid of all such cohort loans of the institution for such year; by</text></clause><clause id="ida7286c5dcac64c64b14b320c59e183a1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total original outstanding balance of all such cohort loans of the institution for such
year; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A3A5E69DA7C423F82C67994EA7F7ACD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>divide such percentage by the average number of years in repayment for the cohort loans of the
institution, rounded to the nearest month and weighted based on the dollar
amount of the current loan balance of each cohort loan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB74505084D944A66B157EA224D89F9B8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Comparison methodology for disclosure purposes</header><subparagraph id="idF2AA59C096934C48B5794DB569F600EE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a methodology for comparing similar institutions
of higher education based on the speed-based repayment rate. The
methodology shall—</text><clause id="id84BF1B3D88564887998DB6029D436ECA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use clear and understandable terms, such as <quote>quickly</quote> and <quote>slowly</quote>, to indicate the relative significance of the speed-based repayment rate of an institution of
higher education;</text></clause><clause id="id6D114A09C1714F82A0980FE10BBF3BF7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include a projection of the expected time for the average borrower in the loan cohort described in
paragraph (3)(A) of each
institution to complete repayment at each institution, based
on
the speed-based repayment rate;</text></clause><clause id="id836DA5BC30F5461491862BFEB5DD0F83"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>include a comparison of each institution's expected time of repayment under clause (ii) with the
expected times of repayment for similar institutions;</text></clause><clause id="idCFACCD9EB97640DB87D9DD50E3474975"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>not disaggregate the comparisons based on status as a public, private nonprofit, or proprietary
institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="idA606693BCD1E4BCEAF5C445D1A0EEF61"><enum>(v)</enum><text>distinguish the overall speed-based repayment rate of an institution from the speed-based repayment
rate of all
professional degree programs of the institution; and</text></clause><clause id="idBFF4D11000D94D1EA61DA0C02623B842"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>calculate a separate speed-based repayment rate for each program at
an institution that is subject to gainful employment regulations under
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/34/668.7">section 668.7</external-xref> of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id879D7684F02740B0B1531F4D9F008E94"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consumer testing</header><text>The Secretary shall submit the methodology described in subparagraph (A) for consumer testing in
accordance with section 483C.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8f53939857364a1d815f1d13b75cd38b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Guidance and regulations</header><text>The Secretary may issue guidance and promulgate rules for the purposes of determining the
speed-based repayment rate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id55D91B74D9684C3793C2EFB026F2CA54"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authority to adjust formula</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary may adjust the formula for
calculating the speed-based repayment rate under paragraphs (2) and (3) to
provide a more informative and accurate measure of the speed of
repayment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD79487CB7804F709C83590017959CF9"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication of student default risk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each year, the Secretary shall publish the student default risk for each institution for the most
recent fiscal year on the website of the National Center for Education
Statistics.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id0ECD990158C64E2AB308721DAFBC1C0E"><enum>483C.</enum><header>One-time FAFSA pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended by
inserting after section 483C, as added by section 485, the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id045A495C02A74E87865AF0EA181ABFE8" style="OLC"><section id="id8AF08A51B7AD405AB556117B443B9B7C"><enum>483E.</enum><header>One-time FAFSA pilot program</header><subsection id="idE92BB035BB15488C90EFF8BF241D060B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this section are—</text><paragraph id="idB53FC61B8C18402A8CB923A3A6CBDBF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to streamline the annual process by which students apply for Federal financial assistance; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF3FE8D6E1C3B46EF8F90EAE105675C28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to reduce the need for students to apply for such assistance each year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id22D51F7488C8495BBDFCAB7CEAA761F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pilot program authorized</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to establish a pilot program and select 5 eligible States—</text><paragraph id="id82EDB3DAC95644D5B24E5067A5F03651"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in which a student who attends an institution of higher education in
the eligible State may submit a single Free Application for Federal
Student Aid described in section 483 and as modified under subsection (d)
(referred to in this section as the <quote>FAFSA)</quote>, to be used for application to
determine the need and eligibility of the student for financial assistance
under this title during the official length of the student's
proposed postsecondary degree program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0C8BDF0126EE4D838D6582D17D4A9521"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that shall receive a grant in accordance with subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5AF5995144DC4018833B6C39039BFE31"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible States</header><text>The Secretary shall select 5 eligible States that are determined by the Secretary
to have a strong record of increasing college access and
affordability, especially for low-income students, to participate in the
pilot program described in subsection (b). The selection of eligible
States shall be based on the extent to which the State has—</text><paragraph id="id35798BAE303F459CADB491897DF9E001"><enum>(1)</enum><text>invested, and continues to invest, significantly in public higher education, resulting in a
comparatively lower net price for low-income students;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD26CDB7BB71D4CAD948368B0A8F84755"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allocated State financial aid primarily on the basis of need; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEA4C6BE44E404534A4ACEBD9F8F3E5FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>agreed, as a condition of the State's application for the pilot program under this section, to
provide all in-State students (as determined by the State) with an offer
for State financial aid that—</text><subparagraph id="id3C61D0B867BA40A6A2D956B36DBD7CD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is valid for not less than 2 years and not more than 4 years, as determined by the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA516435F026A4E33934874FC9051BA50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be subject to change only upon certain conditions, such as significant changes in a student's
financial circumstances.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3E0886A56D69497D878F01AC95FDFCF6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Single FAFSA submission</header><text>The Secretary shall implement, in consultation with the 5 selected eligible States, a
pilot program to streamline the process of application to
determine the need and eligibility of a student for financial assistance
under this title that incorporates the following:</text><paragraph id="id1525656EF94B458EBA96178E329B923D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An option for students that are enrolled in an institution of higher education in a selected
eligible State to submit a single FAFSA at the beginning of the student's
postsecondary degree program
and receive a determination of financial assistance under this title that
shall, on a
contingent basis, be valid for not less than 2 years and not more than
four years, as determined by the State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8176E3BC0FB54505AE2565AC8E7470A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The determination of financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall be made in accordance with part
F, except
that relevant calculations shall be made using a multi-year average, of
two or three years, from the most recent tax years for which data are
available. A student may use previously submitted student and
parent taxpayer
data to prepopulate the electronic version of the
FAFSA, as described in section 483(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1090">20 U.S.C. 1090(f)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0D0A296A7FC440859BD3B3A9A7DCD2A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>As a condition of the continued receipt of financial assistance under this section, the Secretary
may require a student who submits the single
FAFSA to respond to a short number of questions (which may be determined
by the Secretary), on an annual basis, to determine if there is a change
in the financial status of the student (such as whether the student or
the student's parent has experienced a
substantial increase in annual income) in order to ensure that the student
continues to receive the
appropriate amount of financial assistance under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6B670722E15F4F569C4B869B54ECFF20"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a requirement that students who experience significant
changes in their financial circumstances, as determined by the Secretary,
will be required to resubmit the
FAFSA in order to receive a new determination of financial assistance
under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id35215CA941B846D89487E5FE76DFDDA6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An income verification process—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9CA03B8F4A0248ECB456E67251D781D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>which the Secretary, through the establishment of a memorandum of understanding with
the Secretary of the Treasury, will develop to share the income tax data
of a
random
sample of students who have received Federal assistance under this title,
including Federal Pell Grants under section 401 and loans made under part
D;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id86425D2372AB429C872AA277A9578289"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure that students who have not resubmitted a FAFSA in accordance with paragraph (4) did not
have a significant change in financial circumstances that would have
required them to do so;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC5D52DF032E2425496DB4B7EC1B4BC9F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that shall be carried out in a way so as to ensure that no
personally identifiable information is made public through the income
verification
process; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id86C34D64F79640C4B4401D6A0A309237"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that will be carried out only with the consent of students, whose consent will be requested as
part of the annual
response required under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF413C1FDB6D34E9993D72B6FA2D5D856"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An option for students to request professional judgment or resubmit their FAFSA each year, to
receive a new determination of eligibility for financial assistance
under this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBF9CDAAD3D6D4D0BAFD8298CF948C23A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>Selected eligible States that receive a grant under this section shall use grant funds to increase
public
awareness of, and promote the use of, the single FAFSA that may be
submitted under the pilot program to be used for application to
determine the need and eligibility of the student for financial assistance
under this title during the official length of the student's
proposed postsecondary degree program.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2AE49574384543BBAC13D828E71779D7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Supplement not supplant</header><text>The grants provided under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, State funds
that are used to improve college access and affordability.</text></subsection><subsection id="id87F3DF1094FB40EDA0A7951CA43FD2E4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, and 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare
and submit to the authorizing committees a report that contains an
evaluation of the
effectiveness of the pilot program under this section in improving college
access, increasing
FAFSA submission rates, and increasing postsecondary education credit and
course accumulation.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section changed="added" id="id575B4D22E8894E9188463B2CFC20CF48"><enum>484.</enum><header>Ability to benefit</header>
<subsection id="id5ba7d1a92cb24a10a83857890eae5d4e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (d) of
section 484 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1091">20 U.S.C. 1091</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86ecebdb30a44518861ebd2f96b8de25" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id9505f091ba9c42c8b8e7df1d6ca8c840"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Students who
are not high school graduates</header>
<paragraph id="idb4ac33088bc846ee9943ff566d1243d2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Student
eligibility</header><text>In order for a student who does not have a
certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the
recognized equivalent of such certificate, to be eligible for any assistance
under subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this title, the
student shall meet the requirements of one of the following
subparagraphs:</text>
<subparagraph id="idaf4938fa9f4a4235a8d60ca97f5f8299"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The student is
enrolled in an eligible career pathway program and meets one of the following
standards:</text>
<clause id="idb8f3da1ecc584876b271f5789d858b5c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The student shall
take an independently administered examination and shall achieve a score,
specified by the Secretary, demonstrating that such student can benefit from
the education or training being offered. Such examination shall be approved by
the Secretary on the basis of compliance with such standards for development,
administration, and scoring as the Secretary may prescribe in
regulations.</text>
</clause><clause id="id7e1c2167c1744a83b72ac0f76e1683cc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The student
shall be determined as having the ability to benefit from the education or
training in accordance with such process as the State shall prescribe. Any such
process described or approved by a State for the purposes of this section shall
be effective 6 months after the date of submission to the Secretary unless the
Secretary disapproves such process. In determining whether to approve or
disapprove such process, the Secretary shall take into account the
effectiveness of such process in enabling students without high school diplomas
or the equivalent thereof to benefit from the instruction offered by
institutions utilizing such process, and shall also take into account the
cultural diversity, economic circumstances, and educational preparation of the
populations served by the institutions.</text>
</clause><clause id="idd1e098be80304d49b0c6f1429a1517ae"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The student
shall be determined by the institution of higher education as having the
ability to benefit from the education or training offered by the institution of
higher education upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or the
equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree or certificate
offered by the institution of higher education.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99fff76a3ee2401f8784a53fb5d9a0c0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The student has
completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated
as a home school or private school under State law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a555a2b3f9f4ee689d8f79c7e20cc1a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible career
pathway program</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible
career pathway program</term> means a program that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7ad14e0656514abc8e95f38c20e287bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>concurrently
enrolls participants in connected adult education and eligible postsecondary
programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2dde36eba5034289bfc74a532c505016"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides
counseling and supportive services to identify and attain academic and career
goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc4ca3425e19b47d2b053f33c62c34ba7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides
structured course sequences that—</text>
<clause id="id7f0b665453fd40db80a6e4d8f875c989"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are articulated
and contextualized; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id08e1041d26f448ebb524ddbaf8b3ef28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allow students
to advance to higher levels of education and employment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3061972e43774087b0248794b41d364f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provides
opportunities for acceleration to attain recognized postsecondary credentials,
including degrees, industry relevant certifications, and certificates of
completion of apprenticeship programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23c2a85566d54b78999a09783e9cec5e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is organized to
meet the needs of adults;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb3af89ed13434cac996093072e15ad80"><enum>(F)</enum><text>is aligned with
the education and skill needs of the regional economy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92364dd71d594e359eb145479bdd1892"><enum>(G)</enum><text>has been
developed and implemented in collaboration with partners in business, workforce
development, and economic
development.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id16b8ebd035d740278fce0a5bb6a9af30"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date
and transition</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to
students who first enroll in a program of study during the period beginning
July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2019.</text></subsection></section><section id="id58077EB2BAF94E028A14D5E5E1E022AB"><enum>485.</enum><header>Reasonable collection costs in State court judgments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 484A(b)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1091a">20 U.S.C. 1091a(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>reasonable collection costs</quote> and inserting <quote>reasonable collection costs, which, in the case of a loan made under part D, means collection costs
in an amount that is reasonable and that does not exceed the bona fide
collection
costs associated with such student loan that are actually incurred in
collecting the debt against the borrower</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="idBCBFC89EA0AB4137A9BC3E04FA662419"><enum>486.</enum><header>Improved disclosures, counseling, and financial assistance information for students</header><subsection commented="no" id="id42E332B5E27149858C4FD84015DBB294"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 485 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092">20 U.S.C. 1092</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idF54DA0FED8FD49E582BDD5BE2D0E198C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id65719CC4D4684158BBA9B4C8E39CE2E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text>
<clause id="id1735E79ECA0342669E9D57A0700FCFDB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCBCD472491DA41B490137C93B1FD4D99" style="OLC">
<clause id="id45CE0564F8684368A771A6AFB6262D3E" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>personalized information that reflects
the borrower's actual borrowing circumstances, which shall include—</text>
<subclause id="idDC9CF49253034C3CA4D80606E49A399E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the repayment plans available,
including the income-based repayment option under section 493C and
the standard 10-year repayment option under section 428(b)(9)(A)(i) or
455(d)(1)(A);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id03B780D8CA6849C483CA7C518F7AA72D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of the different
features of each plan; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC928AF645C984FB2AB598248E49C6B67"><enum>(III)</enum><text>personalized information showing
estimates of the borrower's anticipated monthly payments and the
difference in
total interest paid and total payments under each
plan;</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id85981168EDB348C88CCEDF9DF934A7EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (viii) and (ix) as clauses (x) and (xi), respectively;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idAAFD9AB730D649F2AF1D7476026B93BC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (vii) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE1BFC1E28324DD88F056F7C01654E00" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="id83802D14143F4E22937C7A8008847AF7" indent="up2"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a statement that student loans must
be repaid even if the student does not complete the program in
which the student is enrolled;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id4D0B75D3D66E4CD695F98B5297007F61" indent="up2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>information and resources related to financial literacy and planning, including budgeting, as
determined by the Secretary based on the recommendations of the Secretary
of the Treasury in the
report submitted under section 1103 of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idA2E60781963B4BD2874FF74330D87E9D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9E27DBD8FAE4A5495FF4A1A038207D8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id9D699A79C35445E597F322AAD1E15864" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The counseling described in
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id24920E8748324F00A85963F590A1A3FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be provided in a simple and
understandable manner that includes mechanisms to check for
comprehension;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id031BDA84E4A6482D83005FBF5CE1277E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be provided—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idB92179771E6E4DA7A7D48A766CCBDF9D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>during an exit counseling session
conducted in person; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idA88225EBAA0B4033AA8A91E206B5CF27"><enum>(II)</enum><text>online.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBAA0A9CA66B148998D2152D97999E4B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A)(iv), by striking <quote>, address, social security number, references,
and driver's license number</quote> and inserting <quote>, postal address,
social security number, references, driver's license number, phone number,
and
personal electronic mailing address that is not associated with the
institution</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE540BD7AA18247D19A959633BB7EECFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(1), by striking <quote>income-sensitive</quote> and all that follows through <quote>part D</quote> and inserting <quote>income-based repayment plans for loans made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or made under part
D.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idab326c96d527434694d09f8caedcdd06"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="id523B51BC3E5F43CC85649A49996B848E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Disclosure of campus security and harassment policy and campus crime statistics</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6a1d261c45a4321bda769ca64c595f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(A)—</text><clause id="id82a405cec00e4aeea029f84bc7d59333"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) as clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="id00d74c207b6444669dad44e5a43462e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA13658510B124F56A95A984B540DA8F3" style="OLC"><clause id="idb2d1dc1630f74b16b04c80101852da49" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The term <term>commercial mobile service</term> has the meaning given the term in section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
332(d)).</text></clause><clause id="id785D9653FCDA4009BEAD03A240C5DF02" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The term <term>electronic communication</term> means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, or data of any nature transmitted
in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or
photooptical system.</text></clause><clause id="id05b1e7502cd844f8959a6cad60b89f27" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The term <term>electronic messaging services</term> has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1001">47 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="id21ad0ceb5f384327b80942b249817c74" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The term <term>harassment</term> means conduct, including acts of verbal, nonverbal, or physical aggression, intimidation, or
hostility (including conduct that is undertaken in whole or in part,
through the use of electronic messaging services, commercial mobile
services, electronic communications, or other technology) that—</text><subclause id="id6beb766331b3497db91147009d85ab3a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive so as to limit a student's ability to participate
in or benefit from a program or activity at an institution of higher
education, or to create a hostile or abusive educational environment at an
institution of higher education; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idaafe3a745d4348489fda0f6924349761"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is based on a student's actual or perceived—</text><item id="ided4a886c10d44ba6be9c865c75596d46"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>race;</text></item><item id="id77ce1b2f02f2441987186000edaf9fbb"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>color;</text></item><item id="id46860489782848f999358fa0ceefb6d8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>national origin;</text></item><item id="idb2b43ceabe344d1c9e642118e6f2822b"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>sex;</text></item><item id="id56072572bbe84d6eac7d5aebc8486d0e"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>disability;</text></item><item id="id5eb502ea54c44c788aba0d06f8f5bd6e"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>sexual orientation;</text></item><item id="idee3b24fadbfd4db9be729993cf87029d"><enum>(gg)</enum><text>gender identity; or</text></item><item id="id29a5e5d732a0454ea484ce2ab607b679"><enum>(hh)</enum><text>religion.</text></item></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida329b92c10e74babbf6c4634024c7241"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (18) as paragraphs (10) through (19), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81446c172fc64fe293f7004fe6ea59bb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8139B389841D4F2C9CB8D38DE03E1A15" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idf4f6f39493ad4ab4816f0e0cca28b262"><enum>(9)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBAC0EE8CA60F472EA90427DD0370DC8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Each institution of higher education participating in any program under this title, other
than a foreign institution of higher education, shall develop and
distribute as part of the report described in paragraph (1) a statement of
policy regarding harassment, which shall include—</text><clause id="idA1AF49AEB4E84BC5BF2347B0930F535B" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a prohibition of harassment of enrolled students by other students, faculty, and staff—</text><subclause id="idB60011626A35498CAD801A01D44CF14D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>on campus;</text></subclause><subclause id="idE3F6C79AB1F541D7A6548F4A4517860E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in noncampus buildings or on noncampus property;</text></subclause><subclause id="id11DFACF3B7C94A9580528D077C2E33F5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>on public property;</text></subclause><subclause id="idDC3756307BE44CED9C7CC809B7F1F20E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>through the use of electronic mail addresses issued by the institution of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="idC832D82F184E492C9AB31E6FA57C030A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>through the use of computers and communication networks, including any telecommunications
service, owned, operated, or contracted for use by the institution of
higher education or its agents; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idFDE49D8E625B4A72893044C083BCDB06"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>during an activity sponsored by the institution of higher education or carried out with the
use of resources provided by the institution of higher education;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id894E37CFAA1C4087A401692CD8A8301E" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the institution's programs to combat harassment, which shall be aimed at the
prevention of harassment;</text></clause><clause id="id9A93E6DCFFEC463EA1996A20B6459045" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of the procedures that a student should follow if an incident of harassment
occurs; and</text></clause><clause id="id8DAB6AC4398F4751BAE8DF1E32FFE6D7" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a description of the procedures that the institution will follow once an incident of
harassment has been reported.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5E944EC7126F43DD97EA09418FC933E8" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The statement of policy described in subparagraph (A) shall address the following areas:</text><clause id="id58BA069B108742E4813A508D0F861BE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Procedures for timely institutional action in cases of alleged harassment, which procedures
shall include a clear statement that the accuser and the accused shall be
informed of the outcome of any disciplinary proceedings in response to an
allegation of harassment.</text></clause><clause id="idB11841A9D6D142DEBA49687DBCFDAF3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Possible sanctions to be imposed following the final determination of an institutional
disciplinary procedure regarding harassment.</text></clause><clause id="id7EC854DCF1B84066A3ACBB5E50A1AB9A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Notification of existing counseling, mental health, or student services for victims or
perpetrators of harassment, both on campus and in the community.</text></clause><clause id="id8DDDE82E514E4EA285B952411F40891E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Identification of a designated employee or office at the institution that will be responsible
for receiving and tracking each report of harassment by a student,
faculty, or staff member.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF82AB96BF7BF4F698F0FBC063B71AE55"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(l)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id2C3435103CD24701990AE8F5961983B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FFFD5A3ACF64CCB977CD203B56770DA" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="id4B4D562460A7490B9CDAFC6C14AD3C56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Disclosure
required prior to signing master promissory note</header><text>Each eligible
institution shall, prior to obtaining or arranging execution of a
master promissory
note for a loan under part D (other than a Federal Direct Consolidation
Loan)
by a first-time borrower at such institution, ensure that the borrower
receives
comprehensive
information on the terms and conditions of the loan and of the
responsibilities
the borrower has with respect to such loan in accordance with
paragraph (2).
Such information—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idBBA7946532CC4C3EA1FFA7F40223586E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be provided
through the use of interactive programs that include mechanisms to
check the borrower's comprehension
of the terms and conditions of the borrower’s loans under part D,
using simple
and understandable language and clear formatting; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD589956517B24282B24B222C08CB0F9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be
provided—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id344691CFB0804A0CA923725A308B573D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during an
entrance counseling session conducted in person; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id05884BA02AAA4CADA5370EB9D12D0F2E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>online.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8AE85B4ED7B940229D8E445E573B5995"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" id="idCC1BB836AF6C434E942ABDDA19BB4454"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by striking <quote>within the regular time for program completion</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id03040ED2DD184F4E9440EA76A2690A1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87B230938AB34791B3008932D1E89829" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id9640B2E672864F4E9E9C1DF6AC135B17"><enum>(L)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id505C59FE164F4443BA5AE7FA29AF8BBB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A disclosure that
Federal student loans offer generally more favorable terms and
beneficial
repayment options than private education loans, an explanation of
the
difference and relevance between student loans with a fixed
interest rate as
compared to student loans with a variable interest rate, and a
recommendation
that students examine available Federal student loan options before
applying
for private education loans.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id02AADCB6963F4282A7526E66AA03B7EC" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The explanation of the benefits provided under Federal student loans developed by the Secretary
under section 483A(b).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddfc78833413a46ae8f62863489d962f6"><enum>(M)</enum><text>An explanation,
if applicable, that a student may refuse all or part of a student
loan available
under part D, which could help minimize
the
student's debt obligations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09A29673C4624A8487983FB5FE33BA20"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Information
relating to the institution's cohort default rate, including—</text>
<clause id="idC5FE619463D7486AAA336FD282C65DB1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the cohort
default rate, as defined in section 435(m), of the institution;</text></clause><clause id="id0ED27702A1ED4242AA97238CCE647EC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an easy to
understand explanation of the cohort default rate;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7B47F2AEDDE04D0CB6DAC69CD790C97B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the percentage
of students at the institution of higher education who borrow
Federal student
loans under this title;</text>
</clause><clause id="idCDA7225ECADC4A6C99B6853C9E8A65C1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the national
average cohort default rate (as determined by the Secretary in
accordance with
section 435(m));</text>
</clause><clause id="id20C7AE9645304A38B7E48095FA472AD4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in the case of an institution with a cohort
default rate that is
greater than
the national average cohort default rate (as described in clause
(iv)), a disclosure to
the student that the institution's cohort default rate is above the
national
average; and</text></clause><clause id="idB0EE649579FF40C3A8038DF3CF0F2DDC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in the case of an institution with a cohort default rate that is greater than 30 percent, a
disclosure to the students that if the cohort default rate remains greater
than
30 percent for the 3 consecutive years—</text><subclause id="id9F1C55B9D01E4E24B6F2F80CEAC1175A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the institution will lose institutional
eligibility for the purposes of programs authorized under this title; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7EE7609CB37A46E29F2B71DC627E8D2A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the student will no longer be able to receive Federal
financial aid at that institution.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1E7D0982E4084B998F735E72B0CE1BF0"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Information
relating to the institution's speed-based loan repayment rate,
including—</text>
<clause id="idB3A6DABBBE1B404A9E404E2F929DF2B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the speed-based loan repayment rate, as described in section 483D(c), of the institution and, if
applicable, the speed-based loan repayment rate of each program at
the institution that is subject to gainful employment regulations under
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/34/668.7">section 668.7</external-xref> of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations;</text></clause><clause id="id985CDFEA0AA74EB384E6EE388485E660"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an easy to understand description of what a speed-based loan repayment rate is;</text></clause><clause id="id3C8D7962F9AD49FC9E1ABC457E8D1921"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the national average speed-based loan repayment rate, as determined by the Secretary in
accordance with section 483D(c); and</text></clause><clause id="idA22EC581094F440A8E73D2AC37863932"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in the case of an institution with a speed-based loan repayment rate that is below the national
average speed-based loan repayment rate (as described in clause (iii)),
a disclosure to the student that the institution's speed-based loan
repayment rate is below the national average.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFCD4214B765E4422B13A6F3BA23C12C5"><enum>(P)</enum><text>In the case of an institution with a school default risk for a fiscal year, as calculated by the
Secretary, of 0.1 or higher, an explanation of the obligations of the
institution under section 487(a)(32)(A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id956C49643A84483C82AB45218D1B23C2"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>The percentages of
students at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate
within 100 percent of the normal time for completion of the student's
program, and who obtain a degree or certificate within 150
percent of the normal time for completion of, the student's
program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD3EAC23B7F764E62A74F8933C5E99DFC"><enum>(R)</enum><text>Information and resources related to financial literacy and planning, including budgeting, as
determined by the Secretary based on the recommendations of the Secretary
of the Treasury in the
report submitted under section 1103 of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3145DDDE0B74483DB6ED472A6D2D567E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71A3ADC0A6FC4C39AAD9EEB96D45ABFD" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="idE1DBBA0DB17A4BED8FAC77925B710CAD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Borrower
Contact Information</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3B71716C19BB46F38D0B2F9CAE320A57"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each eligible institution shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="idB9F7632104B44654B25698269EA87566"><enum>(i)</enum><text>require that
a borrower who applies for a loan under this title to attend the
institution on or after
the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title> submit to the institution, during the entrance
counseling required by this subsection, the borrower's contact
information at
the time of the entrance counseling, including the borrower's phone
number and the borrower's postal address; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idBE5550051A8546729A27CB42C1662165"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>request that the borrower provide a personal electronic mailing address of the borrower that is not
associated
with the institution.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB794802976574F828B3BDC9E6A433000"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Borrower responsibility</header><text>A borrower receiving entrance counseling under this subsection shall provide the institution with
the personal electronic mailing address described in subparagraph (A)(ii)
and shall update the borrower's contact information as necessary to
ensure that the information remains accurate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF52D64C6C4CD4F3C8B2F5B4F7C0214CA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA928E18D6A6E40CDA3868DF8485F244D" style="OLC"><subsection id="idE9C08FAB629841F7BEB273E37AA796E8"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Additional
notifications and counseling for borrowers</header>
<paragraph id="idB0A39047F6C7495A9AA5FCB4D1F1A005"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual
notifications</header><text>Each eligible
institution shall, not less than once every year while a student is
enrolled in
the institution, carry out the notification requirements described
in
subparagraphs (A) through (G) with respect to a borrower of
a loan made,
insured, or guaranteed under part B (other than a loan made
pursuant to section
428C) or made
under part D (other than a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan). Such
notification
requirements
may be fulfilled by notifications provided at the same time as
existing methods
of
communication, such as by accompanying the annual financial aid
award letter, subject to subparagraph (E).</text>
<subparagraph id="idB103403C23A74D3195A76D1971DE2B49"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Student loan
balance; loan terms</header><text>The eligible institution shall provide the
borrower with a written notification of—</text>
<clause id="id4FBEA20941E24530AEA5100F24ABD4D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the borrower's
outstanding balance of principal and interest owing on any loan
made, insured,
or guaranteed under this title;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8FD307B196234117BED4E754992EEAFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the borrower's
repayment options;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0F14873E3EBE43AE8A1ED7A09FC8F12B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a disclosure
that Federal student loans offer generally more favorable terms and
beneficial
repayment options than private education loans, an explanation of
the
difference and relevance between student loans with a fixed
interest rate as
compared to student loans with a variable interest rate, and a
recommendation
that students examine available Federal student loan options before
applying
for private education loans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id04AF3714D5E4460BA2FACD0EBF1916F3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the explanation of the benefits provided under Federal student loans developed by the Secretary
under section 483A(b).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id78E6107899C3423486EAB42D57A84EAF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal direct
stafford loan eligibility</header><text>In addition to the notifications under
subparagraph (A) and under subparagraph (C), if applicable, in the
case of a
borrower described in paragraph (1) who qualifies for a Federal
Direct Stafford
Loan and who was a new borrower on or after July 1, 2013, the
institution shall
provide—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id36BC6FF1D8E949638B48624B7D164D47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a written
notification of the period of time that the borrower has remaining
before the
borrower will not be eligible for a Federal Direct Stafford Loan in
accordance
with section 455(q) because the period of time for which the
borrower has
received Federal Direct Stafford Loans, in the aggregate, exceeds
the period of
enrollment described in section 455(q)(3); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id5FAA925AD3B742FDA83F1D14A8BCC956"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a written
notification to such student when the period of time for which the
borrower has
received Federal Direct Stafford Loans, in the aggregate, reaches—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id03C7D8CFB6234AF48AE012038234382B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>except as
provided in subclause (II) or (III), a period equal to 100 percent
of the
published length of the educational program in which the student is
enrolled;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id5B31876E162E425AAC4D0A067AA54D1A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a
borrower who was previously enrolled in 1 or more other educational
programs
that began on or after July 1, 2013, a period equivalent to
<fraction>2/3</fraction> of the maximum period of time that the borrower is
eligible to receive a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, as calculated
in accordance
with section 455(q)(3)(A)(ii); or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idEBE6637B9D8C4BEFA33036AA2D5A2C5B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the case of
a borrower who was or is enrolled on less than a full-time basis or
in the case
of a borrower whose course of study or program is described in
paragraph (3)(B)
or (4)(B) of section 484(b), a period equivalent to <fraction>2/3</fraction> of
the maximum period of time that the borrower is eligible to receive
a Federal
Direct Stafford Loan, as calculated in accordance with section
455(q)(3)(B).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC145F800D0CB4551A44099A7025630AF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal Pell Grant
eligibility</header><text>In addition to the notifications under subparagraph
(A) and under subparagraph (B), if applicable, in the case of a
borrower
described in paragraph (1) who is receiving a Federal Pell Grant,
the
institution shall provide a written notification to such borrower
of the student's remaining period of eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant
in accordance with section 401(c)(5).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id37C8EF313C054D4187C90C0FEB442697"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Confirmation of
receipt of notification</header><text>Each eligible institution shall require
the borrower, for each applicable notification described in this
paragraph, to
provide written confirmation (including through electronic means)
that the
borrower has received the notification and understands the
information
contained in that notification.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7C7EEC17A8964EC3B32F0F67241812FE"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Notifications
by certain institutions</header><text>In the case of an institution described
in paragraph (2), the notification requirements under this
paragraph
(including the confirmation of notification described in
subparagraph (D))
shall be carried out annually during the interim in-school
counseling described
in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf450248072aa427687048a649e7a52c5"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Additional loan counseling requirements for certain student borrowers</header><clause id="idd0e500874de44e8db18959aa8f1de56a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Borrowers in need of additional loan counseling</header><text>A borrower shall be subject to the requirements described in clause (iii) if—</text><subclause id="id08ebcd028a0a4009a4419696afc0b44c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the borrower has a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B (other than a loan made pursuant
to section 428C or a loan made on behalf of a student pursuant to section
428B) or made under part D (other than a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
or a Federal Direct PLUS loan made on behalf of a student); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id8b81238df7174425ac197b548cb19adb"><enum>(II)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id92AA41156E194983A1E532372423CD4A"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the borrower has transferred to the institution from another institution of higher education; or</text></item><item id="idd7294d97e6864267b554404f8462e4a0" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the borrower meets certain criteria that may place a borrower at
greater risk of defaulting on student loans.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="ide0994071df424b5981444a84a511c7be"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination made by Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall determine any appropriate criteria to be used in clause (i)(II)(bb), such as
withdrawing prematurely from an educational
program or being in danger of failing to meet standards of academic
progress. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to allow an
institution to select any criteria for purposes of such clause.</text></clause><clause id="id27E577D420AF49D8AFDD6D1A8F4AAD66"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Additional counseling</header><text>Each eligible institution shall require each borrower described in clause (i) to participate in an
additional loan counseling session, which shall—</text><subclause id="id3ae8eac1852c4f6aa5b748577d7d5b3d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be coordinated jointly by the student’s academic advisor and the financial aid office of the
institution;</text></subclause><subclause id="idba4caf820742432da41177b65bf152e0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include disclosure of the estimated additional cost of attendance that the borrower may incur by
failing to progress through the borrower’s educational program at a pace
that meets the requirements for satisfactory progress, as described in
section 484(c); and</text></subclause><subclause id="idb01bd6c691024a14ae87dc5c6aa79345"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the case of a borrower described in clause (i)(II)(bb), include the development of an
institutionally approved academic plan designed to ensure that the
borrower will complete the borrower’s educational program within a
reasonable timeframe.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id798d90adf5cb40dd806f833925308fc7"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Counseling for parent plus borrowers</header><clause id="id29f40d39e5dc41c789a3d8524cff2ee5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each eligible institution shall, prior to disbursement of a Federal Direct PLUS loan made on behalf
of a student, ensure that the borrower receives comprehensive information
on the terms and conditions of the loan and of the responsibilities the
borrower has with respect to such loan. Such information—</text><subclause id="id6b1f35e3deb84440b9f5481165dc0197"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall be provided through the use of interactive programs that use mechanisms to check the
borrower’s understanding of
the terms and conditions of the borrower’s loan, using simple and
understandable language and clear formatting; and</text></subclause><subclause id="iddd08731961ab488d8e880daaa74c8e84"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall be provided—</text><item id="idebb36b3cd1df49ba9c6315b7fe9281f2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>during a counseling session conducted in person; or</text></item><item id="ideb3e8f27acce4cea96c0c2d8a5e8cf5d"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>online.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="ide5dd8fbff9db45f59ca4689364f6e15e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Information to be provided</header><text>The information to be provided to the borrower under clause (i) shall include the following:</text><subclause id="id37c9c794a8ef4c9e88f1ba74bf08cd2f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Information on how interest accrues and is capitalized during periods when the interest is not paid
by the borrower.</text></subclause><subclause id="idd29d6a3e795a441a9020ab05fba2de0e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>An explanation of when loan repayment begins, of the options available for a borrower who may
need a deferment, and that interest accrues during a deferment.</text></subclause><subclause id="id96bc820421b240e48aad6422b0684b2a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The repayment plans that are available to the borrower, including personalized information showing—</text><item id="idd783004e78b9436a926491c330694b10"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>estimates of the borrower’s anticipated monthly payments under each repayment plan that is
available; and</text></item><item id="id27be15ad73bc48ca80cf7980a2c2fc92"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the difference in interest paid and total payments under each repayment plan.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id9f1eab7657ad45e798c0603f3ccd8275"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The obligation of the borrower to repay the full amount of the loan, regardless of whether the
student on whose behalf the loan was made completes
the program in which the student is enrolled.</text></subclause><subclause id="id03a7c0cb14354785b2eaa5e2cb90a2e5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>The likely consequences of default on the loan, including adverse credit reports, delinquent debt
collection procedures under Federal law, and litigation.</text></subclause><subclause id="ida77066c7be67496dae3533fa7b9b78b3"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>A notification that the loan is not eligible for an income-based repayment plan under section 493C.</text></subclause><subclause id="id413f3574da0044de96aaf4f86516181e"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>The name and contact information of the individual the borrower may contact if the borrower has
any questions about the borrower’s rights and responsibilities or the
terms and conditions of the loan.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8c49490af6de4e1290af806fbd469de5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interim in-school counseling requirements for institutions with greater than average
student default risk</header><text>Each eligible institution that has a student default risk that is greater than the national average
student default risk (as determined by the Secretary), shall require each
borrower of a loan made,
insured, or
guaranteed under part B (other than a loan made pursuant to section
428C or a
loan made on behalf of a student pursuant to section 428B) or made
under part D
(other than a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan or a Federal Direct
PLUS loan
made on behalf of a student), to undertake not less than 1 online
or
in-person counseling session at the beginning of each academic
year that the
borrower is enrolled at such institution, which shall include—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0DB469AFFFE1432499790C9D620681B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the applicable
notification requirements described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idCD0BFB3B28D0439BBDA358935DA27811"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a statement that
student loans must be repaid even if the student does not complete
the program in which the student enrolled.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB12E55A5281141DF9BF063D8ABE12810"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required
Data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case where an institution needs data to comply with subsection (b), (l), or (n) that are not
available to the institution but that are available to the Department or a
Federal agency, the Secretary or the head of such agency shall
provide or make available such information to the institution.</text></subsection><subsection id="id13C29CDCF97243BAB8CAF7E987B278CE"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Reports relating to clinical training programs</header><paragraph id="id2949A7022DDB4906A26B214AD0CC53B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report on clinical training program agreements</header><subparagraph id="id02DBB822AC2F4D2583C5CF641527966F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Beginning in the year in which the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title> is enacted, an eligible institution that participates in any program under this title shall
prepare and submit
a report to the Secretary
containing the
information described in subparagraph (C), for every year in which the
eligible institution has
an agreement
with a hospital or health facility, through which—</text><clause id="id670BA85380654DFC968C3A3E95444824"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the eligible institution agrees to provide funding or other benefits to the hospital or health
facility; and</text></clause><clause id="id725080A818534BB79792FFC7FB42CD9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that hospital or health facility provides opportunities for students at the institution to
participate in a clinical training
program.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF1ECA44A5A324B49A9B97882D97775BD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Following the year in which the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title> is enacted, the report described in this paragraph shall be submitted not more than 30 days after
the end of any year for which a report is required to comply with
subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A9D6A5016A84575AD65EE5FA4DB7D32"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contents of Report</header><text>The report described in this paragraph shall include the following:</text><clause id="id52DDDDD7BA344282B195B5A9ED88F6CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The amount of any payments from the institution of higher education to a hospital or health
facility during the period covered by the report, and the precise terms of
any agreement under which such amounts are determined.</text></clause><clause id="idF29879B2C1E94E57A893C8554D6ECEC1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Any conditions associated with the transfer of money or the provision of clinical training program
opportunities that are part of the agreement described in subparagraph
(A).</text></clause><clause id="id451C150289104DEE966024CD62B588A8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Any memorandum of understanding between
the institution of higher education, or an alumni association or foundation affiliated with or
related to such institution, and a hospital or health facility, that
directly or indirectly relates to any aspect of any agreement referred to
in subparagraph (A) or controls or directs
any obligations or distribution of benefits between or among any such entities.</text></clause><clause id="id7975F56C44494B9883D39B9F98D202D4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>For each hospital or health facility that has an agreement described in subparagraph (A) with the
institution, the number of clinical training positions at the hospital or
health facility that are reserved for students at that institution.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4872DFE9316B4037B5AD8037BBE7BB0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on charitable donations</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2C00EE71355A4997B7F6B391B2EDC6BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Beginning in the year in which the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title> is enacted, and annually thereafter, an eligible institution shall prepare and submit to the
Secretary a report containing the
information described in subparagraph (C) if—</text><clause commented="no" id="id952C01CCD9B34B568525DF4CEF625468"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the eligible institution made a charitable donation to a hospital or health facility in any of the
previous 3 years; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idDF5E724186CB49068597F99AB566EF15"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of
students from the eligible institution who participate in any
clinical training program at the hospital or health facility where such a
donation was made increases by
more than 5 students or 10 percent, whichever is less, as compared to the
number of such students who participated in a clinical training program at
that hospital or health facility
during the first year in the previous
3-year period.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFA0635D5EEF54D8BB8023738FCBEB2DB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Following the year in which the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title> is enacted, the report described in subparagraph (A) shall be submitted not more than 30 days
after the end of any year for which a report is required to comply with
subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id38983C0FF1DE4D16B732E29961ED9201"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contents of Report</header><text>The report described in this paragraph shall include the following:</text><clause commented="no" id="id26D49358DB9F4154BB25977835DC8434"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The amount of each charitable donation that was made in the previous 3-year period by the eligible
institution to a hospital or health facility.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id5E8BA831847C4E7BB3B9694EEE3F28A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The number of students from the eligible institution who participate in any
clinical training program at the hospital or health facility where each
such donation was made—</text><subclause commented="no" id="idDEE7C826BF224CEFB5E9525C60B13DED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>during the year in which the report is submitted; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id76580FC52A9A4E37B14C4C8AC8CF8B51"><enum>(II)</enum><text>during the first year in the previous 3-year period
covered by the report.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCA80B9AED8FB417BBE2FA8D6038F56EB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aggregation by institution</header><text>The information required to be reported in this subsection shall include, and shall be aggregated
with respect to, each institution of higher education and each alumni
association or foundation affiliated with or related to such institution.
For any year in which an institution is required to submit a report
described under paragraph (1) and a report described under paragraph (2),
the institution may submit a single report for that year containing all of
the information required under paragraphs (1) and (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE3B5A0F8792A4AD099FE3717ED8ECEB8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to
Congress, and make available to the public, an annual report
that lists the reports submitted to the Secretary by each
institution of higher education in accordance with this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEC45086E95944EF797702769986AF6FE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public disclosure</header><text>Each eligible institution described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection shall make readily
available
the reports described in such paragraph (as applicable), through
appropriate
publications, mailings, and electronic media to the general public.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89294A59E42B46C7BFE035C944A67612"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="id634E9027F2DB444CA66FFB57A3D7B0EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Clinical training program</header><text>The term <term>clinical training program</term> means any program at, or associated or affiliated with, a hospital or health facility (or any of a
hospital’s
affiliates or health facility's affiliates), the completion of which
fulfills a requirement that is
necessary to receive a license, certificate, specialized accreditation, or
other academically related pre-condition necessary under Federal or State
law for a health profession.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE209FED3E0F43039827CBCC67000492"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Health facility</header><text>The term <term>health facility</term> has the meaning given that term in section 804(d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D6C13E149FD4610B385B6B65A6B8F72"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hospital</header><text>The term <term>hospital</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD71FBA4FCE0043ABB275E24E9A08A6E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on changes to campus safety provisions on other laws</header><text>Nothing in the amendments made by subsection (a)(3), shall be construed to
invalidate or limit rights, remedies, procedures, or
legal standards available to victims of discrimination under any other
Federal law or law of a State or political subdivision of a State,
including title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et
seq.), title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et
seq.), section 504 or 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
794, 794a), or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12101 et seq.). The obligations imposed by this Act are in addition to
those imposed by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d
et seq.), title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et
seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794">29 U.S.C. 794</external-xref>), and
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E3986C398AC4632A29C888BBF96F5EB"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date for termination of income-Sensitive repayment plan reference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year
after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="id8218C2CEF3BC47C1AB79CC810D300177"><enum>487.</enum><header>Improvements to National Student Loan Data System</header><subsection id="idC584F2A6E7A74AD296402C453CC1511B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 485B (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092b">20 U.S.C. 1092b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idD3E516115EC540A88505A26FBDA2DB4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>and loans made or insured under part A of title VII, or part E of title VIII, of the Public Health
Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/292">42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.</external-xref>, 296 et seq.),</quote> after <quote>parts D and E,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id60CE2595A8CA4986B0E0DB14D110CCFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF40AE9DB9D2349A18C101EC3187E14A1" style="OLC"><subsection id="id5E979E6BCE764A4995D6DEF0AC4268CF"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Integration of databases</header><paragraph id="idF572F75491B04FBEACDA721B41B0F9EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall integrate the National Student Loan Data System with the Federal Pell Grant
applicant
and recipient databases as of January 1, 1994, and any other databases
containing information on participation in programs under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB9C9594CBA644EDDAB9E2AEBE8315170"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs Information</header><subparagraph id="id68A08E4791054068B2443D1799D2992B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>In order to incorporate the military and veteran status of borrowers into the National Student Loan
Data System, the Secretary shall integrate the National Student Loan Data
System with information from—</text><clause id="id2AD625B5801F4C68BEB358131B9BE757"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Department of Defense, including the Defense Manpower Data Center; and</text></clause><clause id="idCAE6CF8B17274C869030F53A4A6755E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Department of Veterans Affairs, including data about veterans who are eligible for educational
assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE3E3B3B6F4ED47A68CC62CC329A8CF0C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Memoranda of understanding</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into any memoranda of understanding or other agreements that are
necessary to carry out this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idAAC8939449A6401B99434C09A5405404"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end
the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7AF36084A2E466B8DC0BC82CA1E969B" style="OLC"><subsection id="id2999EF44F0424DF7B685784DBE2A5834"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Public Health Service loans</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the National Student Loan Data System established pursuant to
subsection (a) information regarding loans made under—</text><paragraph id="ID98FD9F18C1C945EB86D6AC28ABDD20D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subpart II of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID61F981CD250445D8B59E0341BF258788"><enum>(2)</enum><text>part E of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id378B842B10B649F082BD361315576D7F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Private education loan information</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the National Student Loan Data System established pursuant to
subsection (a) the
information regarding private education loans that is determined necessary
by the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection, in
coordination with the Secretary, to be included pursuant to section
128(e)(13) of the Truth
in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1638">15 U.S.C. 1638(e)(13)</external-xref>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id15DA4F50F35243EE99390B8BA9AB42FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="idB00635566C4D45F18E9EDD072B79555D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that
includes a plan to implement the Department of Defense and Department of
Veterans Affairs data integration
provision described under section 485B(h)(2) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended by subsection (a)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id521910FD35E64FCEBCB8C541DA430A9C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Follow-up Report</header><text>If the Secretary of Education has not implemented the Department of Defense and Department of
Veterans Affairs data integration
provision described under section 485B(h)(2) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended by subsection (a)(2), by the date that is 1 year after
the
date of
enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit, by such date, a report
that includes an explanation of why such provision has not been
implemented.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idA93003BBA1BB479DA2DCBBD8E8DEB002"><enum>488.</enum><header>Competency-based education demonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended by
inserting after section 486A the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf77c1558f6d34fa08a711bfa6f306cf4" style="OLC"><section commented="no" id="id97470b311cb441b9984af6904d9f12a2"><enum>486B.</enum><header>Competency-based education demonstration program</header><subsection commented="no" id="ida6bd3c37ceda4ab6818460992e557aba"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It is the purpose of this section—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id26c089442b3c4f709dd6c70ae82e3f92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to allow a demonstration program that is monitored by the Secretary to explore ways of delivering
education and disbursing student financial aid that are based on
demonstrating competencies rather than credit hours;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4b1ae026164f4bcea22749044b0b1e02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to potentially lower the cost of postsecondary education and reduce the time needed to attain a
postsecondary degree; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id337b1c50b1db481ab4c25bf51ec05c58"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to help determine—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id436aa5eb774649feb2651805f23eff34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the specific statutory and regulatory requirements that should be modified to provide greater
access to high-quality competency-based education programs, which may be
independent of, or combined with, traditional credit hour or clock hour
programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7c29ac31a7334655a031a0a5870b80bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the most effective means of delivering competency-based education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4f5fe3f0fe36479ca9aa60586a7adf93"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the appropriate level and distribution methodology of Federal assistance for students enrolled in
competency-based education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id0577337575cb42539223ef6f103e55d5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id972c3f2186a44e8199fa750f35714e0d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Competency-based education</header><text>The term <term>competency-based education</term> means an academic program that—</text><subparagraph id="ideeecfb61ca33438ab2fd4f1d979a6756"><enum>(A)</enum><text>uses direct assessment of learning for any of its components as a substitute for traditional
coursework measured in credit-hours; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca86362a6c9e43efab6b6a1bd0a3ab1c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>upon successful completion, results in the attainment of a 2-year or 4-year postsecondary degree or
certificate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ide4c74d00f6f746a5b95f03ebb81ab83a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means any of the following:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7503357c6437419f8a2ba542cfa78ece"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An institution of higher education, as defined in section 101, that is eligible to participate in
programs under this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5415450529d44d4ca132a68923a1069f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A consortia of institutions of higher education that meet the requirements in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id73ba47f07a4942379ea34c4126668fbf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Demonstration programs authorized</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id16f6b424444343f88be66c69d6831558"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a competency-based education demonstration program under which the
Secretary selects, in accordance with subsection (e), eligible entities to
participate and receive waivers described in paragraph (2), in order to
enable the eligible entities to offer competency-based education programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7649e3b0fb134b96851ad25c03b34df6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waivers</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc923d2d2c87d46d2a8ddca3525372fb4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may waive, for an eligible entity participating in the demonstration program under
this section, any requirement of subsections (a) and (f) of section 481 as
such subsections relate to requirements under this Act
for a minimum number of weeks of instruction (including any regulation
promulgated under such subsections).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id50f10513323d4e0d87eb887102716695"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional requirements eligible for waiver</header><clause commented="no" id="ida9e1c5b8ca794815ab622f3feba9a4ac"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to any waiver authorized under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may waive any
requirements described in clause (ii) for an eligible entity that requests
such a waiver in the application submitted under subsection (d), if—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id03d18a25db6e44a381fc323a8a317e43"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has proposed a high-quality plan for
competency-based education that requires such waiver;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idfbd2ea38ad8a46bf9c67a721206d6ba1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the eligibility entity has provided equivalent metrics to each of
the requirements described in clause (ii) for which the eligible entity is
seeking a waiver; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id6572927EDC564F9C9C71267535620FD1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Secretary has certified that all
requirements being waived have such high-quality equivalents.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id62cf8f928b4c491abe35eeb1f96baee9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Description of additional requirements</header><text>Requirements described in this clause are requirements under this part, part F, or title I
(including any regulations promulgated under such parts or title) that
inhibits the operation of competency-based education, related to—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id0d6b4f95959649079854c1cc9a893742"><enum>(I)</enum><text>minimum weeks of instructional time;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id536f24984ded41f7ab85df8bf2c86851"><enum>(II)</enum><text>credit hour or clock hour equivalencies; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ida4a76f28c10a443e828ed47c9893186f"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the definitions of the terms <term>academic year</term>, <term>full-time student</term>, <term>standard term</term>, <term>non-term</term>, <term>non-standard term</term>, <term>term</term>, <term>satisfactory academic progress</term>, <term>educational activity</term>, <term>program of study</term>, and <term>payment period</term>.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idADED22CED3244A538BCCC288D68C2E60"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id4d5c7a78af354cff844778d88c0f35b1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each eligible entity desiring to participate in the demonstration program under this section shall
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary shall require.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idce47fc3bcb8a43e190a5d9ba183ced20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idf2a16511d4d04617a3f3db13c5b576d0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the competency-based education to be offered by the eligible entity through the
demonstration program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ide2f9c171716c4dc58abc2a6594a952f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a detailed description of the proposed academic delivery, business, and financial models to be used
in
the program, including brief explanations of how the program’s approach
would result in the achievement and assessment of competencies and how the
approach would differ from standard credit hour approaches;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id277ac654e1944744bb73d41d85c418de"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1561520EDC884FAABDE09204944E1446"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a summary of the evidence-based analysis of the financial impact of the proposed program on the
institution, its prospective students, and the Federal government; and</text></clause><clause id="id399A1F367EDB4B17855BAC2E01F5EEC4" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a written assurance that—</text><subclause id="idA1AB4C1C4D52492B8AFF74F4C6BF69D1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the summary presented to the Secretary is a good-faith representation of all the information
available to the institution at the time of the application; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id3ABB78DF3B2C4B51B68FF540D9BB1A40"><enum>(II)</enum><text>all material internal analyses and supporting data used in the summary shall be retained and made
available to the Secretary upon request for a period of not less than 5
years after the approval of the proposed program;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc3134e73bd14d6c88a97d585a3dc908"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a written assurance that the program fully conforms to the institution’s academic policies, and
that any degrees or certificates conferred through the program shall be
equivalent to the institution’s traditional degrees or certificates;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id35b6bb0659474cacbc1bdc70ade6f318"><enum>(E)</enum><text>documentation of approval of the competency-based demonstration program from a regional accrediting
agency or association;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida7d48f9f35494f00b976d9675f03a6e3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of the statutory and regulatory requirements described in subsection (c)(2) for which
a waiver is sought, the reasons for which each such waiver is sought,
and how the institution proposes to mitigate any
risks to students or the Federal Government as a result of the waiver;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0e5716e604bf4e888c47cfce1d7369bf"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of the entity’s proposal for determining a student’s Federal student aid eligibility
under this title and awarding and distributing such aid, including
safeguards to ensure that students are making satisfactory progress that
warrants disbursement of such aid, and an explanation of how the proposal
ensures that the program does not require the expenditure of additional
Federal funding beyond what the student is eligible for;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idf57856a67f2f41c7b19cf99677352e76"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a description of the students to whom competency-based education will be offered, including an
assurance that the eligible entity will include a minimum of 100 and a
maximum of 2,000 eligible students as part of the program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7d37fffa8de2412495245a2d4530e483"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a description of the goals the entity hopes to achieve through the use of competency-based
education, including evidence-based estimates of cost savings to the
institution, students, and the Federal Government as a direct result of
the delivery method being proposed;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id72c7added81c486999ef94712551e917"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a description of how the entity plans to maintain program quality and integrity, consistent with
part H;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2bdaeb8b7b0e47b1a5a057eaa1ae9e27"><enum>(K)</enum><text>an assurance that the entity will fully cooperate with the ongoing evaluations of the demonstration
program under subsection (f)(3);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id563edfecc1ff415a87343039e4c52b48"><enum>(L)</enum><text>an assurance that the entity will not require the expenditure of additional Federal funding to
implement the proposed program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f7eb55943e3435794a095f0c85f887c"><enum>(M)</enum><text>an evidence-based estimate of the percentage of students the program would enroll whom the
institution estimates will successfully complete the program, satisfy all
academic requirements, and attain the academic credential the program is
intended to confer;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idfc6413710ad24714aa9904a121be8656"><enum>(N)</enum><text>a written assurance that the eligible entity will comply with section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (commonly referred to as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>) by agreeing to obtain a signed consent form from each student who will participate in the
program, before the student enrolls in the program or receives Federal
student financial aid under this title for the program, that will allow
the
Secretary to conduct an evaluation of the
program’s effectiveness, including its impact on post-enrollment earnings
through matching data with other Federal agencies, as long as—</text><clause commented="no" id="idDD26C16F12FF48CDAA2EA9AAF4817EFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>no
information from the student’s education record would be permanently
stored with any other Federal agency; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id7E9A3FD145B947BFB2E05DB7C4757F76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>no student’s personally
identifiable information would be publicly disclosed; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc507339b97f8480985438ca4ec0905b8"><enum>(O)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id87045d12d1a14a428a5daf82cc6ca7ae"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Selection</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id87e0c7a1bf504ae4a14df8af3ec1ed3b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall select not more than 15 eligible entities to participate in the
demonstration program under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idc57ac3072bbd4b3eb1ab014748523fc4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In selecting eligible entities to participate in the demonstration program under this section, the
Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBE08106336D9427C83A45654BCC78BEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not select any eligible entity for which the estimated percentage of students in the proposed
program expected to complete their degree, as provided in the application
under subsection (d)(2)(O), is lower than the percentage of students
enrolled in traditional academic programs at the institution that complete
their degree or program of study;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id55798bbe76734575ac1fa621a4453cde"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider the number and quality of applications received;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idf948913066314c3989f0f4945d780857"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider the eligible entity’s—</text><clause commented="no" id="id6b7d060cd5634df38c60e1c5062fd7a4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrated quality, as measured through outcome-based metrics of student success;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id6a78b00f79134cfd83a48da687fd62e5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>financial responsibility;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idfc7a815966be44929a39a8222e181f30"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>administrative capability, including the ability to successfully execute the program as described;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="ide7a9f4c3482c4fd6a394be751deff417"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>commitment and ability to effectively finance a demonstration program as proposed;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idfd27f53428ca408da188974ccbd98bb6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>demonstrated administrative capability and expertise to evaluate learning based on measures other
than credit hours or clock hours;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id0c803fe5919443a49196ce0ec6c36710"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>commitment to allow random assignment and collection of school records of eligible program
applicants, in full compliance with section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (commonly referred to as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>), if necessary, in order to allow
for the evaluation of program impacts described in
subsection (f)(2)(B); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9beee57e62b84d67ae11915c14b244a3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>ability to translate competencies to traditional credit hours to help facilitate the ability of
students participating in the demonstration project to transfer to another
institution of higher education if the student so desires;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd6cad7b465c24ffd8e950100226a428f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ability to offer a financial guarantee to assume all Federal loans made under part D to students
who
demonstrate that the education received did not lead to improved
employment prospects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id31af72dd2f85408cb8497e93c9193217"><enum>(E)</enum><text>consider the Department’s capacity to oversee and monitor each eligible institution’s
participation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2cdb418ecabc4a52a473302de3ce7fd3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>ensure the participation of a diverse group of institutions of higher education (including
institutions within eligible entities described in subparagraph (B) or (C)
of subsection (b)(2)) with respect to size, mission, and geographic
distribution of the institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id49b0b5baa4ca449d96db84fdb096ebd2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall make available to the authorizing committees, and to the public through
the Department’s website, a list of the eligible entities selected to
participate in the demonstration program under this section. Such list
shall include, for each such eligible entity, the specific statutory and
regulatory requirements that the Secretary is waiving for the program and
a description of the competency-based education courses to be offered.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idbd458d47dd3e41b5a834e19c5d4f2135"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluations and reports</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id63c7058ba63840bf8381d2c3b7173a3c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity report</header><text>Each eligible entity that participates in the demonstration program under this section shall
prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report that includes all of
the following:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="iddb9a4dbf0e5a44fbbb18265d50c22d1c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For each student participating in the competency-based education program offered by the eligible
entity—</text><clause commented="no" id="ide99139002d754daeaeb2c9822f0af1a9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of postsecondary credit hours the student had earned prior to enrollment in the program;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id39ac10514416408cb2cb3626cff475be"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the period of time between the admission of the student in the program and the first assessment of
the student’s learning;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id3f80637cb2a54cfe8089611e14473d31"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of credits or competencies and progress towards completion that the student acquired
through the program and the period of time during which the student
acquired such credits, competencies, and made such progress;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idfde922e08dcc4efdae180e41d3c8e2de"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an identification of whether the student is participating in the program and only receiving
competency-based education or participating in the program while also
taking courses offered in credit or clock hours;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id0697a13611274a298298db5d2ccf7a01"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the percentage of assessments of student learning that the student passed on the first attempt,
during the period of the student’s participation in the program; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id781db2563d81489da8d6fc733129582f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the percentage of assessments of student learning that the student passed on the second attempt,
and the average period of time between the student’s first and second
attempts, during the period of the student’s participation in the program.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd15ff4983b7542b186b1076fb9f5659e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The rates of retention in the program for participating students, for each 6-month period of the
program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd39f6b120fa7412fae8d6ef482202a81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Graduation rates for participating students and the average period of time for degree completion by
a student participating in the program, disaggregated based on student
status as a first-year, second-year, third-year, or fourth-year student
when the student enrolled in the program and status with respect to
participating in courses offered in credit or clock hours while also
participating in competency-based education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida75b3aa143594dfdb374494d4de853fd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Issues related to awarding and disbursing student financial assistance for competency-based
education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5a3672044e7d43579cd4b7b7f2e588ac"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The job placement rates of all students who participated in the program, as measured in the
second fiscal year
after the completion of the program. The Secretary may offer guidance for
the purposes of making this calculation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6a35359b3b7f487f953a3bdc87b4890c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An analysis of the mean debt to earnings ratio, and the mean debt to discretionary earnings
ratio,
of the students who participated in the program, as measured in the second
fiscal year after the completion of the program—</text><clause commented="no" id="idF0C34A03F3424B51830271E57E58C796"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the aggregate and disaggregated for students who earned the degree or credential and students
who did not earn the degree or credential; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idF748B8244B0145D2B161F60ED772FCDD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>calculated for each quintile of students, based on the salary of the students after participation
in the program.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idea68792eb08d4857967e4067518b091f"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A compilation of quality reviews by students who participated in the program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id67df9410314449a1b51d246007061aa2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Such other information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id392ed2f614574417ac39ecf7c85df818"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id70981d121a2340f4b00f675a4ed75295"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the aggregate, annually evaluate the program offered by each eligible entity participating in
the demonstration program under this section to review—</text><clause commented="no" id="idcee61432340640e4a2b7e89e4574ddc0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the extent to which the eligible entity has met the goals set forth in its application under
subsection (d), including the progress of the eligible entity based on the
measures of program quality assurance;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idfde075aa0baa45de9bdd86dff0afb1f2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number and types of students participating in the competency-based education programs offered,
including the progress of participating students toward recognized degrees
and the extent to which participation, postsecondary education retention,
postsecondary education completion, employment after graduation, and debt
repayment increased or decreased for participating students as compared to
the general postsecondary education student population;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id7d879a3d808749c59814075b81579118"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>obstacles related to student financial assistance for competency-based education; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id4287a051c80440d09ee60e3e0e38a3aa"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the extent to which statutory or regulatory requirements not waived under the demonstration program
present difficulties for students or institutions of higher education; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4c8052214d0240329452b40a29e869f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences—</text><clause commented="no" id="idd6949ec6d7ae4ff8a21d0ee9a5cacd66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>evaluate the implementation and impact of the activities allowed under this section; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id08b3b709659a4615a041c7012f131af0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify promising practices regarding competency-based education and disseminate research on these
practices.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2e8969a924b844269d5664872f90e74f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>The Secretary shall annually prepare and submit to the authorizing committees a report that
includes the following:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id45c280067f664b10a8da0951c4e6c908"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The evaluations of the demonstration programs required under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idab638eed881d429cb77c09bdb3270e1c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The number and types of students receiving assistance under this title who participate in
competency-based education programs supported under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id43d92b0c0d4b498c8e22dfc7a5decb81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The postsecondary education retention and completion rates of students participating in such
programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4c609cf8369345299da75a9e58c6558b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The job placement rates of participating students, as measured 2 fiscal years after the completion
of such
programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF57B110A7EB74F748B5E1CF2F0054E6A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An analysis of the mean debt to earnings ratio, and the mean debt to discretionary earnings ratio
of the students who participated in the program, as measured in the second
fiscal year after the completion of the program—</text><clause commented="no" id="id7579D1A140074DCC95F650279767F308"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the aggregate and disaggregated for students who earned the degree or credential and students
who did not the degree or credential; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idE8F46986721340A5903B858B911D69A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>calculated for each quintile of students, based on the salary of the students after participation
in the program.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id58d52e36a79b4c2689ceb03bc4a8c9a1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any statutory changes the Secretary would recommend that are designed to support and enhance the
expansion of competency-based education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idf02818de9f734bcf80cef17d4f693ef3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Other such measures as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb770dbae89e04bd2acce1c7d51ce0287"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>In conducting the demonstration program under this section, the Secretary shall, on a continuing
basis—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id102f1ba3937e44f4b3b2b5eb6a990e9f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that eligible entities participating in the program comply with the requirements of this
title (other than the requirements that are waived under subsection
(c)(2));</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idd6e627500787402187fbc85391eebe65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide technical assistance;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idd5f875e18f35490588d4b20b42cf88ee"><enum>(3)</enum><text>monitor fluctuations in the student population enrolled in the participating eligible entities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idd0fe7a1161404398a2ad70681c37b580"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consult with appropriate accrediting agencies or associations and appropriate State regulatory
authorities regarding the program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id948edb3d4d2b4e1c8dc324b9c3c5f8a3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id922f0f01372f431fa47a6b5e754bc141"><enum>489.</enum><header>Program participation agreements</header><subsection id="idD84CB028E186440381557DA1C1F6DC5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of the Senate regarding incentive compensation</header><text>It is the sense of the Senate that—</text><paragraph id="id4B193AA6C5A7430694601F3A2BBF589C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incentive compensation is an inappropriate mechanism in the
delivery of higher education for institutions of higher education wishing
to participate in
programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001 et seq.); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC31E55108994E2487C56DCD47A45519"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the ban
on incentive compensation under section 487(a)(20) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(20)</external-xref>), as amended by subsection (b), is
intended
to
preclude its use by institutions wishing to participate in such programs,
at any point in the recruitment, enrollment, education, or employment
placement of students.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id091379AD0C7E408A932815E50FB42344"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 487 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id1CD2CA35026341729A093AB0589739F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idCA51D07163974F5393FB5D0C60959377"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (19), by inserting <quote>housing facilities,</quote> after <quote>libraries,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F83946D14104652A65553FBC3F0153C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (20) and
inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DBAFB787AC14A269120AE8E93689E48" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id677213c050664d7286e39d8b38d862c3"><enum>(20)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id06DFD2531E3842F497C95731BD000AAF"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA97183F0AD464B7EADE2D2CE96BA2B4F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The institution or any third party acting on the institution’s behalf, including an institution
affiliate or
service provider to the institution, will not provide any commission,
bonus, or other incentive payment to any person or entity at any phase of
the academic process based directly or indirectly on success in—</text><subclause id="idB2615E7531824316A30A3DD021F4C644" indent="up2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>securing enrollments or securing or awarding financial aid;</text></subclause><subclause id="idFD61BC8136F54DD68AC12720A71275A7" indent="up2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>performance in educational coursework;</text></subclause><subclause id="id75A816F681DC435B9D89170D223E92A7" indent="up2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>graduation;</text></subclause><subclause id="idE4EB120D04CE472A92E568809025B182" indent="up2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>job placement; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idC5C106E88D2F4E2C808CE358D61D1F17" indent="up2"><enum>(V)</enum><text>any other academic facet of a student’s enrollment in an institution of higher education.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id616D6820FCBE407688CF54E61BF372D4" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the recruitment of foreign students
residing in
foreign countries who are not eligible to receive Federal student
assistance.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id370881f39d9647cf9bdf77a76313f987" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The institution affirmatively acknowledges that the provision of incentive compensation to
employees of institutions, institution affiliates, or service providers
retained by the institution at any point in the recruitment,
enrollment, education, or employment placement of students is a
prohibited activity under subparagraph (A)(i).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e79c2b67ca24e1db6771de1cdd306f5" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The institution will provide, upon hiring an employee or contracting with a service provider, and
not less than once per calendar year, official notice, on a form developed
by the Secretary, to employees and service providers (and employees
of service providers) contracted by the institution of the statutory and
regulatory requirements pursuant to this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d1087a037284834b78e5a368e03840d" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The institution will not enter into any contract with a third party acting on its behalf, including
institution affiliates or service providers, that contains a
revenue-sharing component premised in full or in any part on any practice
described in subparagraph (A)(i).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04F868C2665A4E429B71CCE538226E74"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (24) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3E069D1B2B14D9AB94B739EFF73CE53" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id84382d5bca0c419aa166c36cc69b8ee3"><enum>(24)</enum><text>The institution certifies that the institution—</text><subparagraph id="id9bfbb753e8c546f0ba13cbad27841796"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has designated an appropriate staff person, who may also be a coordinator for other programs, as a
single point of contact to assist homeless children and youths (as such
term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a</external-xref>)) and foster care children and youth in accessing
and completing postsecondary education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3c7ae10799e48e1a8694549a7a6c02a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>posts public notice about student financial assistance and other assistance available to homeless
children and youths and foster care children and youth, including their
eligibility as independent students under subparagraphs (B) and (H) of
sections 480(d)(1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id941de763bcb64b8b9a42b7dab0d76a19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has developed a plan for how homeless children and youths and foster care children and youth can
access housing resources during and between academic terms, through means
that may include access to on-campus housing during school breaks and a
list of
housing resources in the community that provide short-term housing; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf0e3b9792d54e95a299132728d55cd1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has included in the institution's application for admission questions (to be answered voluntarily)
regarding the
applicant's status as a homeless child or youth or foster care child or
youth, which the applicant can voluntarily choose to answer for the
limited purpose
of being provided information about financial aid or any other available
assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block><clause id="id33FCCE2BD27344708E3A370C455CEE9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph
(25)(A)(ii), by striking
<quote>subsection (e)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idA423334BB8C34008AC5DBA94CFAA72B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (27), by striking <quote>subsection
(h)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92278E3D23B34A0A9F57A4EACE6A4D4C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking
paragraph (28) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02BB41F4C1344F60AD3C95BC0361977D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id1A34B4C4FF8C4CF4AE6991D3BBF18D5C"><enum>(28)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id20EA093E4689489C9214EA4A803B68EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institution shall—</text>
<clause id="HAEAF1174238B45588CDA29DF8728FD7A" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon the request of a private educational
lender, acting in connection with an application initiated by a
borrower for a
private education loan in accordance with section 128(e)(3) of the
Truth in
Lending Act, provide—</text>
<subclause id="id83EE2BE765CB46C393BBE9D4573E706A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certification to such private educational
lender—</text>
<item id="H0D47F7FFA10D465D8982A3B8D61C8AB2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>that the student
who initiated the application for the private education loan, or on
whose
behalf the application was initiated, is enrolled or is accepted
for enrollment at
the institution;</text>
</item><item id="H45FEAE928F3D48B4B6B726691F1A84B0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>of
such student's cost of attendance at the institution as determined
under part F
of this title; and</text>
</item><item id="H0E504C179901414D898C726BB708BBBB"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>of
the difference between—</text>
<subitem id="idDC5D3E36FE644D1F88ED77F4D66E197B"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the cost of
attendance at the institution; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="idBB92F5286A344FE3A7B0724A0A0AD6F0"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the student's
estimated financial assistance received under this title, if the
student
pursued such assistance, and other assistance known to the
institution, as
applicable; or</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="idD7E68269CD484564901D1A22CDD832CB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a
private education loan that the institution may not certify because
the private
education loan does not meet the requirements described in
subsection (D),
provide notice to the private educational lender of the
institution’s refusal
to certify the private education loan; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9667A0FEA20A4352A67636EBC22544FD" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide the
certification described in clause (i)(I), or notice of the refusal
to provide
certification described in clause (i)(II), as the case may be, or
notify the
creditor that the institution has received the request for
certification and
will need additional time to comply with the certification request—</text>
<subclause id="idD4C2E1C488134A6C9E583126AF3B7F54"><enum>(I)</enum><text>within 15
business days of receipt of such certification request; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3AD4A3ACC2B24243BE7BE035B525277A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>only after the
institution has completed the activities described in subparagraph
(B).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FB2C18AAD2D4F3BB227C54FB6FF26C2" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institution shall, upon receipt of a
certification request described in subparagraph (A)(i), and prior
to providing
the certification under subparagraph (A)(i)(I) or providing notice
of the
refusal to provide certification under subparagraph (A)(i)(II)—</text>
<clause id="id6DA46EC3B9A64672AD1A6F2216808F4F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether the student who initiated
the application for the private education loan, or on whose behalf
the
application was initiated, has applied for and exhausted the
Federal financial
assistance available to such student under this title and inform
the student
accordingly; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5F7355FCBD964649B660831904B48B38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the student whose loan application
has prompted the certification request by a private education
lender, as
described in subparagraph (A)(i), with the following information
and
disclosures:</text>
<subclause id="id945D57799ED6410D9993D0346DA7B0C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The availability of, and the student’s
potential eligibility for, Federal financial assistance under this
title,
including the explanation of the benefits provided under Federal
student loans developed by the Secretary under section 483A(b).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB0EE22DE36494A73A49A41E4F4D26EAD"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The student's ability to select a private
educational lender of the student's choice.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H87DFE167FD2949B79F3628C84F1B653A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The impact of a
proposed private education loan on the student's potential
eligibility for
other financial assistance, including Federal financial assistance
under this
title.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H006DF4FEBB3F4CD793F46201CFECC4D1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The student’s right to accept or reject a
private education loan within the 30-day period following a private
educational
lender’s approval of a student’s loan application and the right of
a borrower of a private education loan to cancel the loan within a 3-day
period, in accordance with paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 128(e)
of the Truth in Lending Act.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08D109067EAD4259BD211935BAAAE1C3" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For purposes of
this paragraph, the term <quote>private educational lender</quote> has the meaning given such term in
section 140 of
the Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1650">15 U.S.C. 1650</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE15E5C55DA341DF8B9DE83E7C11BB53" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>In the case of a
private education loan that includes a cosigner, the institution
shall not
provide certification to a private educational lender under this
paragraph
unless the private educational lender agrees to send a statement to
the
borrower’s cosigner, annually notifying the cosigner of the terms,
conditions,
and status of such private education
loan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0A20AC0B6344556900ED510C579D914"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id164DCC29CBA74070B985768470E8006D" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3084658CA16A49A0B9138F03BD4F19EE"><enum>(30)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEF521D4838B94EE085B1AEFDE044443F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institution—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01468541780248099CAB88F027821791" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not include a
predispute arbitration agreement in any contract with a student or
prospective student for
enrollment at
the institution; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A7022FFB6F64C5983BD149DFB2199BC" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall agree that, in any case where a contract for enrollment at the institution entered into by a
student before the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title> included a predispute arbitration agreement, such agreement shall be invalid and unenforceable by
the institution.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA145044E8F854CBCA83BF7947222B1DC" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>predispute arbitration
agreement</term> means any agreement to arbitrate a dispute that had not yet
arisen at the time of the making of the
agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89C58653E9C94FE593E4CE5BB636BF3B"><enum>(31)</enum><text>The institution
will provide the Secretary with any information that the Secretary
requests in
order to meet the default prevention requirements of section
435(a)(7).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf84db8693d9e45d1a6da451b8ce29799"><enum>(32)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4FF4E40B215E4E43B9FC9A9D382DC158"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If the institution has
a student default risk for a fiscal year, as calculated by the
Secretary, of
0.1 or greater, the institution will, for such year—</text><clause id="id94B99314228042B4AA80EE5A2BC84BC2" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide an individual accepted for enrollment at the institution with a waiting period, beginning
on the date that the individual receives notification of the acceptance
and lasting for not less than 2 weeks, before the individual is required
to enroll in the institution, pay tuition charges, or sign a master
promissory note for a loan under this title, in order to give the
individual time to consider, and compare among
postsecondary options,
program costs at the
institution and employment prospects upon completion of a program of
study;</text></clause><clause id="idd2e1d1d84c8745ae956f12e4d32b73f4" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure that the receipt of
financial aid, incentives, or other benefits is not made contingent
on an individual confirming enrollment before the end of the individual's
waiting period;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5fff4144091a4182a7716d1490821477" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>inform the individual, in writing and in a manner determined by the Secretary at the time of the
acceptance notification, of—</text><subclause id="id5DB3EE00C5E94E56A4662ECE641B42DB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the individual's right to the 2-week waiting period under clause (i) beginning on the date that
the individual receives notification of the acceptance; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id2390F62ECF464AEA9FC8F8B027F4E93B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the reason why the institution is required to provide such waiting period;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2ADEB32F8B444E32859B20D8232CDA32" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>notify an individual accepted for enrollment at the institution of all financial aid determinations
by
not less
than 1 week
before the enrollment confirmation deadline, if all
requested
application forms are received from the individual on time; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id22FBEC70A06349FFB18D4ED0E027C854" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>disclose to an individual accepted for enrollment, in a manner determined by the Secretary, that
the individual may file a complaint through the complaint tracking system
established under section 161 if the individual believes that the
institution has violated any provision of this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F01BAEEFAA6486F92B2D984C6B9A91D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If an institution described in
subparagraph (A) fails to meet the requirements of this paragraph,
the
institution shall be subject to a civil penalty in accordance with
section
489A.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1C0CF14ED2E44F18783EEA5AA545B8D" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary may, after providing notice and an opportunity to
comment, elect to replace the use
of the student default risk percentage threshold established under
subparagraph (A)
with a loan repayment rate threshold calculated in accordance with
section 483D(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1DCEC04DCD574F61B29C5D0A531A623D"><enum>(33)</enum><text>In the case of an institution that enrolls during an academic year more than 100 students who are
veterans, the institution shall
certify that the institution has developed and implemented a plan to
ensure the success of veterans at that institution. To the extent
practicable, the institution shall make the plan, and associated
policies, public and accessible to students who are veterans. Such plan
shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="id7DE56AD35F144BF7979472EF7ECDEE2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The designation of certain faculty or staff at the institution who will serve as a point of contact
for veterans—</text><clause id="idA10999240BB2481AA4E58146981D578E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within campus offices, including the admissions office; and</text></clause><clause id="idE84B09724CAB48E89CE22E78E0EFB102"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>during any orientation process for newly enrolled students.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id852F5FD52489467E8C01D2EC95D55DE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The establishment of a working group that will be responsible for veterans issues.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBCED85C7C9AB4A3CB278D2714BCB76F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A description of disability services that are available to meet the needs of disabled students who
are veterans.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id008F02335E0246FF96014136B2F41F46"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A plan for how the institution will identify students who are veterans through the application
process, or through other processes, to provide better assistance in the
receipt of educational
assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or
the Secretary of Defense.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E1281E1C339427BAB6DF4D40780F70F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A description of how the institution will evaluate and maximize the number of credits students can
receive from military training and service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id99A7F67DCEF1407E85FBA868340E5B84"><enum>(34)</enum><text>The institution, and the officers at the institution, will not make any substantial
misrepresentation, as described in section 489A(a)(1)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA33123126A6F4F509F433F04AF53E49F"><enum>(35)</enum><text>The institution will adopt policies regarding academic leaves of absence, readmission, and
dismissal for psychiatric reasons that are comparable to such policies
for physical health and other medical reasons, including policies that
include the same guarantees of due process and appeal.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9B9C205E6FDE490CBB880492E93A5006"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="idFC6665D959C64CEB9AC6CBFA172274B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="idB23C442F81614B77BB76E6232F16CA37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>available</quote> and inserting <quote>made publicly available and provided</quote>.</text></clause><clause id="id79171B2F18A2419F80227E1FC051FEA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (F) and (G);</text></clause><clause id="id14808E9D84C7468BA37003BFD080DE35"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9FE1E4EE322A40779BF067FF57E70FFB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by clause (iii), by striking <quote>under paragraph (3)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>on the institution of higher education under section 489A</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22A6B205A91B470FBB0B7B0293BCA2D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F464D5851BA4EA4B4A558DE34C057BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0EAECCBC27EB430EBE8A0894214EC2D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id50D5C2F4F70B45D89B99F7209E059FB7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (e) through (j) as subsections (d) through (i),
respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB761850527E048F9BF369EE618BECE57"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), by striking <quote>subsection
(e)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)(2)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0F9B2667D824A4BBFECE2D69E0F4215"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date regarding private loan certification</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (b)(1)(D) shall take effect on
the effective date of the regulations described in section 1012(b).</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3ECAF4061A3431BAD0E8DAA43EEE5ED"><enum>490.</enum><header>Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV is further amended by inserting after section 489 the
following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3EAE83FED2E46D9B76B99F56A894609" style="OLC"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id236B8E2D4D4949C9958B9A26B8413ED4"><enum>489A.</enum><header>Civil penalties and other remedies</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9947059A99A4DE9A35F727C4C587F85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B6D153F469140488788344E2CBBE2EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Substantial misrepresentation or other serious violation</header><text>The term <quote>substantial misrepresentation or other serious violation</quote> means any of the following:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAD9654A900242309EA9967458379699"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A substantial misrepresentation regarding—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id098439046AB2469AAEB138B14CC05963"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the nature of
the educational program of an institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6B3BC5E769C48F4AFCE2068130885A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the financial charges of the institution;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id796D4E26967045678B722699CE6D6230"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the space availability in
a program of the institution for which a
student is considering enrollment;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id378990A23D184008B16577697E408036"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the admission requirements of the institution;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07EA360FC1774076B15206EA88B952DF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
transferability of credits from the institution;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70DE50FB918345EFB1151D6B4C4061BF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>whether a program of the institution meets the necessary
standards
to qualify students to sit for licensing examinations, or obtain
certification
required as a precondition for employment, in the State in which the
students reside;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16984F8A12D6421C947E92D8439B3259"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the passage rates of students
at the institution in
obtaining certification requirements;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E97682F5F054D1FBD2C6AA0390BCF45"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the passage rates of students who
sit for
licensing examinations; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB11664D96A984A85895DCE5041BB9AEE"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the employability of
the graduates of the institution.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA97D3E82660E4861B7E6575C779A9518"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Failure of an institution subject to the requirements of section 487(a)(32) to comply with such
section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb6bb12762544b63bbf60f0409574a8b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A knowing and willful misuse of Federal student aid from any source.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE0C1ECB5000426090DABD3D7B3A4ABD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A violation of section
487(a)(20).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21CCB7ADC18F46BA889394C6612A8327"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A violation of the default manipulation regulations promulgated by the Secretary under section
435(m)(3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81041d32e56b4c699c21e7cad7345b4e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Failure to comply with the program review process described in section 498A, including any
disclosure requirement described in paragraph (2)(C) or (5) of section
498A(b).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id788c5526f54243fd8d0e23349301b7ee"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A violation of the program integrity regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E7A245175C942CCA9E3DC2AFBF3304A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>A violation of this Act that the Secretary has determined, by regulation, to be a serious
violation for purposes of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99B510819AA04CD8AA48F6E5763687B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Officer of an institution of higher education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>officer of an institution of higher
education</term> includes the president, chief executive officer, and chief
financial officer of an institution of higher education or their
equivalents.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF88556C161D4F91844CA4EBAF92805F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sanctions for substantial misrepresentations or serious violations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD9A735862E7400EA425893DDFF6E575"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Civil penalties</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC5D21149E934D9FAE8434C5784CF65D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may impose a civil penalty upon an eligible institution upon making a determination,
after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, that an eligible
institution has engaged in a substantial misrepresentation or other
serious
violation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A6263BBE5F043BBA78B525812C1156C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount of civil penalties</header><text>A civil penalty imposed for a violation under subparagraph (A) shall be not less than $100,000
or—</text>
<clause id="idF08BC25694014CC7ABCAB37F01517FB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of a first violation, an
amount equal to
the product of $1,000,000 multiplied by the institution’s student
default risk,
whichever is larger;</text>
</clause><clause id="id84C600C2CC734951880F9DBCD50D6A48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a second violation, an
amount equal to
the product of $2,000,000 multiplied by the institution’s student
default risk,
whichever is larger; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0A682A1CD92A40C9B6205761EFF4278D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of a third or subsequent
violation, an
amount equal to the product of $3,000,000 multiplied by the
institution’s student
default risk, whichever is larger.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE38984B7342047B2ADC0C7302C49D995"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment of multiple institutions</header><text>For the purpose of determining the number of violations for subparagraph (B),
any violation by a particular institution will accrue against all
identification codes used by the Office of Postsecondary Education to
designate campuses and
institutions affiliated with the institution, and
within the period of participation for the institution, as defined
in section
668.13(b) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, or any
successor regulation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCD8D87C77A7E4D5AA54FCF8168D4C63C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sanctions for other violations of this title</header><text>Upon determination, after
reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, that an eligible
institution
has engaged in a violation of any other provision of this
title, including the failure to carry out any provision of this title,
that is not a significant misrepresentation or other serious violation,
the
Secretary may impose a civil penalty upon such institution of not
more than
$100,000 (subject to such adjustments for inflation as may be
prescribed in
regulation) for each such violation.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idbb2467d655f94149bd73c14c0500c678"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Civil penalties and sanctions for
officers of institutions</header><text>Upon determination, after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the record, that an
officer
of an institution of higher education that participates in a
program under this
title has knowingly and willfully, or
with gross negligence,
violated a
provision of this title, the Secretary may sanction the officer.
Such sanctions may include the following:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id79CEE071606642699BCE4B09B3AF5790"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Prohibiting the institution of higher education that has employed the
officer of an institution of higher education and that participates
in a program under this title, or any other institution of higher
education that participates in a program under this title, from employing
the officer, except that any such
prohibition under this subsection shall not be for a period of more than
5 years
from the
date of the determination of the violation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCBE87B8BE5934374A9D256BC1F4E8079"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Assessing a civil penalty against an officer of an institution of higher education who has
knowingly and willfully, or with gross negligence, violated a provision of
this title, except that any such civil penalty under this subsection shall
not be greater than the amount of the officer’s compensation for each year
for which the violations are determined to have occurred. For purposes of
this subparagraph, an officer's compensation shall include proceeds of any
sales of stock and any incentive-based compensation (including stock
options awarded as compensation) based on information required to be
reported to the Secretary or any other Federal agency during the period in
which the violations are determined to have occurred.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idDAE8152559804B96840368ED69FD6EA2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation, suspension, or termination of eligibility status</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id2B6D6021733A4B8E89A24D36A156798B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon determination, after
reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, that an eligible
institution has engaged in a violation of any provision of this
title (including the failure to carry out any provision of this title or
any regulation prescribed under such provision) or a violation of any
applicable special arrangement, agreement, or
limitation, the Secretary may limit, suspend, or terminate the
participation in any program under this title of
an eligible institution, subject to the requirements of paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46699B70430C4412A73C7114FE26F309"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Suspension procedures</header><text>No period of suspension under this section shall
exceed 60 days unless the institution and the Secretary agree to an
extension or unless limitation or termination proceedings are initiated by
the Secretary within that period of time.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC0CC6452137C4E4F99A5885F85133DD4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Emergency action</header><paragraph id="id24997E7D90544B30B935EA6FD452299E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may take an emergency action against an institution, under which the Secretary shall,
effective on the date
on which a notice and statement of the basis of the action is mailed to
the institution (by registered mail, return receipt requested), withhold
funds from the institution or its students and withdraw the institution's
authority to obligate funds under any program under this title, if the
Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="id5D35BAE209CD4C4DABEFA2587DF29ECD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receives information, determined by the Secretary to be reliable, that the institution is violating
any provision of this title, any regulation prescribed under this title,
or any applicable special arrangement, agreement, or limitation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2AF6023AB5A54BB09CACB5F5763D51B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determines that immediate action is necessary to prevent misuse of Federal funds; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46CB2B4597A54D259F06AE5E6EF4C30E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determines that the likelihood of loss outweighs the importance of the procedures prescribed in
subsection (e) for limitation, suspension, or termination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id20775ED67C704AA9A61F6E63F3A06596"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Time limitation</header><text>An emergency action described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 30 days unless limitation,
suspension, or
termination proceedings are initiated by the Secretary against the
institution within that period of time.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC91929E40B0D4B9693CF9BCE3BE354E6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Opportunity to show cause</header><text>The Secretary
shall provide an institution that is the subject of an emergency action
under this subsection an opportunity to show cause, if the institution so
requests, that the emergency action is unwarranted and should be lifted.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id52d76520b37a44c597130fac790cbe0c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Lifting of
sanctions</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an
institution of higher education that has been sanctioned by the
Secretary under
this section or any other provision of this title may not have
such
sanctions lifted until the Secretary has conducted a subsequent
program review under section 498A and has found the institution to be in
compliance with this
title.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCAE7F3EEAC5D46EB9BFF57FCA49CDB5E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Single course of conduct; compromise authority and collection of penalty</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46C41C51C8B64FEFBE1F4BA045772FC2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Same course of conduct</header><text>For purposes of this section, acts and omissions relating to a single course of conduct shall be
treated as a single violation.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00579926487D4A77A200C2994A058BA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compromise authority</header><text>Any civil penalty under this
section may be compromised by the Secretary. In determining the
amount of such penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the
Secretary shall consider—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CE785AB18E14B6CA15B33C66A68CD00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the appropriateness of
the penalty to the size of the institution of higher education
subject to the
determination; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF226087CEF9B4C7183FF4579D6275E25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the gravity of the violation, failure, or
misrepresentation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD81500D9B664FE5A24E2C66CC4F604A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Collection of penalty</header><text>The amount of any penalty under this section may be deducted from any sums owing by the United
States
to the
institution
charged.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idfbde8546905a46aebc2e325ccc2c84d0"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Disposition of amounts recovered</header><paragraph commented="no" id="idd3d8eb635cae47378d2dd42c12bf97ee"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amounts collected under this section shall be transferred to the Secretary, who shall
determine the distribution of collected
amounts, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idba3cb7d1c05f460fa8090de34a7ff8b6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use for program integrity efforts and program reviews</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id693066E411BB4630BD9BC1F2D0AC608D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, an amount equal to not more than 50 percent of the amounts recovered or
collected under this section—</text><clause commented="no" id="id704FF3CDEE974DC3BA847AF5092C07D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be available to the Secretary to carry out program reviews under section 498A and other
efforts by the Secretary
related to program integrity under part H; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id8ACD2D8DE1EE446A92EABF18459790E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be credited, if
applicable, for that purpose by the Secretary to any appropriations and
funds
that are available to the Secretary for obligation at the time of
collection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idef7295410a7d4ca6be5c48433d15ff7c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Supplement not supplant</header><text>Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) shall be used to supplement and not supplant any
other amounts available to the Secretary for the purpose described in such
subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id032C8B3B326A45A09EB3109DCB060477"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability for funds</header><text>Any amounts collected under this section that are made available under paragraph (2) shall remain
available until expended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ided444321cc75462b82f73a1f5c92523f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use for student relief fund</header><text>For each fiscal year, an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the amounts recovered or
collected under this section shall be deposited into the Student Relief
Fund
established under subsection (k).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58cf6af8a00c445b827d502eb9023a70"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall regularly publish, on the website of the Department, a detailed description
that includes—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BCCFC88D47E4AC69039FB88A1D1B9F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of funds that were distributed for the purposes
described in paragraph (2) and the amount used for the Student Relief Fund
under paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id506E0AA2CA834ADA9B669DB626985F10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how funds were distributed among the purposes
described
in paragraph (2)(A)(i).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc7655340f5e24e2db28e2ad95e50519e"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Student relief fund</header><paragraph id="id6556c18dccd24fdfa086f992aad40730"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a Student Relief Fund (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Fund</quote>) that shall be used, subject to the availability of funds, to provide financial relief to any
student enrolled in an institution of higher education that—</text><subparagraph id="id0644BC7CA379479FBA068DD27C00F73B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has failed to
comply with an eligibility requirement under section 101 or 102 or an
obligation incurred under the terms of the program participation agreement
under section 487; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB409DE9D4D314627A91A47A2E5E5C349"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has been sanctioned under subsection (b) or (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id42DF90EFB59C49E9AB2737487643A9E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of relief</header><text>The
Secretary, in consultation with Director of the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection—</text><subparagraph id="idBF42A606B50D4BDA854A364E948625A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall determine the manner of relief to be provided under paragraph (1),
which may include tuition reimbursement or full or partial loan
forgiveness; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF54230BDE2E649B2939541F760BFA46E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may issue regulations regarding how the amounts in the Fund will be distributed among students
eligible for the funds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc5f0bf70ed9345f99292c01295f66a67"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment and availability of funds</header><subparagraph id="id1a268e7d1c024b3794e9285b1431bbe7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Funds that are not government funds</header><text>Funds obtained by or transferred to the Fund shall not be construed to be Government funds or
appropriated monies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3bb57d2e50f0477b92e98bce8fd846b7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amounts not subject to apportionment</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts in the Fund
shall not be subject to apportionment for purposes of chapter 15 of title
31, United States Code, or under any other authority.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide128f06cbd2f4ba4998b72b08e205e8c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No fiscal year limitation</header><text>Sums deposited in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be available for expenditure under this
chapter without fiscal year limitation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb4f06acebd9e43279f9f232d4be72ffd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Investments</header><subparagraph id="ide462cfc49f964af69f65230ece351446"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Amounts in fund may be invested</header><text>The Secretary of Education may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest the portion of the
Fund that is
not, in the discretion of the Secretary of Education, required to meet the
current
needs of the Fund.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24612837c67149fbb3f3e8eedcf2407d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible investments</header><text>Investments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of the United States or
obligations that are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United
States, with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund as determined by
the Secretary on the record.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ided9f48d07a614306a9df17bb67e19612"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interest and proceeds credited</header><text>The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund
shall be credited to the Fund.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida5f67f9cfdd84f9f9fcd70390ee2bec1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to implement the requirements of this section within 1
year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id630059E5C0154BB3A9F7B6428F0E99A6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to funds derived from financial penalties assessed pursuant to subsection (j), there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry
out this subsection for fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding
fiscal years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id502897063B9743C0BBC885EA76900FD3"><enum>(l)</enum><header>State enforcement</header><paragraph id="id72fb1ef109074aa483769657fa8eda76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any violation of subsection (b), including the regulations promulgated under such subsection,
shall be a cause of action enforceable by the State, through the attorney
general (or the equivalent thereof) of the State, in any district court of
the United States in that State or
in a State court that is located in that State and that has jurisdiction
over the defendant. The State may seek any relief provided under paragraph
(4)(B) for such violation, or any remedies otherwise provided under
law.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id241c3b3451224df0a93c01ad21abd170"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice required</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5d6628e3ab6741c4a04266bcd347da90"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before initiating any action in a court or other administrative or regulatory proceeding against
any institution of higher education as authorized by paragraph (1) to
enforce any provision of
this subsection, including any regulation promulgated by the Secretary
under
this subsection, a State attorney general shall timely provide a copy of
the
complete complaint to be filed and written notice describing such action
or proceeding to the Secretary, except as provided in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idfb031e95e4fb4456a92b18d8d0f62800"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Emergency action</header><text>If prior notice is not practicable, the State attorney general shall provide a copy of the complete
complaint and the notice to the Secretary immediately upon instituting the
action or proceeding.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc99777f5f5af4971a44f4d26fcd5eeca"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contents of notice</header><text>The notification required under this subparagraph shall, at a minimum, describe—</text><clause commented="no" id="id63a01b8c6b074d11a41d3511822015cc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the identity of the parties;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id65e00831a7c64d20aa633336065a1535"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the alleged facts underlying the proceeding; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id60a34d8c832a4d859c48e5995597f439"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether there may be a need to coordinate the prosecution of the proceeding so as not to interfere
with any action, including any rulemaking, undertaken by the Secretary or
another Federal agency.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id468d8bed9b6340b5a5bbfedcf63af97c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to implement the requirements of this subsection and
periodically provide guidance in order to further coordinate actions with
the State attorneys general.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf1680e20da7945ca9d751139a16b6427"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preservation of state authority</header><subparagraph id="id9667883f87ee410e96c657f9b636e1cc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State claims</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as altering, limiting, or affecting the authority
of a State attorney general or any other regulatory or enforcement agency
or authority to bring an action or other regulatory proceeding arising
solely under the law in effect in that State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83ee6fe97a034e429ba72a2bd33d1e5c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Relief</header><clause id="id52C96A262D4743A39AB11DFCDE92842B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Relief under this subsection may include, without limitation—</text><subclause id="id073cad9a5cc34c6ea20eece36a8e1628"><enum>(I)</enum><text>rescission or reformation of contracts;</text></subclause><subclause id="idac648b39223e42c2b97ce379c57bb328"><enum>(II)</enum><text>refund of moneys or return of real property;</text></subclause><subclause id="ide6b88442c65f4d6c940750eba20f96f0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>restitution;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf0cf7ef3c79c46bcb9c3a22f88dd9b4e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>disgorgement or compensation for unjust enrichment;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3279520a90134be08b0db52f7ff4e1ce"><enum>(V)</enum><text>payment of damages or other monetary relief pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (2);</text></subclause><subclause id="idf55bde961fcb4c99b194a46cd2b7b593"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>public notification regarding the violation, including the costs of notification; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc33f5840e0594d2dbb3e84d106d7aae0"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>limits on the activities or functions of the person.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idabd6d1d0b9cf48d2a79cfbcf1925d3fa"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>Relief under this subsection shall not include the ability to suspend or terminate the eligibility
status of an institution of higher education
for programs under this title.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9383AC80A6A54CE3A13F58EF8C914367"><enum>491.</enum><header>Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 491(k) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1098">20 U.S.C. 1098(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting <quote>2020</quote>.</text></section><section id="idCE6D4F82FE9C4773A17C0AA454744E53" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>492.</enum><header>Income-based repayment</header><subsection id="id1AA52ECA80874DF0BED845C7BB0A45D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 493C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1098e">20 U.S.C. 1098e</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id415FA4CC03164D0DAA9F18942592CEC8" style="OLC"><section id="idD5C1F934A10D4343BD49D8D04CE11956"><enum>493C.</enum><header>Income-based repayment</header><subsection id="idDD4B917D1F45462D84E45448B0136206"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id8831A86E27AC443785D356E3513D08A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible loan</header><text>The term <term>eligible loan</term> means any outstanding loan of a borrower that is made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or
part D, except that the term does not include—</text><subparagraph id="id74CFBDA540E04043B12BCDCAE19802AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any such loan that is in default;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2806DB280EF14CA28F519A14C549F60E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any PLUS loan made, insured, or guaranteed under section 428, or any Federal Direct PLUS Loan, made
to a parent borrower; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98958B12F1C446F3BAD856DDF78EB1D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any consolidation loan made, insured, or guaranteed under section 428C, or any Federal Direct
Consolidation Loan, that repaid a loan described in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfc966e9e085d4057865ef4dd86af890e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partial financial hardship</header><text>The term <term>partial financial hardship</term>, when used with respect to a borrower, means that—</text><subparagraph id="id0bfa169892ed41d68719d71429c3bd4b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for such borrower—</text><clause id="idB5939CE93C224F6CA963D76FB7F9AEDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the annual amount due on the total amount of eligible loans made to a borrower as calculated under
the standard repayment plan under section 428(b)(9)(A)(i) or 455(d)(1)(A),
based on a 10-year repayment period; exceeds</text></clause><clause id="id277391cf100d41bc93b39f3bbce69456"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>10 percent of the result obtained by calculating, on an annual basis, the amount by which—</text><subclause id="idcff242bad56a46afa988c29097a87936"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the borrower’s, and the borrower’s spouse’s (if applicable), adjusted gross income; exceeds</text></subclause><subclause id="id128bd00eb8034805ba9569f27eedafc6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>150 percent of the poverty line; or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a45c2b1ef594c6f94ad280afab4eaea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the borrower is considered 150 days or more days delinquent on one or more eligible loans.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idceda13dde9734bf19a9648c228e49662"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Income-Based repayment program authorized</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a program under
which—</text><paragraph id="id6aeb6d2cdd9b41e5b289d67c2281932f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a borrower of any eligible loan may elect to participate in the income-based repayment plan if the
borrower has a partial financial hardship as of the time the borrower
makes the election—</text><subparagraph id="id6F07823A27C249D3908768EDA495957D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether or not the
borrower’s loan has been submitted to a guaranty agency for default
aversion or had been in default previously; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9A41A9B2F3FD4A7EB64E9456CE08631A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether or not the borrower is, at the time of the election, enrolled in another repayment plan,
including the income contingent repayment plan, income-sensitive repayment
plan, or another repayment plan based on income eligibility (except that
in the case of a borrower who is enrolled in the income contingent
repayment plan and has a Federal Direct
Consolidation Loan that repaid a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, that Federal
Direct Consolidation Loan shall not be an eligible loan for purposes of
this section);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDBDDD02DF2F44080894625620FB1AE56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>after selection of the income-based repayment plan, and for the remaining period of the borrower's
loans unless the borrower elects a different repayment method, the
borrower’s aggregate monthly payment for all such loans shall not exceed
the
result described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), as calculated on an annual
basis, divided by 12;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0ef00652baaf4851b3b41687c7990bba"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the holder of such a loan shall apply the borrower’s monthly payment under this subsection first
toward interest due on the loan, next toward any fees due on the loan, and
then toward the principal of the loan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id55d8ddd14f554f1fae66b5bc2b822802"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any interest due and not paid under paragraph (3) shall accrue but not be capitalized, except that,
in the case of loans under section 428, or Federal Direct Stafford Loans
for which interest was subsidized, any interest due and not paid under
paragraph (3) shall be paid by the
Secretary for a period of not more than 3 years after the date of the
borrower’s election under paragraph (1) (not including any period during
which the borrower is in deferment due to an
economic hardship described in section 435(o)); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5415aca64f284ae4a5a0cf6dcfdfc4bd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any principal due and not paid under paragraph (3) shall be deferred;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idEC03BE3649234A50B678F4B3DDB2EC5B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a borrower who elects to participate in an
income-based repayment plan under paragraph (1) and whose eligibility for
an income-based repayment plan is verified may participate in the
income-based repayment plan during the period of the borrower's loans,
even
if the borrower no longer has a partial financial hardship;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ba67e4213a747c8bf18a2271670e973"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the amount of time the borrower makes monthly payments under paragraph (2) may exceed 10 years;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c02f63b9bd545f6b88d574f287fd660"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the Secretary shall repay or cancel any outstanding balance of principal and interest due on all
eligible loans to a borrower who—</text><subparagraph id="id95f89c767b584089aeadb1e4df1bfcad"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at any time, elected to participate in income-based repayment under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7c3e44494d04e7791a86dc5fb1b37a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for a period of time prescribed by the Secretary, not to exceed 20 years, meets 1 or more of the
following requirements—</text><clause id="id29e50dd4131846b0bcd087c1b1d9991e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has made reduced monthly payments under paragraph (2);</text></clause><clause id="id5D3CC88AC27C49CC89A2E56FDE959685"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has made monthly payments of not less than the monthly amount required under paragraph (1) of
subsection (b), as such subsection was in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>;</text></clause><clause id="id8dc4a70343d6472faae18564ed43a839"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has made monthly payments of not less than the monthly amount calculated under section
428(b)(9)(A)(i) or 455(d)(1)(A), based on a 10-year repayment period, when
the borrower first made the election described in this subsection;</text></clause><clause id="idbf30db0cd88e4c0498193a58874c9cb1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>has made payments of not less than the payments required under a standard repayment plan under
section 428(b)(9)(A)(i) or 455(d)(1)(A) with a repayment period of 10
years;</text></clause><clause id="id7d5ac2cf91ec4a74ab5d8987dd7a0e48"><enum>(v)</enum><text>has made payments under an income contingent repayment plan under section 455(d)(1)(D), as in
effect on the day before the date that is 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>; or</text></clause><clause id="idc7368d77fac5478d9be276e023e3ca80"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>has been in deferment due to an economic hardship described in section 435(o);</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida08c785f3bc749c1ad9c2062c068c88f"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a borrower who is repaying an eligible loan pursuant to income-based repayment may elect, at any
time, to terminate repayment pursuant to income-based repayment and repay
such loan under another repayment plan; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id73aafbc24a6d4cc592a5edaa2fcf25ca"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the special allowance payment to a lender calculated under section 438(b)(2)(I), when calculated
for a loan in repayment under this section, shall be calculated on the
principal balance of the loan and on any accrued interest unpaid by the
borrower in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idef544130acb44da8a2208abd9b47303c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Monthly loan payment determinations</header><paragraph id="id166ACE55A3CC461FA004C771F960BC76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Verification process</header><subparagraph id="idBDE4F16B753A4952B785E13E0FEF874E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish procedures for annually determining the borrower’s monthly payment
amount for income-based repayment, including verification of a borrower’s
annual income and the annual amount due on the total amount of eligible
loans.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64E1294DFC6D4F919BD265CCF453CB77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule for borrowers who do not provide the additional information</header><text>In the case of a borrower who has selected the income-based repayment plan and who does not submit
the borrower's annual income documentation by such date as required under
subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="id655F2B810B9645F49C597F4CD441EBEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>until the borrower submits the required documentation (but in no case for a period greater than 1
year), the
borrower's monthly payment amount for an eligible loan shall be the
greater of—</text><subclause id="id35D2E3288C8E41E9A52AB7EAC8B05603"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the monthly payment required under a standard repayment plan under
section 428(b)(9)(A)(i) or 455(d)(1)(A) with a repayment period of 10
years for the loan; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id3FB0261B644643878D12940C00E6174D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
amount described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), as calculated based on the
most recent income documentation
provided to the Secretary by the borrower; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id0841751B36664C05BAACEE0BE3DA16AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>no monthly payments made before the borrower has submitted the required
information shall be included for purposes of loan repayment or
cancellation under subsection (b)(8)(B) or the public service loan
forgiveness program under section 455(m).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC1C26FAC50794ABAAA1BE214315408E1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional procedures to consider</header><text>In addition to the procedures established in this section, the
Secretary shall consider, but is not limited to, the procedures
established in accordance with section 455(e)(1) or in connection with
income-sensitive repayment schedules under section 428(b)(9)(A)(iii) or
428C(b)(1)(E), as in effect on the day before the date that is 1 year
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb37cc08594b84653a24e7e0e0c12a3d6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule for married borrowers filing separately</header><text>In the case of a married borrower who files a separate Federal income tax return, the Secretary
shall calculate the amount of the borrower’s income-based repayment under
this section solely on the basis of the borrower's student loan debt and
adjusted gross income.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8cf5a374cd204a2db4c541258a99a2df"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Automatic enrollment for delinquent borrowers</header><paragraph id="idC844FA9FE1AE461897364B96CBA6F3C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish procedures for automatically enrolling delinquent borrowers with a
partial financial hardship described in subsection (a)(2)(B) into the
income-based repayment plan. Such procedures shall include the following
requirements:</text><subparagraph id="id92AA885E478948BDB16F0168C46CE273"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Each entity with a contract to service loans under section 456, and each entity that is a lender
of loans made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or any entity that
provides student loan servicing for such lender, shall—</text><clause id="id85E8F27179174A3FA0980A6E9AE425A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify each delinquent borrower of a loan serviced or held by the entity on the date that such
borrower
qualifies for a partial financial
hardship described in subsection (a)(2)(B); and</text></clause><clause id="idA11AE121B1C74EB5A60B71BD3485E37B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>retrieve for such borrower, using the online income verification system established under
paragraph (4), the
borrower's new monthly payment amount under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA1E8F923E9BC492DAB2C45A1E6F6A3DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In any case where an entity described in subparagraph (A) is unable to obtain information regarding
the borrower's new monthly payment amount under this section, the entity
shall notify the Secretary and the Secretary shall provide the entity with
a determination of the new monthly payment amount for a borrower
not later than 7 days after the entity's request.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4FF0DAAA8D6343F7B109EF9D4459D19D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The entity described in subparagraph (A) shall automatically enroll a borrower identified in such
subparagraph into the income-based repayment plan as follows:</text><clause id="id49BB2FD652B6479985661A343EC07BAA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>In the case of a borrower who filed a return under
section 6012(a)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 for 1 or both of the immediately preceding tax
years—</text><subclause id="id8B4306C5E65B499F8877717E9F0E3968"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if such borrower makes a payment equal to or greater than the new monthly payment amount
determined under
subparagraph (A)(ii)
for the income-based repayment plan, the entity
will automatically
enroll the borrower in the income-based repayment program, unless the
borrower requests otherwise;</text></subclause><subclause id="idABD309C633674AA3BB6F9FDFC9C9D03F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if such borrower's new monthly payment amount provided under
subparagraph (A)(ii)
for the income-based repayment plan is determined to be $0, the entity
will automatically
enroll the borrower in the income-based repayment program, if the borrower
provides consent for such enrollment, as determined through either an
online agreement or a signed consent form; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id248C74A4A1AE41979C0A8C42BB102986"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if such borrower does not make a payment equal to or greater than the new monthly payment amount
determined under
subparagraph (A)(ii)
for the income-based repayment plan, the entity
will not automatically
enroll the borrower in the income-based repayment program.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idE4334FE4166B4A98B85CE1B03A550980"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In the case of a borrower identified under subparagraph (A)(i) who was not required to file a tax
return under section 6012(a)(1) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the 2 consecutive preceding tax
years—</text><subclause id="id813E3B98C51148B99C9D481574E19B73"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the entity will deem the borrower's monthly payment amount
for income-based repayment to be $0 until determined
otherwise through additional information; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idEF41339C133F4E1F8300633299B4301C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the entity will automatically enroll the borrower in the income-based repayment program if the
borrower provides consent for such enrollment, as determined through
either an online agreement or a signed
consent form.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idD1851912A93D47D08A45B7B7DC5BA243"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>In the case of a borrower identified under paragraph (1)(A) who failed to file a return under
section 6012(a)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, for the preceding tax year, the entity will carry
out the requirements described
in paragraph (3)(C), including automatically enrolling the borrower in the
income-based repayment program if the borrower provides consent and
provides additional information, as described in such paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5288E65B55BE450D94CAEF79022F2787"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The entity described in subparagraph (A) shall provide each borrower identified with a partial
financial hardship under subparagraph (A)(i), as part of the borrower's
next
periodic statement, a personalized statement to the borrower
that—</text><clause id="id04401030F80A4192AAF0920AE234C51D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>informs the borrower—</text><subclause id="id7EA570375FF94F3B8B28AF4103DD3979"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that the borrower will be automatically enrolled into the income-based repayment plan under
this section, in accordance
with the procedure described in subparagraph (C) that is applicable to the
borrower's case;</text></subclause><subclause id="idA9767C28B1A24655B97D4AA4C1BF16F4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>of the key terms and conditions of such repayment plan; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idC7F12D689BB9460984D36F5FC54E7CA3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>what the borrower's new monthly payment amount under the
income-based repayment plan will be
for the next year;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idF2F601F682484EF0B998C5A01358B493"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notifies the borrower of the automatic enrollment procedures described in subparagraph (C);</text></clause><clause id="id7B1F4341AA62480F9B76C27A6BBCAB5F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provides a clear list of dangers associated with continued delinquency and default on eligible
loans;</text></clause><clause id="id1EA108B1C07541E9A83DEE3E1CC84DBD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>informs the borrower that the borrower is eligible for a different monthly payment
amount under the standard 10-year plan, and the estimated monthly payment
amount under the standard 10-year plan;</text></clause><clause id="idB97A8595D0B44C6E8AB6E638BBB9971D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>informs the borrower that paying the minimum monthly payment amount under the income-based
repayment plan under this section may lead to negative amortization such
that if a borrower’s monthly payment does not fully cover the amount of
interest owed, then the principal amount owed may increase over time and
cause the borrower's loan balance to increase; and</text></clause><clause id="idDF3FA9642AB24D62B3E768FAABF35A20"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>includes any other information
determined to be relevant by the Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF916187B3CCA47B3B55F0ADF0210268B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standard notification format; consumer testing</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection,
shall—</text><subparagraph id="id447E243F3D6B44088164BAF6ACA69548"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a standard format for the personalized statement described
in paragraph (1)(D); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1F28BBFE9C884DF98FCCE09EE866B149"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit for consumer testing under section 483, such standard format and any consent form or online
tool required for consent of borrowers with $0 payment to participate in
income-based repayment under paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(II) or (3)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idec24a1bd33cd49a080bd9b773b99851f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to file</header><subparagraph id="idB05C9C5F164343ED885098096ADC1894"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Monthly payment amount treated as $0</header><text>In the case of a borrower identified under paragraph (1)(A) who is required to file a return under
section 6012(a)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and fails to file such return, the
Secretary of
the Treasury shall transmit to the Secretary of Education any such tax
information of the individual as may be necessary to determine the
appropriate monthly payment amount. If such information is unavailable or
insufficient, then the monthly payment amount shall be treated as $0
until determined otherwise through additional information.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45ABAF0F8EAF419B9372608B48FEAB86"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Borrower contact requirement</header><text>A borrower whose monthly payment amount is treated as
$0 due to unavailable or insufficient information, as described in
subparagraph (A), shall be automatically enrolled in the income-based
repayment
plan under
this section if the borrower—</text><clause id="id116E4E7F76F74A319AB52A92B13E84F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provides consent for such enrollment, as determined through either an online agreement or a signed
consent form; and</text></clause><clause id="id0B0D8F50A0634C3990E02AF688864736"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides the information needed to determine the
appropriate monthly payment amount under the income-based repayment plan.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89698D91A4D8438895C88A2E3DFC9E10"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The entity described in paragraph (1)(A) shall communicate to a borrower described in this
paragraph of the policy described in subparagraph (A) and the
requirements that the borrower must fulfill, as described in subparagraph
(B),
in order to enroll in the income-based repayment plan under this section
if such borrower's monthly payment amount has been treated as $0 due to
unavailable or insufficient information, as determined by the Secretary.
Such policy and requirements
shall be communicated to the borrower in plain and simple language in the
next periodic statement described under paragraph (1)(D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id207575ef2dc84159b538fbe214247483"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Creation of online income verification system</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0ef502d1c638490bbf79f8818a5ba9a6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>By not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall develop and
establish a streamlined
online income verification system website that allows each entity with a
contract to service loans under section 456, and each entity that is an
eligible lender of loans made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or
another entity that provides student loan servicing for such lender or
loan
holder, to access and retrieve the monthly payment amount for the
income-based repayment program
for a borrower identified under paragraph (1)(A). The website shall
provide no additional information
relating to a borrower’s financial circumstances beyond that needed to
determine a monthly payment amount.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a0cfde689a049a09895f36c69129572"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Security</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the online income verification system website established under
subparagraph (A) is secure and that information regarding a borrower is
accessible only to the lender of a loan of such borrower or the entity
that is servicing a loan of such borrower.
The Secretary shall ensure that no entity shall access the online income
verification system
website for the purposes of collections with respect to loans.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA343D94E7BDC426BAF5F20028ADBFFA7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prohibition of inappropriate use</header><text>Any use of the online income verification system that is not for the purpose described in
subparagraph
(A) is prohibited and may be the basis for a claim of a violation of a
contract entered into under section 456, or for an action under
subsection (g) or (h) of section 432, as the case may be.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA17558E36EC748BCBA79B93779EC2E69"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Appeals process</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a clear and
accessible process for appealing the monthly payment amount determined
under the online income verification system website for a borrower
identified in paragraph (1)(A) in any case where a
borrower believes that the monthly payment amount is based on tax
information that is incorrect. If a borrower wins such an appeal, then the
Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="id28E782465C374F3FA31A3F862F674EB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>retroactively credit the overpaid amount towards future
payments; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA62151B6B9504B00B10D4FCA204A79E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply the overpaid amount towards the principal balance of the borrower's loans, if requested to do
so by the borrower.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7f5b7fff5a094c0f9e8de4d2c1f32916"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Changes to FAFSA</header><text>By not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall make changes as needed to the common master promissory note developed under
section 432(m)(1)(A) and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
described in section 483 to implement the requirements of
this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idAC9320CA78064CC7ABDA967C00B4069F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idA66B30E9C92B42A3997AC908CBACAA86"><enum>493.</enum><header>Extending the protections for student loans for active duty borrowers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 493D (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1098f">20 U.S.C. 1098f</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id9D3C7CCE7A744314B879D013AA347DBC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and protections for active duty borrowers</header-in-text></quote> before the period at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6B02DD90ADFC40678BCB033458E4EAF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4E668EA98D67476690EA1A2EC6BAE9B9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8574312AB20545728254B93FAB81EE28" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="id278E83A19B23484D8D5B73F4690AD811"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of information</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id110B78A3D5764F02BB1ADD4BD091C8EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall utilize information the Secretary receives regarding the active duty
status of borrowers from the
Secretary of Defense for any purpose under this title to ensure that the
interest rate charged on any loan made under part D of
title IV for borrowers who are subject to section
207(a)(1) of the Servicemembers
Civil
Relief Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/527">50 U.S.C. App. 527(a)(1)</external-xref>) does not exceed the maximum interest
rate set forth in such section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB8BEAA2A1887438AABEB2EA0CFACDEA4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>SCRA interest rate limitation notice requirements</header><text>The submittal by the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of Education of information that informs
the Secretary of Education that a member of the Armed Forces with a
student loan under part D of title IV has been or is being
called to military service (as defined in section 101 of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/511">50 U.S.C. App. 511</external-xref>)), including a member
of a reserve unit who is ordered to report for military service as
provided for under section 106 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/516">50 U.S.C. App. 516</external-xref>), shall be
considered, for
purposes of subjecting such student loan to the provisions of section 207
of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/527">50 U.S.C. App. 527</external-xref>), provision by
the borrower to the creditor of written notice and a copy of military
orders as described in subsection (b)(1) of such section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCC141F77745F4522B3B595E485C0D145"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Secretary, in consultation with the Department
of Defense, shall establish a procedure to implement
this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id582549E0B7F24BE881B41B341C2B13A0">
<enum>493A.</enum>
<header>Disbursement of credit balance</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA60528361EBA4914BF51BF48E7495BA2" style="OLC">
<section id="idBF355DAF971247449FFC0581F9134684">
<enum>493E.</enum>
<header>Disbursement of credit balance</header>
<subsection id="id50E175C511524AEFB6AB3F89A3951B17">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Credit balance</header>
<text>In this section, the term <term>credit balance</term> means the amount of program funds under this title credited to a student’s ledger account at the
institution of higher education that exceed the amount assessed the
student by the institution for allowable institutional charges, as defined
by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB6D89FA1B6094866B3A0CF47CDFBF1F6">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Establishment of system for disbursement</header>
<text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, each institution of higher education that enrolls a student
who receives a grant or loan under this title shall establish a system for
the disbursement of credit balances in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id029BF857D352458EB77ABC1B5C74D615">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Electronic payment system</header>
<paragraph id="id0D4746A508D240F2991E89A90CDCB8C6">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Each institution of higher education described in subsection (b) shall establish a system for
disbursement of credit balances through electronic payments to a deposit
account or a general use prepaid card with the protections afforded under
the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15
U.S.C. 1693 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id82479f6fc1514711a1b70470c2e1f7a1">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>No preferred financial institution or denial or delay</header>
<text>In carrying out the system under paragraph (1), an institution of higher education shall not—</text>
<subparagraph id="id170210BEBF0946B7A6F3F7EF7B730028">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>require or encourage a student to select a particular financial institution to which an electronic
payment under
this section shall be made; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC0D80340F5A4797A4D933CB0E4BC780">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>deny or cause a delay
in the disbursement of credit balances based on the selection by a student
of a
particular financial institution.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id80C19D4ED62C48D3ABAC2C5CE896CA8E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>A public institution of higher education may seek a waiver from the Secretary of the requirements
of
paragraph (1) if a State or local governmental entity, or a State or local
policy or procedure, prevents compliance with such requirements. The
Secretary shall grant the waiver only if such institution ensures that
credit balances are provided to students in a manner consistent with the
goals and purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F03C88AC9D74FB3929BA8BFF26806F8">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Distribution options</header>
<paragraph id="id577C0F19A4904D75A90D1CD62CC4E57C">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Pilot program</header>
<text>The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, shall conduct a
pilot program on providing students with the option of receiving
credit balances, through the electronic payment system of the institution
of higher education in accordance with subsection (c), by using the
Treasury Direct Express system established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3336">section 3336</external-xref> of title 31,
United States Code, or through any other low-cost alternative as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id846B55D56A454EE3911C05300F65AD73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>If the Secretary of Education, after conducting the pilot program described in paragraph (1),
determines
that allowing students with credit balances to use any option described in
such paragraph is in the best interest of students, the Secretary shall
take such actions as are necessary to provide any such option to
students, which may include entering into agreements with the Secretary of
the Treasury or other entity to implement this paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idE0CA05F394354FBA8752DA7B92B86631"><enum>493B.</enum><header>Disclosure of cohort rates based on repayment plan and deferment status</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 493A, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB935FE41B9FC4A759C04FE4C0556A853" style="OLC"><section id="id8F2F6189C8B04B34BB5A57C2694C8D06"><enum>493F.</enum><header>Disclosure of cohort rates based on repayment plan and deferment status</header><subsection id="idF9DF44C461614AA8A21E268EDA16CFCF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Preparation and publication of additional cohort rates</header><paragraph id="idE8358E25DB5D42B28CCE2D23BACCAD40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less often than once every fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare and publish a report that
includes—</text><subparagraph id="id0DBAD03C7CD4423C8FE46C89A3A2CA92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all of the cohort rates calculated under subsections (a) and (c) for each eligible institution
participating in any program under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7C6F5D8234846809E140839D27D2023"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the underlying numbers and data used to calculate the cohort rates described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAB1035A2411A4171AF14FAED5B73A5E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing and method of publication</header><text>The Secretary shall publish the report described in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id089F0510AA2042369C7E257074671E5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on, or as close as practicable
to, the date on which the cohort default rates under section 435(m) are
made available to the public; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD3E77B1C250447A7BB164D2F2427CE88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the same report, or in a nearby location on the same website, as the report on cohort default
rates required under section 435(m)(4).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAFD4AD64A2114C45868B05A8B696E180"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Calculation of cohort rates for Stafford and Unsubsidized Stafford cohort borrowers</header><paragraph id="id09E24BADD9C54F51B610277BD4EAFA1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Identification of cohort</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use, as the cohort for purposes of calculating the rates
described in paragraph (3), the borrowers of the loans that are included
in the institution's cohort for purposes of the cohort default rate
calculation under section
435(m), except that a borrower of multiple loans in such cohort shall only
be counted as a single borrower.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id612E0E88BD19434EB597B1004AFA0A3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less often than once every fiscal year, the Secretary shall calculate for each eligible
institution
participating in any program under this title, the following rates:</text><subparagraph id="id94DAF0D082F842669BDF060D197C96FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The percentages of borrowers within each cohort in each type of deferment status described—</text><clause id="idA8422F72BD734098BC228446EB001C95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>sections 427(a)(2)(C) and 428(b)(1)(M); and</text></clause><clause id="idFD63A8A409D847BA9F04031021964C7C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sections 427(a)(2)(C)(vii) and 428(b)(1)(M)(vii) (as in effect
prior to the enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CCDC08EA16C469AA6DEF45D6273FE3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The percentages of borrowers within each cohort that, as of the date of the determination, have
been delinquent on the loan included in the cohort for—</text><clause id="id3AE57935152F47A9A9F1CBC0A1D26F10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at least 30 and not more than 59 days;</text></clause><clause id="idBE028090DBB345EF845B829ED5E6020D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least 60 and not more than 89 days; and</text></clause><clause id="id2A724E6F7CE7464283870B92F178FA7B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>90 days or more.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16F9A3A5C2864B7AB77F776B03F7C22C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Of the borrowers in the cohort that are in active repayment, the percentages of borrowers in each
of the following
repayment plans:</text><clause id="id9BA1884529B9407FAF85B07A4AF803F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Standard repayment.</text></clause><clause id="id89ADF9408EA0402F98A4DBDA68E84BE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Extended repayment, for each of the following maximum repayment periods:</text><subclause id="id180472D8FCB04CE18A6F9C81A73A1EE3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Not more than 10 years.</text></subclause><subclause id="id4A42208CF2B54DAF8AF262C7CF5ABEFE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>More than 10, but not more than 12, years.</text></subclause><subclause id="id78635F20BEDE437AB359A7073B3D6A8B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>More than 12, but not more than 15, years.</text></subclause><subclause id="idEE796D5FCCC94AC1808CA9AE7690A2AE"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>More than 15, but not more than 20, years.</text></subclause><subclause id="idC3C28A788634472F9B735FBB5C042B87"><enum>(V)</enum><text>More than 20, but not more than 25, years.</text></subclause><subclause id="id01DD84C8FC914AF9BE045EFD567DB403"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>More than 25, but not less than 30, years.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id12307459BCC54DFEA9B8C18DE8D4B027"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>An income contingent repayment plan authorized under section 455(e).</text></clause><clause id="idD9E5C4B1E7F842E6B2893E26810DEE52"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Income-based repayment under section 493C.</text></clause><clause id="idFF8FD86892944FE9BBE90B62AC84762C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Income-sensitive repayment under section 428(b)(9)(A)(iii) or 428C(b)(1)(E).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A28B7FD818E49888DBAF451D7CCDEA9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Of the borrowers in each group described in clauses (iii) through (iv) of subparagraph (D), the
percentage whose outstanding
balance due on the loan at the end of the year is greater than the total
outstanding balance due on such loan at the beginning of the year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCDD63A5FC42046829D4816C8272998A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of cohort rates for Graduate PLUS borrowers</header><paragraph id="id232238F5B2B047F09615B11E59EC2D21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less often than once every fiscal year, the Secretary shall calculate a cohort rate for
Graduate PLUS borrowers for each institution by—</text><subparagraph id="id09FF60F75B924BF1A4887CE46E4223E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifying the cohort of 1 or more borrowers of a loan received for attendance at the
institution that—</text><clause id="idB8764E13C9164F229054A46E1D80918B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is made to a graduate student under section 428B, Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a loan under
section 428C or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that is used to repay
such loan; and</text></clause><clause id="id7EF73B180F7041559867750211242A5C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that entered repayment during the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the
determination is being made; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4BEA400A3A7B40E187102F2EAAB6F8D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>using the cohort described in subparagraph (A) to calculate the graduate PLUS cohort rate under
paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id62E945E05B6D4087844D939C66E5A1C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>The graduate PLUS cohort rate under this subsection for an institution shall be calculated by
determining the ratio of—</text><subparagraph id="id9B5207C37CDA48B8908621803A38A478"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of borrowers in the cohort described in paragraph (1)(A) for the institution that have
defaulted on a loan included in the cohort; to</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29C78851CA874E34A28A2F2776F26126"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total number of borrowers in such cohort.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC945DCE98A8B4062A0815622AE8634E8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Calculation of cohort rates for parent PLUS borrowers</header><paragraph id="id004D050F1D934A32B3F579DFD3FC75EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less often than once every fiscal year, the Secretary shall calculate a cohort rate for parent
PLUS borrowers for each institution by—</text><subparagraph id="idB9A38DF953A5459F933A331719CFBCA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifying the cohort of borrowers for the fiscal year, in accordance with paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA95FAD93473A48B6A9A1913A3CA12311"><enum>(B)</enum><text>using such cohort described in subparagraph (A) to calculate the parent PLUS cohort rate in
accordance with paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC81CD7489F7D44A597F839676E86E384"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cohort</header><subparagraph id="idFD0ED947B210439D817CCCE6C976ABF4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The cohort for an institution for purposes of this subsection shall be the borrowers of a loan
under section 428B, Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a loan under section 428C
or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that—</text><clause id="idD161374599364D398737C2C4C4FA5FB1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is made on behalf of a dependent student under section 428B for attendance at the institution; and</text></clause><clause id="idE203C1FAAE4D4AE0A39015A906F8AC98"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id87212E116E6248CEACCAE36EBC7ECCFC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for determinations made for fiscal years preceding fiscal year 2025, entered repayment during the
period beginning in fiscal year 2015 and ending on September 30 of the
fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is being
made; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id8B881D77218346D9AB141EC2A1664F72" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for determinations made for fiscal year 2025 and each subsequent fiscal year, entered repayment
during the tenth year preceding the fiscal year for which the
determination is being made.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id140B4F6FADCE4F46B9CEEBD659718048"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>The parent PLUS cohort rate under this subsection for an institution shall be calculated by
determining the ratio of—</text><subparagraph id="id593D0F369C7F4A97812A10255452E00F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of borrowers in the cohort described in paragraph (1)(A) for the institution that have
defaulted on a loan included in the cohort; to</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01EFAF662A024B6F8804FEAAEB451121"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total number of borrowers in such cohort.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB4E2F92C2FED49F3A48A401E8EF87266"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Treatment of borrowers with multiple loans</header><text>A borrower with multiple loans in the same borrower repayment cohort of an institution shall be
counted as a single borrower.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE445185730A54D919B79C27291BA0D95"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out this section in a manner that is as similar as practicable to the
manner in which the Secretary calculates the cohort default rates under
section 435(m), including by using common definitions, timelines, and
procedures. Such procedures shall include providing an opportunity for
each institution to have a reasonable opportunity (as specified by the
Secretary) to review and correct errors in the information required
for the purposes of
calculating the rates under this section for such institution, prior to
the
calculation of such rate.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id7c7a5fa1ebbf4d9c9d910c70b54740cc"><enum>493C.</enum><header>Institutional reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1088">20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 493A and 493B, is further
amended
by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8137966d8c144482a355ebad9f33b56e" style="OLC"><section id="id79a5418efaae47d1933acc1370a520e1"><enum>493G.</enum><header>Institutional reporting requirements</header><subsection id="idb3af847894d841b2a4be6eeb72ef5724"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this section are—</text><paragraph id="idd32c422a4e854ca0be88c34da92f9722"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote better transparency of information to students and their families about postsecondary
costs and outcomes while protecting student privacy in data collection;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddf1e4ef6111740cdafebe7ed5f859e1d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to reduce the burden of data collection on institutions of higher education, including duplicative
IPEDS reporting;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9BEEC4E02DB342BEB28981B519E442D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to inform institutional and program improvement at institutions of higher education; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id59CB7841F5854EDCB063A8ACFEDC4A3D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to help improve laws and policies impacting postsecondary education.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id96458a21c8d948b1883ee19b556521d1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>IPEDS data components</header><paragraph id="id52788c162ccf413395d373aeee1176b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission of data</header><text>Each institution of higher education participating in a program under this title shall submit to
the Secretary student unit record data that is necessary and sufficient,
as determined by the Secretary, to complete all
student components of reporting required for the Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System (referred to in this section as <quote>IPEDS</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9821bcb7d2ae46bbbfedccf1664a5e45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required data</header><text>The data required to be reported to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall include the minimum
number of data elements necessary and sufficient for the fall enrollment,
12-month enrollment, completions, student financial aid and net price,
graduation rates, student charges portions of IPEDS, and portions of IPEDS
relating to admissions, test scores, and institutional characteristics
surveys, and other surveys, as determined by the Secretary. The
Secretary shall undertake data minimization efforts in collecting this
data and shall aggregate the data received and report it publicly at the
institutional, program-specific, and State-specific level.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id39cc57ab18774617a5db2944f7c89fd4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><subparagraph id="id53488273e3414c1981592001c34ae936"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act, the
Secretary shall—</text><clause id="ida853bf5e02154caca9cb2a8b81cfc8ac"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review the data collected pursuant to IPEDS to determine whether it is duplicative of the data
required to be collected under this section; and</text></clause><clause id="id8771cccf5f5643a294fc01d1ecb9b13b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish a process by which institutions of higher education will transition to reporting data
under this section in a way that reduces duplication and burden.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf11e60d59bc4c61a5f54ea6367e8a7c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Update of review</header><text>Beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act, and every
5 years thereafter or as necessary as determined by the Secretary, the
Secretary shall review and update, as
necessary, the categories of data that shall be
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7c6f73cdb6a4d5c935a9ea11f0b7e67"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act, the
Secretary shall submit to institutions of higher education—</text><subparagraph id="id0f6593ce47a74f809f22caca0298bd06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>guidance related to the submission of data under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59098eed4b0a4acb8e8b9ebb775728b0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a reasonable timeframe by which institutions of higher education shall submit the data.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbee71686f0524ad89fbed59d51aacc3e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuation of collection</header><text>IPEDS data that is required to be collected on the day before the date of enactment of the Higher
Education Affordability but is not reported into the student unit record
system established under this section
shall continue to be collected.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf220da442ea445b1b42015ace5e0640f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of new outcome metrics</header><paragraph id="id363e303fced6407c84d4c42c2e0c0353"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Data submitted to the Secretary under subsection (b) shall be used to calculate student components
of IPEDS.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf58c01b655b24c43bdf523bed213aeea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional measures to be calculated by the secretary</header><text>In addition to the IPEDS student component measures required to be calculated by the Secretary on
the day before the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability
Act and the data elements described in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary
shall also collect the
student unit record data necessary and sufficient to calculate, beginning
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Higher Education
Affordability Act and at the certificate or degree-level, and
institutional, program-specific, and State-specific level,
information concerning each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="id0c96b8f3c6fd4bae984616a54f44b58a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The dollar amount and number of students receiving Federal, State, institutional and private
financial aid, including grants, loans, and cumulative debt that is
reported
separately for undergraduate and graduate students and disaggregated by
completion status.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id622472032d174d84a8a5b98aa6a69452"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Graduation, persistence, transfer rates, and still enrolled rates for all undergraduate students,
reported overall and separately for first-time full-time students at
entry, first-time part-time students at entry, transfer full-time students
at entry and part-time transfer students at entry within 100 percent, 150
percent, and 200 percent of the normal time to graduation, including
transfer rates by level of receiving institution.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d0f3431448b4dee844dbb380cd9f406"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Completion rates for master's, professional, and doctoral level students.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3842b9560e574f1cb56c6cab919d1878"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Earnings data for undergraduate and graduate students, disaggregated by completion status, for each
of the following time periods:</text><clause id="iddb65fabc7c0e4860a87f332e35301c08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>2 years after program exit.</text></clause><clause id="id851283f4b6074e2ab562d6ec676bb14e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 years after program exit.</text></clause><clause id="idabcd3ee415e4425d8ab048059201ce7d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>10 years after program exit.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id393fc515a6d84eee8dfb7976f8ae73a8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Loan repayment rates for undergraduate and graduate students, disaggregated by completion status.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd052625f9d774ce6a5a822f799629eb6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Enrollment in subsequent postsecondary education for undergraduate and graduate level students.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c48d78c1fef4801ae9ee5c16d1b2c81"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other measures determined by the Secretary, after consultation with the National Center for
Education Statistics and with input from the postsecondary education
community, including students, representatives from institutions of higher
education, researchers, the public, and other relevant stakeholders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3dae6db1e8c4fa887cb4f51d017a563"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements for the student unit record data system</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a student unit record data system under this section that shall—</text><subparagraph id="idf7e58668bf7a4e6dbff5e03390b20e9a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish consistent definitions and directions for institutions to follow in submitting the
student unit record data required under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id891adef352c84f588bdfe12f7de24a97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine both collection and submission requirements for this section, including the CIP codes to
be used for reporting program-specific data;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b41bd653ab34dfa8bbe818ed687dbbc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be subject to a privacy impact assessment, as described in section 208 of the E-Government Act of
2002, before collecting information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida56a946d1f7c4184920f9720fdb93999"><enum>(D)</enum><text>streamline and minimize the data required
to be submitted under subsection (b)(2) and paragraph (2), in order to
reduce duplication of reporting of information by institutions of higher
education and to protect student privacy, which shall be done by working
with the National Center for Education Statistics, the Office of Federal
Student Aid, other offices within the Department, and other Federal
agencies, as determined appropriate by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e970da81445419eb473cc18b3ca25f1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>prepopulate the student unit record data system with data from existing data sources, including the
National Student Loan Data System under section 485B, and ensure that such
data is imported into the student unit record data system but data from
the
student unit record system is not exported back to the National Student
Loan Data System or other existing data sources;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87197828d0d04bd6adbaec0c7db0c1c3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include a process, developed in collaboration with the Social Security Administration, by which—</text><clause id="id447EB20625B3482B8B026597BBD78B5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Department
submits unit record lists to the Social Security Administration with
instructions on how to group and aggregate the data; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id1995AA0FCA254862BC37A0CF28239930"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Social Security Administration, consistent with Social Security Administration privacy
standards and in a way that does not reveal personally identifiable
information—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id3087A010D8F446A9B75482DF1805D08D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>returns, to the Department, earnings data for students attending each institution that is provided
in the aggregate and disaggregated based on the programs of education
attended and by type of certificate or degree earned by the graduates; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id5677CC51F5C94B2691D29CC5D1561F96"><enum>(II)</enum><text>aggregates the earning data for students attending institutions in order to provide
institution-specific and State-specific earnings data needed by the
Department for purposes of paragraph (2); and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ea7a8c97e3146fdb8ee8c247f7a5848"><enum>(G)</enum><text>allow institutions of higher education to request the system of higher education of which they are
a member or the State in which they are located to report student unit
record data on their behalf if such reporting fully complies with
all the requirements of this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide8f2d29ee56a4e998aee489e61cfd090"><enum>(H)</enum><text>report the outcome metrics required under this subsection, disaggregated, if the number of
students
in such subgroup or with such status is sufficient to avoid revealing
personally identifiable information about an individual student, by—</text><clause id="idc152857a692e4cffba8690bde07a4a34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>race and ethnicity;</text></clause><clause id="idf751827277564c1bb357ff1733849e94"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>gender;</text></clause><clause id="id0830ddd78c6b4ec490fc80bbddaea889"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether and at what level the student has enrolled in a degree-granting program,
certificate-granting program, or developmental education;</text></clause><clause id="id4ece4f985bc54b54bdb28927a03001b0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>first-time or transfer status;</text></clause><clause id="id6ceea1992acb4ae087271bdefdb16673"><enum>(v)</enum><text>part-time or full-time status;</text></clause><clause id="idf382b7a1a14f4b53864001a343d968a0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>disability status, if applicable;</text></clause><clause id="id2eb7bff5fe564957a94d8b7019f1e7b4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>receipt of a Federal Pell Grant;</text></clause><clause id="idEA46B8D2FF734FAE899C3083D28D5808"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>receipt of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under section 428 or a Federal Direct Stafford Loan;</text></clause><clause id="id01AD2D24C6BB4B4495E8802AED9B8C19"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>status as a student who has received no Federal Pell Grants, no loans made, insured, or guaranteed
under section 428, and no Federal Direct Stafford Loans;</text></clause><clause id="id593a2c74cf6244e2b6066cf800502ffb"><enum>(x)</enum><text>age ranges, to be determined by the Secretary;</text></clause><clause id="id86491c9b71fd4ffeaf9afb58a753835f"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>military or veteran status; and</text></clause><clause id="id3f8a0f4771ab43aca6e65a306f896d07"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>other categories determined necessary by the Secretary; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9608d95985064c1981f2dfe4c63dc139"><enum>(I)</enum><text>require that data required under this section be collected for all students, including
undergraduate and graduate students but reported separately for
undergraduate and graduate students.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide86b1412bc8646cabfdfbe341f49675d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting of data</header><paragraph id="id61f5daeb915f4c3eb03ce0733475c16a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall use the data provided by institutions of higher education under subsections (b)
and (c) only for the following:</text><subparagraph id="idb7f3b4e0816a448091eb13c1d8d2dfee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Publication of such statistical reports and studies as the Secretary determines appropriate,
provided that such reports do not disclose personally identifiable
information to any party. The Secretary shall specifically provide public
statistical reports on access, costs, financial aid, educational needs,
and student outcomes that include graduation rates.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd05140b96f84b28b0851170ca94d391"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Management, policy planning, and oversight purposes within the Department, including research to
improve Federal laws impacting postsecondary education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c21d04349294fd396ddef804cebdcd8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Consumer information.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1ec1b6b0edd44058f8fbb21b04e1835"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Providing information to institutions of higher education for institutional and program
improvement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01a6bd972b0f442d9f6a543b74b8f812"><enum>(E)</enum><text>To fulfill the IPEDS reporting obligations of institutions of higher education and reduce the
reporting burden on institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id81a88964833947539178199802823f6e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public access to information</header><text>The IPEDS data components and new outcome metrics collected under this section shall be included in
the IPEDS Data Center at the institution and program specific level.
Non-personally identifiable data shall also be available to the public and
widely disseminated through electronic transfer, or other means, such as
posting on the National Center for Education Statistics’ website or other
relevant place in a way that does not allow for the disclosure or
dissemination of any personally identifiable information and shall fully
comply with rules and regulations of the National Center for Education
Statistics for data access.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd533e1f7b58c4bd9b055fb4be1adbc7f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Involvement of stakeholders in developing calculation and reporting standards</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult extensively with institutions of higher
education, State agencies of higher education, privacy advocates,
education researchers, statistical experts, students and their families.</text></subsection><subsection id="idb261f5f5e26c414dba1725bbde26e548"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Privacy, security, and use of student unit record information</header><paragraph id="idc99451cea16948409cce79c7bf063165"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitations on disclosure of information</header><text>Personally identifiable information maintained in the Federal student unit record data system
established under this section shall only be disclosed to—</text><subparagraph id="idb4be1596c65a44faabd3109354431346"><enum>(A)</enum><text>students whose data is contained in the system, upon request, and in connection with their own
personally identifiable information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8539492e32314a3d893c5032ea7d2793"><enum>(B)</enum><text>institutions of higher education or their contractors (subject to paragraph (2)), to the extent
that such disclosures may be
required for purposes of data validation or correction regarding the data
that institutions or their contractors already submitted, provided that no
student-level data elements from other sources are disclosed to such
institutions of higher education or their contractors;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id065980e4e5a94b468532af052320ad0a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>employees or contractors of the Department to the extent that such disclosure is necessary for the
Secretary to carry out the requirements of this section, and, in the case
of contractors, subject to
paragraph (2); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idce356b9062854ae9a2b7eab73633c5ac"><enum>(D)</enum><text>employees or contractors of the Social Security Administration, provided that such disclosures are
limited to the minimum number of data elements needed to obtain earnings
data specifically authorized in this section, and that no personally
identifiable information from the student unit record data system is
retained by the Social Security Administration after they have provided
earnings data.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id81de18fa996346659fd13609aba13b12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for contracts</header><text>In carrying out the requirements of this section, the Secretary and institutions of higher
education may not disclose personally identifiable information from
records of students to a contractor, consultant, or other third party to
whom the Secretary or institution has delegated data collection and
maintenance functions unless that contractor, consultant, or other third
party—</text><subparagraph id="iddb8a369391584e0c8bb8c2df27c0dbac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is performing a function or task for which the Department, or institution of higher education would
otherwise use employees;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id72ac33d8c6b94171bb09129bd83af54a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is under the direct control of the Department or institution with respect to the use and
maintenance of education records;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73dd3f827f454d2a848e97efb566d650"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not use the education records for any other purposes than those explicitly authorized in its
contract and agrees to not re-disclose personally identifiable information
to any third party;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23176f9f2c90417cb116957cd5543101"><enum>(D)</enum><text>uses applicable Federally mandated or industry-standard encryption technologies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide10e2bba73574541ab4ae8f0196d3b28"><enum>(E)</enum><text>has sufficient administrative and technical procedures to maintain safeguards and continuously
monitor the security of personally identifiable information in its
custody;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1840ba6d8ca94885947fd83a8b752aeb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provides training to all employees and responsible individuals, to ensure the security of education
records;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0ffb85123e04fd3a0df03eb5b780799"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provides to the Department or institution, an acceptable breach remediation plan prior to the
initial receipt of education records;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21f5de43d4d3409c980a7619f4bd7fef"><enum>(H)</enum><text>reports all actual and suspected security breaches to the Department or institution that provided
the education records as soon as detected;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1cc7f0bde3c446d5a49fe0b07c45d60b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the event of a security breach or unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable
information, pay all costs and liabilities incurred by the Department or
institution related to the security breach or unauthorized disclosure,
including costs related to inquiries, mitigation, notification, and
investigation costs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2060bb9092943d081b2517dc35d88e7"><enum>(J)</enum><text>destroys or returns to the Department or institution all such personally identifiable information
that has been submitted into the student unit record system upon request
of the Department or institution at the termination of the contract.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideb8b50b7feac484097c33591609967e1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Data audit and data governance systems</header><text>In order to ensure compliance with all Federal standards of data quality and
individual privacy, the student unit record data system developed under
this section shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idC76BA62D41DC46B9A08E6FE1579FD49B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a data audit system
assessing data quality;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF228C366C6334F9B891EF8AB791EFBBC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a breach audit system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id875059629862410A9C3822CEC8F654BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>processes for data safeguarding; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id187CDAB84B4F4C31AA291BC5C6E883F3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a data governance
system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b61580500964fb1b233d86ae60dcbc3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition and unauthorized use</header><subparagraph id="id9c5aaec51e634273b7876c73014b2036"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Individual data collected under this section shall not be used for any purpose not specifically
authorized by this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbae05f3b6adc4f5a8468b12a91681ff3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No future action taken against an individual</header><clause id="id7eae506423684ab9b3e2cdaf4faee106"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No action of Federal authority, State authority, or local authority of any kind may be taken
against an individual by utilizing the student unit record data system
established under this section nor shall the student unit record data
system established under this section be used—</text><subclause id="ide36dbecfb4ba47f697b84bad8bea0446"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for purposes of—</text><item id="id81679ADA7A3D4BDDB47C26DCDCD9641C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>establishing or verifying the eligibility of applicants for, or recipients or
beneficiaries of, cash or in-kind assistance or payments under Federal
benefit programs; or</text></item><item id="idCD1C51F12F2C46A996F5B18DCA1ACC79"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>continuing compliance with
statutory and regulatory requirements for such assistance or payments by
such applicants, recipients, or beneficiaries;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="ida0c67dab1c2d4840b69c5c9f3926d259"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for recouping payments or delinquent debts under such Federal benefit programs; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idc2afb6950c9e45d58404597106527aed"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to affect future educational, employment, health, civil, criminal, or other actions against an
individual whose information is maintained by the student unit record data
system.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id46ba19e4dd1c43dba3cbf4eac8c4a434"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Any data collected, stored outside of the unit record system prior to enactment of the Higher
Education Affordability Act, and used for enforcement actions, including
data in the National Student Loan
Data System, shall continue to be used for those purposes even when
duplicates of the data are included in the unit record system.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id904e052e87f647e09f01fc84d7a815df"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidelines to institutions regarding the need to amend the institutions’
required annual privacy notices to reference the data collection required
under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id652ead1963a44426a1a5dbf9f55759f7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Commercial use prohibited</header><text>No data collected or maintained under this section shall sold to third parties nor used to market
any products to individuals whose data is collected under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c942a53e39d44c9863185e3a555c6a4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Individual privacy and access to data</header><text>Prior to implementation of this section, the Secretary shall publish for public comment proposed
procedures that ensure—</text><subparagraph id="id3dfb1da500434970a177309e8bab4e53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the system developed under this section does not disclose any personally identifiable information
and complies with the requirements of section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>) (commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act</quote>) and other applicable Federal and State privacy laws; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc306051450744ef08ad5cfc1c2a8534e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there is a policy on the use of data collected under this section that prevents any use of data
outside of the purposes of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0602cfb68a4842f69fa34c28be1b69db"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Penalties for unauthorized disclosure of data</header><text>Any individual who willfully discloses any personally identifiable information, including personal
identifiers, provided under this section, in any manner to an entity not
authorized to receive such personally identifiable information, shall be
charged with a class E felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a
fine of $250,000, or both.</text></subsection><subsection id="id34be34218e734194893c48ee82b6082d"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Website and hotline</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a website and free hotline number that will provide information to
students, their families, and the public about the student unit record
data system established under this section to answer any questions the
public may have about such system.</text></subsection><subsection id="id250b12722b144ff999feb98166201bf6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Cooperation of other Federal agencies</header><text>The Commissioner of Social Security shall work with the Secretary of Education to establish a
process for matching and obtaining the data required under subsection
(c)(3)(E).</text></subsection><subsection id="id447bad2e77df4232bd74ca1bbff3a3cf"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Data sovereignty</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure all data maintained in the student unit record system are stored within
the boundaries of the United States or in a facility owned and controlled
by a contractor subject to the legal jurisdiction of the United States.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="id48BEFE55FC2749728D546DAD2ECC7E80" style="OLC"><enum>H<?LEXA-Enum E?></enum><header>Program integrity </header><section id="id67A4502DC32946B6807E2C5FE35C0EFD"><enum>496.</enum><header>Public disclosure of finalized accreditation documents; prohibition on pre-dispute arbitration
mandates</header><subsection id="ida95ed37f980e4e35905a7d62d6e19128"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements for accrediting agencies or associations</header><text>Section 496 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099b">20 U.S.C. 1099b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id9c430a4a9fdb43a0b6619d15b272cef1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id274CA52A5CAB4A739E26E1386EC87FEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA1653704F2F4BDBB9C33342C4207E53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4D1BB5978D24C559C559EC0D3B5E875"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EFA6ADC289D45438CA6A54B48B27507" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id36E548F91AF840169AAB96D0D58B8834"><enum>(9)</enum><text>such agency or association does not require any institution to enter into predispute arbitration
agreements with the students of the
institution; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA25A3C6D8F26417D86ACB6688198B874"><enum>(10)</enum><text>such agency or association shall comply with the requirements of section 444 of the General
Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id737AA97F7365423098B2E4D1FB35FDB1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id761ABF32F879406E87EF2383ADC5B2DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>section
487(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 487(e)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideee918cc3aff468a89fa4204a55d0e16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2edbbcf9ab0345128a040cc77d0d4eca"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c3e380aec4945f1b06286766b0eb28f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E3F8101EBB6429B88926231D4D05E71" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idaab363868af2485291fa39642d67d0d7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>makes available on the website of the agency or association, for each institution subject to its
jurisdiction, the accreditation documents relating to academic and
institutional quality, as described in subsection
(o), for the most recent accreditation period.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id83a3e61849a142f48cec89da87e1c85b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (o) through (q) as subsections (p) through (r), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0810b5287c0246b5a25b55ed11837dc0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (n) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4243D718D6964F73A1BD9664446925E4" style="OLC"><subsection id="id05d48593da014519b3266445b42735df"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Finalized accreditation documents relating to academic and institutional quality</header><paragraph id="id475EDF9DDCEE405D83CD2549166BC454"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The finalized accreditation documents relating to academic and institutional quality
that are subject to the requirements of subsection (c)(10) and section
487(a)(21) shall be any final report or analysis of the agency or
association, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity,
regarding whether an institution or program is in compliance with the
standards of the agency or association, including—</text><subparagraph id="id35f3a8bf7d2d4af4b7e53e48fc3778c8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any finalized self-study report prepared by the institution or program that includes the assessment
of
educational quality and the institution’s or program’s continuing efforts
to improve educational quality;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id253c899b3b4342d2bc361f597ff16192"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any finalized report by the accrediting agency or association on each on-site review conducted of
the
institution
or program (including any written response by the institution or program
to such report);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b0028d33305433a9c37cdf7131ffa48"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any finalized written report by the accrediting agency or association assessing the institution or
program’s compliance with the accrediting standards and the institution or
program’s performance with respect to student achievement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02ff907fd1844f368110ee11ba07710d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the documents required under section 496(c)(7) relating to any adverse accrediting agency or
association action regarding the institution or program, including any
decision of
final denial, withdrawal, suspension, or termination of accreditation,
placement on probation, or other adverse action, and all supporting
documentation for such action; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2FA122EF924441AC9FCD9CCA9EE0C84B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a summary by the accrediting agency or association that clearly explains to the public the overall
assessment, including key concerns, of the relevant institution or
program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc241210f84984d72b99eb2f5ac317c28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appeals Process for Finalized Accreditation Documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a clear and
accessible process for an institution of higher education to appeal the
public release of finalized
accreditation documents under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idca1b845cd31844ec886f4c38da9ba8d8"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Single webpage to finalized accreditation documents</header><paragraph commented="no" id="idA06AFF3E2AA74143A41BA0F8BFB9A9A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and maintain a webpage on the website of the Department that provides
a single
point of
access to the finalized accreditation documents relating to the academic
and
institutional quality that institutions of higher education are required
to make available under section 487(a)(21).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCC3A1922690D422AABE88BC289944226"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public explanation regarding redacted or unavailable information</header><text>If the Secretary makes a decision to delay the release of the finalized accreditation documents, or
to redact information from any such documents, for an institution of
higher education, the Secretary shall include a public explanation of
such decision on the webpage described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idEE77EB4541974AE9AC4A26D5C8D9CB00"><enum>497.</enum><header>Improved targeting of program reviews</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 498(k)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099c">20 U.S.C. 1099c(k)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 487(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 487(e)</quote>.</text></section><section id="id84CDDDA7A1E346BA93B2945BEA6A4D3F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>498.</enum><header>Program review and
data</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 498A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099c-1">20 U.S.C. 1099c–1</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDFB842903BE4D50B1A6238DF562676C" style="OLC"><section id="id145A3C8847864C4C980D9C07BD241434" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>498A.</enum><header>Program review and
data</header>
<subsection id="idA78441CCAF1E4C3B8EFE22E6808D6931"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID6c957bf2f55a4c979e5e18c9e587f340"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Executive
compensation</header><text>The term <term>executive compensation</term>, when used with respect to an institution of higher education, means
the wages, salary, fees, commissions, fringe benefits, deferred
compensation,
retirement contributions, options, bonuses, property, and any other
form of
remuneration that the Secretary determines is appropriate, given to
the
5 percent of employees
at the institution who are the highest compensated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3DC651F2B1DE405AA34CBFAFBFF53E26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relevant
Federal agency</header><text>The term <term>relevant Federal agency</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA9446EDFA2744EAD8432DBE954CFCF88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of
Education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52C9C8733CD84A228001363838B3653D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of
Veterans Affairs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id595E899B3E044E4FBEFA0A2AE68EA832"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Department of
Defense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60D2335AB429462EB63D6D060E9FF494"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B0AC5F579A444ACAFAD630B5F21E667"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Federal Trade
Commission; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10984C22B0544EFF92E49E55364DE66D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any other Federal
agency that provides Federal student assistance or that the
Secretary
determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDE839B8FF84248DA8938B8E7EC4D5101"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relevant State
entity or agency</header><text>The term <term>relevant State entity or
agency</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB3986B68487A430A8A0DBE3F019BDB5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an appropriate
State licensing or authorizing agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23AB71489BBB43C296B2B52348E3A563"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the attorney general (or the equivalent thereof) of the State; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06BA4CC435A34B25AD83885C9D932078"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other State
entity or agency that the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id29B740D684724F65A59E70B352D997FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program reviews
for institutions participating under title IV</header>
<paragraph id="idE631A02701D543BCA7829B2BD365A31A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="id2AD2222A109747C1AF563FF9214B1962"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is authorized to conduct program reviews, including
on-site visits, of each institution of higher education
participating in a
program authorized under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id522296948CCF4DC7A274F47D48E23601"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall conduct a program review under this subsection of each institution of higher education that
poses a significant risk
of failure to
comply with this title, as described in paragraphs (2) and (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id570D4FF7015C47DABF7833E4E7574868"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory
reviews</header>
<subparagraph id="id8D99968DFCC0441F8F62B4149CE4F16C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, conduct program
reviews of each institution of higher education participating in a
program
authorized under this title that meets 1 or more of the following
criteria:</text>
<clause id="idad7487c27f954d70973c92521dc347e6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>As of the date of
the determination—</text>
<subclause id="id8F4C44B12BD14E46A9D9638D46DD9F5F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>more than 15
percent of the students enrolled at the institution have received a
Federal
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan during the previous year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC555512B169F45AE8945086692795382"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the institution
has a cohort default rate, as defined in section 435(m), that is
more than 20 percent.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id5e7606e835844df7beb196b2710c0fb3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>As of the date
of the determination—</text>
<subclause id="idA72EEA7D8173415CA9E6CEDB9B6AD8E0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the institution
has a cohort default rate, as defined in section 435(m), that
exceeds the
national average, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with
such section; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDC7C53DB572841F69767F8855D5B1B67"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the institution has an aggregate amount of defaulted loans, as determined by the Secretary, that
places the
institution in the highest 1 percent of institutions participating
in programs
authorized under this title in terms of the aggregate amount of
defaulted loans.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id6e7ffae7d5fc48ddacd2ed202480277f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>In the case of
proprietary institutions of higher education, the institution
received more
than 80 percent of the institution’s revenues from Federal
funds as defined in section 102(b)(2)(B), during the 2 most recent years
for which data
is
available.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idE0C3AC45241E451089D6DB6DBC94CCA8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The institution
is among the top 1 percent of institutions participating in
programs authorized
under this title in terms of numbers or rates of complaints related
to Federal
student financial aid, educational practices and services, or
recruiting and
marketing practices, as reported in the complaint tracking system
established under section 161.</text>
</clause><clause id="id5a97c17f5e2e4214ae08841e1f4d5206"><enum>(v)</enum><text>As of the date of
the determination, the institution is among the top 1 percent of
institutions
in terms of low graduation rates, as determined by the Secretary,
of all institutions participating
in programs
authorized under this title.</text>
</clause><clause id="idEF78811E531640728F257F538A84E39A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The institution
spends more than 20 percent of the institution’s revenues on
recruiting and
marketing activities and executive compensation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idD135779380F74FB28490B485895F1314"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>In the fiscal year immediately following the most recent cohort default rate period—</text><subclause commented="no" id="idA81D21A7896F4DD59F73D186DDE00C1B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the
institution’s loan
defaults increased by 50 percent or more as compared to the
preceding period; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id7A3D7E07A2854435AD05DCE77F2734A8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>more than 50 percent of the students attending the institution received loans under this title.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id4D6A7C03C1FA494A8C453CE120BC9FBD"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>The institution
has been put on probation by, or is subject to a show cause order
from, a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association
that is recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H of title IV;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8CB979409AE047FDA554940079AD3501"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>The institution,
or an executive of the institution, has publicly acknowledged
or
disclosed that
the institution—</text><subclause id="id76BEB6CC97074FF0BC7FAA202BA8AF1A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is in violation or noncompliance with any provision
of law administered by a relevant Federal agency or relevant State entity
or agency; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id03A93987731941BBA5AA1123BD5FE23D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is being investigated regarding a potential violation of such
provision of law.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id015B33526B824E15B4A621633405BC18"><enum>(x)</enum><text>The institution—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id5F26A5DB7B204B99A9E47F8E4D411536"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a
proprietary institution of higher education that has acquired a
nonprofit
institution of higher education at any point during the 1-year
period preceding
the date of the determination; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idA5341B6264CA4E11849E13B08540ED1D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>was a proprietary institution of higher education and has become a nonprofit
institution of
higher education at any time during the 1-year period preceding the
date of the
determination.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id96b4fa25844140a4bfee12c500a55ec2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication of
institutions reviewed</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id4C5C9EDB10BC48F48E0656322E20A760"><enum>(i)</enum><text>post, on a
publicly available website, the name of each institution of
higher education
that is reviewed under subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idE0AEC0B24EC542E8A7DE62E591CABE67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>indicate, on
such website, with respect to each such institution, which of the
mandatory
review criteria, as described in subparagraph (A), such institution
met; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id1916C357200149FE91329D5236FB190E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>indicate on the
College Navigator website of the Department, or any successor
website, the name of each institution
of higher
education that is reviewed under subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idbb3fb88f80d242ae9be7b0a40ae92236"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Institutional
disclosure of review</header><text>Each institution of higher education that is
reviewed under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id1B87A67C8E8E4D68A116D90A3B54A9DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>post on the home
page of the institution's website that the institution will be
subject to a
mandatory program review and why the institution is being reviewed
and shall
maintain such posting and explanation for 1 year or until the
Secretary has
issued its final program review report under subsection (c)(5)(C),
whichever
occurs sooner;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id105D096E3807435CB5FADAE7643AC599"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide a clear,
conspicuous disclosure of the information described in clause (i)
to students
who inquire about admission to the institution or submit an
application for
admission to the institution prior to the student signing an
enrollment
agreement with the institution, for 1 year or until the Secretary
has issued
the final program review report under subsection (c)(6)(C),
whichever occurs
sooner; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idC5481B5B95F942EA9EDAB273F807E8FC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>include the
information described in clause (i) on materials of acceptance or
admission
submitted to each student before the student enrolls in the
institution, for 1
year or until the Secretary has issued the final program review
report under
subsection (c)(6)(C), whichever occurs sooner.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2D7F35C1CBFD47CD8BADC7A2654CBE60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Risk-based
reviews</header>
<subparagraph id="id7ECADDB859D14337A4E2F2FBE3C33F25"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall use a risk-based approach to select,
on an annual basis not less than 2 percent of institutions of
higher education
participating in a program authorized under this title that are not
reviewed
under paragraph (2), for a program review. This approach shall
prioritize
program reviews of institutions that—</text>
<clause id="id888FDD20D14F4BAD8E23293940F1CA01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have received
large increases in funding under this title during the 5-year
period preceding
the date of the determination;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5b6169936bd94b86bfc5f494a5aa4085"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have a large
proportion of overall revenue from Federal funds, as defined in
section 102(b)(2)(B);</text>
</clause><clause id="idfaf17d98ddf64ee19d0c1b758a3bbae3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have a
significant fluctuation in Federal Direct Stafford Loan volume,
Federal
Pell Grant award volume, or any
combination
thereof, in the year for which the determination is made, compared
to the year
prior to such year, that is not accounted for by changes in the
Federal Direct Stafford Loan program, the Federal
Pell Grant program, or any combination thereof;</text>
</clause><clause id="id286bad011ba1465a80a3c0951796ad28"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>have experienced
sharp increases in enrollment in absolute numbers or rate of
growth;</text>
</clause><clause id="id44155ec4fc6843378f2df7eac0a6633f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>have high rates
of defaults, relative to all other institutions of higher education
participating in a program authorized under this title, for loans
issued under
this title over the lifetime of the loans;</text>
</clause><clause id="ida176684ddd5741d89e8b59ccbcb0dff1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>have a large aggregate dollar amount of loans under this title in default, or a high cohort
default rate as described in section 435(m);</text>
</clause><clause id="ide563d0ef77ba478f8078d3c53b1c10ba"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>have a high student
default risk, as compared to the student default risk for all
institutions participating in a program under this
title;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide9bd163c883643179d9d28dcfe29ef07"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>have a high
proportion or high rate of complaints related to Federal student
financial aid,
educational practices and services, or recruiting and marketing
practices, as
reported in the complaint tracking system established under section
161;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id681D7618031441B6A05AD6C778738531"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>have extremely
low graduation rates, as determined by the Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="iddd37e0a1809f43a4b4da748f94911891"><enum>(x)</enum><text>are in poor
financial health according to financial responsibility standards
described in
section 498(c);</text>
</clause><clause id="id8A572F4C4DEA42E7B4D8C6F526E7CFDB"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>are spending
a large percentage of the institution's revenues on recruiting
and marketing
activities and executive compensation;</text>
</clause><clause id="idfd02cf1628aa46f0b4f09a146ff5293b"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>in the case of
proprietary institutions of higher education, have large profit
margins and
profit growth;</text>
</clause><clause id="id09967B849F7E49F8B6DEF1A0BC1108AB"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>have been put
on notice or warning by its accrediting agency;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6548f974c0ad4f4eb6740566084f05f3"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been found to have compliance problems under this
title, or is
at significant risk of failing to comply with applicable Federal or
State laws,
by a relevant Federal agency or a relevant State entity or agency,
including
the Comptroller General of the United States;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id717E8903C98A4EF59E675ADB60E79A2D"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>has had a large amount of funds returned under section 484B; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idC9E3C9C7BC3C4A04916DC9001C62401C"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>in the case of
proprietary institutions of higher education, have experienced a
change in
ownership or control of the institution, including a buyout.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdf144baf6214343a21ffdd561733d9f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria for risk-based reviews</header><text>The Secretary shall publish, and update as necessary, the specific criteria that the Secretary will
use to determine which institutions of higher education are selected for
risk-based reviews under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5D7DA1B403064FE1AC717EC67F0B0230"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public
disclosure of violations</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB6D246AB930D45829EAA415544B50A5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>post on the College Navigator website, or any successor website, of the Department, the name of
each
institution of
higher education
that is found to have violated a provision of this title knowingly
and
willfully or with gross negligence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD38F45B4C374BD4A9D16D92F3C9F67F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>indicate on such
website, with respect to each such institution, which of the
provisions of this
title the institution violated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44AEFB3E77674858BE1275ACE77E8AC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintain such
posting until the date the institution of higher education
rectifies the
violation or the date that is 1 year after the date the Secretary
issues the
final program review report under subsection (c)(6)(C) with respect
to such
institution, whichever date is later.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEF16DEA7D2CD479E90557B14E76317DB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Institutional
disclosure of violations</header><text>Each institution of higher education
that is found to have violated a provision of this title knowingly
and
willfully or with gross negligence shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc1b3d23840d64d58a266cfa122f9761a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 15
days after the date of issuance of the final program review report
containing
the finding, post on the home page of the institution’s website
that the
institution has been found to have violated a provision of this
title knowingly
and willfully or with gross negligence, including the provision the
institution
was found to have violated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDD83F29E333C44C1BAE1B9F2DEAF3ECB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintain such
posting until the date the institution rectifies the violation or
the date that
is 1 year after the date the Secretary issues the final program
review report
under subsection (c)(6)(C) with respect to such institution,
whichever date is
later; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcca29ad8878a4ec7855a5db71efffdc8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include the
information described in subparagraph (A) on materials of
acceptance or
admission submitted to each student before the student enrolls in
the
institution until the date the institution rectifies the violation
or the date
that is 1 year after the date the Secretary issues the final
program review
report under subsection (c)(6)(C) with respect to such institution,
whichever
date is later.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3d7d16068c1b4f859a2c43c5eed1f433"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Characteristics
of program reviews</header>
<paragraph id="id064C32301A8C4660A761E9ECE425C799"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The
Secretary may give not more than 72 hours notice to an institution
of higher
education that will undergo a program review pursuant to subsection
(b) of such
review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide13f690ced95424783163942ea10118a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sharing of
information</header><text>The Secretary shall share all final program review determinations conducted under this section with
relevant Federal agencies and
relevant State
entities or agencies, and appropriate accrediting agencies and
associations, to
enable such agencies, entities, and associations to determine the
eligibility
of institutions for funds or accreditation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideb3d09354449468ba5bdb81d80b8a769"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interaction with other Federal agencies and laws</header><text>To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate
program reviews conducted under this section with other reviews and
audits
conducted by the Department, and with relevant Federal agencies and
relevant
State entities or agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id93C5EB1BB50145E0AC4FCDA32152D197"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Violations discovered through program review</header><subparagraph id="id6FBF6963DE414FA3A7EC8E95E6182F36"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Violations of this title</header><text>If, in the course of conducting a program review, the Secretary obtains evidence that any
institution of higher education or person has engaged in conduct that may
constitute a violation of this title, including a failure to fully comply
with the program review process and reporting requirements under this
section, the Secretary may sanction such institution or person, pursuant
to section 489A.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1E02090D937A4BD79C82F6DFFC448889"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Violations of other Federal laws</header><text>If, in the course of conducting a program review, the Secretary obtains evidence that any
institution of higher education or person has engaged in
conduct that may constitute a violation of Federal law, the Secretary
shall transmit such evidence to the Attorney General of the United States,
the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, or the head of any other
appropriate Federal agency who may institute proceedings under appropriate
law.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7233007A0D5C4C1B9F79D1B7FACE0E4E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be constructed to affect any other authority of the Secretary
to disclose information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbef0dd4153514520a8f3254d069ad41c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Conduct of
reviews</header><text>When conducting program reviews under this section, the
Secretary shall assess the institution of higher education's
compliance with
the provisions of this title. Each program review shall include, at
a minimum,
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id73add1c1cc90440793bcbe84768ff7fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>With regard to
the institutional information, the Secretary shall assess financial
capability,
administrative capability, and program integrity, including whether
the
institution—</text>
<clause id="idCE5E2B61080E44CA9B1ADF4050A82992"><enum>(i)</enum><text>knowingly and
willfully misused Federal student aid from any source;</text>
</clause><clause id="idDECD9ED7455C4B9E9F240AA80B8EDB2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>violated section
487(a)(20);</text>
</clause><clause id="id9F3A58C556A648D9AE3CE3B55E67FCAE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>engaged in any substantial misrepresentation or other serious violation, as defined in section
489A; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idB1E8A9C35C7244099A53852ACFC4FF01"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>violated the
program integrity regulations promulgated by the Secretary under
this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47e2e739d3644638bcf8dc3ab7cd589b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>With regard to
student information, the Secretary shall examine—</text>
<clause id="id4e37301473d545209d9ac217a102e18d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>graduation rates
compared with all other institutions participating in a program
authorized
under this title;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide7243cf171574695854d58df713d205c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>student
complaints, including interviews with current and former students,
faculty and
staff, and accrediting agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ide035564ac2e841cbba2a5f09b4cffeb0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>information
from the complaint data system established under section 161.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id851691F588634967ABCA91F4CAAE671F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Administrative
process</header>
<subparagraph id="id6d0c3d33580f4c8682aebc205168528a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide training, including investigative training,
to personnel of the Department
designed to
improve the quality of financial and compliance audits and program
reviews
conducted under this section, including instruction about
appropriately and
effectively conducting such audits and reviews for institutions of
higher
education from different sectors of higher education.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4CFA1EBEAE4473CA2617FA57DA2366C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Carrying out
program reviews</header><text>In carrying out program reviews under this
section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="id122233ACC4E144D392A045155FF413EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish
guidelines designed to ensure uniformity of practice in the conduct
of such
reviews;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2BD6592DD0724F79BEEFE92C14510A32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make available
to each institution of higher education participating in a program
authorized
under this title complete copies of all review guidelines and
procedures used
in program reviews, except that internal training materials for
Department
staff related to identifying instances of fraud, misrepresentation,
or
intentional noncompliance shall not be disclosed;</text>
</clause><clause id="id115947A5B63C4AFB972E10382D5A98CF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>permit an
institution of higher education to correct or cure an
administrative,
accounting, or recordkeeping error within 90 days of the issuance
of the final
program review report, if the error is not part of a pattern of
error and there
is no evidence of fraud or misconduct related to the error;</text>
</clause><clause id="id695D9F43CA6749B8A8318C2BAF9E0DB4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>without sharing
personally identifiable information and in accordance with section
444 of the
General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>, commonly known
as the
<term>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</term>), inform the
relevant Federal agencies and relevant State entities or agencies,
and
accrediting agency or association, whenever the Secretary finds a
violation of
this title or sanctions an institution of higher education under
section 432, 489A,
or 498; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBCC4B00B98B14D698E5F4E001BDBFF1B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provide to an
institution of higher education 90 calendar days to review and
respond to any
program review report and relevant materials related to the report
before any
final program review report is issued.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9C99615F90AB433E91AC7E7526E1395E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final program
review determination</header><clause id="id7C5F259FBAC74B79A94237192BF496A9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 calendar days after issuing a program
review report under this section, the Secretary shall review and
consider an
institution of higher education’s response, and issue a final
program review
determination or audit determination. The final determination shall
include—</text><subclause id="id68EEDA30FAF44D8898F065A0F5E81899"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a written
statement addressing the institution of higher education’s
response;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9E127567A89641F79FC1F62DE9ABA198"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a written
statement of the basis for such determination; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idFC1EF07B78144C2D863738F3E691EC10"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a copy of the
institution’s response.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id89B2441D7E6244D8B151C31FD8908815"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>The
Secretary shall maintain and preserve at all times the
confidentiality of any
program review report until a final program review determination
is
issued, other than
to inform the relevant Federal agencies and relevant State entities
or
agencies, and accrediting agency or association, as required under
this
section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE1BBA4D074C4C3086726B6B01F0D459"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reports
disclosed to the institution</header><text>The Secretary shall promptly
disclose each program review report and each final program review
determination to the institution of higher
education
under review.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6f48df1722d74f0598c0cc71552afe21"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Removal of
personally identifiable information</header><text>Any personally identifiable
information from the education records of students shall be removed
from any
program review report or final program review determination before
the report is shared with any relevant
Federal
agency, State entity or agency, or accrediting agency or
association.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4FEDE93D2D4E4E7D9378E38BDB5A9CDD"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Follow-up
reviews after violations</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct follow-up
reviews of each institution of higher education that has been found
in
violation of a provision of this title not later than 1 year after
the date of
such finding. Such follow-up reviews may only assess whether the
institution of
higher education has corrected violations found in a previous
program
review or final program review determination.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="idBD1BD11E18CE4031BDF63C910FEE59F3" style="OLC"><enum>I<?LEXA-Enum J?></enum><header>State-Federal college affordability partnership</header><section id="id6F0E5EED6BFA4457A1FCD9428DE3BC81"><enum>499.</enum><header>State-Federal college affordability partnership</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id506B1A7045264C96BBBB0E48C7838EE8" style="OLC"><part id="idED63A28831BB47E893E339F39B3C423D" style="OLC"><enum>J<?LEXA-Enum J?></enum><header>State-Federal college affordability partnership</header><section id="idCC5A45517CE7425E96860B31A9B81915"><enum>499–1.<?LEXA-Enum 499–1.?></enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this part is to establish a State-Federal partnership that incentivizes State
investment in public higher education.</text></section><section id="id1AA00BBB765140F7A033E9A1CB3BF829"><enum>499–2.<?LEXA-Enum 499–2.?></enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text><paragraph id="idFA15D652EAB847529DFD14C67653CFDB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible State</header><text>The term <term>eligible State</term> means a State that provides net State operating support per FTE student in an amount equal to not
less than 50
percent of the amount that reflects the
maximum Federal
Pell
Grant award amount.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0D32068704224C7A9237C32361C273FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Full-time equivalent student number</header><text>The term <term>full-time equivalent student number</term> means a number that reflects the sum of the number of students enrolled full time at a public
institution of higher
education in the State, plus the full-time equivalent of the number of
students enrolled part time (determined on the basis of the quotient of
the sum of the credit hours of all part-time students divided by 12) at
such institutions. The Secretary may establish a methodology for
calculating the full-time equivalent student number and may offer guidance
to States in determining the State's full-time equivalent student number
for purposes of this part.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id294BA90273D54160AF6F6AA38BAE8536"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Net State operating support</header><text>The term <term>net State operating support</term>
means an amount that is equal to the amount of
State funds and local government appropriations used to support public
higher education annual operating
expenses in the State, calculated
in accordance
with subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text><subparagraph id="idC4521EE17DAB4A32BBFD2C41EBB02DE3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>A State's net State operating support shall be an amount that is equal to the difference resulting
from the gross
amount of State funds annually appropriated for public higher education
operating expenses in the State; minus—</text><clause id="id04689F67045F46259CE9F45D81CEA67B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such appropriations that are returned to the State;</text></clause><clause id="id5C08F681F314417181E6EAF256B05C22"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>State-appropriated funds derived from Federal sources, including funds provided under this part;</text></clause><clause id="idAEA9DD1A744B400CAE1CCB669AA5C122"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>local government funds not appropriated for operating support for public higher education;</text></clause><clause id="id69334F362F364ECCB34859DC7AAE4FD3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>amounts that are portions of multi-year appropriations to be distributed over multiple years;</text></clause><clause id="idD0EDE4EED108498E9356BA9FF4A11372"><enum>(v)</enum><text>tuition charges remitted to the State to offset State appropriations;</text></clause><clause id="id8D9B1EFB18234619BB3F01D7A48B95DB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>State funding for students in non-credit continuing or adult education courses and non-credit
extension
courses;</text></clause><clause id="idC004B7FBC2994C3A934BDD60F4CEEF9F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>sums appropriated to private nonprofit institutions of higher education, or to proprietary
institutions of higher education, for capital outlay or operating
expenses; and</text></clause><clause id="id62CEF937C36142BBA59CF5F10BDD650B"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>any other funds excluded under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F44CE08E6C54EDFABB8EF74CE96F441"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>Net State operating support does not include funds for—</text><clause id="id47247C1236944A04BF4472A9981039FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>student aid programs that provide grants to students attending in-State private nonprofit
institutions of higher education, in-State proprietary institutions of
higher education, independent institutions,
in-State public institutions, and out-of-State institutions;</text></clause><clause id="id22A40A96875143588A162B7915BF0E01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>capital outlay;</text></clause><clause id="id79F9BE79ACA74BDB84243DE9C33475E4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>deferred maintenance;</text></clause><clause id="idC66E4BAD6B4C4DC3A772203FB4E36042"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>research and development; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id26D5D382F3B04190A0EA43F7E93EF301"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any other funds that the Secretary may exclude.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBE5966665E4B46F8A981781BF1EB8399"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Net State Operating Support per FTE student</header><text>The term <quote>Net State Operating Support per FTE student</quote> means, for a fiscal year—</text><subparagraph id="id1556BAEC4BC7460D9DC8FAD6EF432F3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the net State operating support for the previous fiscal year; divided by</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79432045122A41C092E8A5CE0D934892"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the full-time equivalent student number for the previous fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id843A5D4502DF4BABA80BEB28064C1964"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public institution</header><text>The term <term>public institution</term> means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101) whose liabilities are backed
by the full faith and credit of the State or its equivalent, as determined
in accordance
with <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/34/668.15">section 668.15</external-xref> of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, or any
successor regulation.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idE8BE9F9070AE4735A07AA99DEF9E4091"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Private nonprofit institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>private nonprofit institution of higher education</term> means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 102, that is a private nonprofit
institution.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1BF2CE29E6A4426E8516B69D87BB3991"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Proprietary institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>proprietary institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 102(b).</text></paragraph></section><section id="id9A1A09227ED94F10B05DE98629B08FD2"><enum>499–3.<?LEXA-Enum 499–3.?></enum><header>Authorization; use of funds</header><subsection id="id882CD5EF38224DFDB7724CB522D95971"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The Secretary shall award annual block grants to eligible States to encourage States to
provide additional funding for public higher education.</text></subsection><subsection id="id51452B59D2874173BEA06303CCE0724B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds by States</header><text>An eligible State receiving a block grant under this part shall allocate 100 percent of block grant
funding to public institutions for public higher education expenditures
in accordance with subsection (c).</text></subsection><subsection id="id1928aa33160241238f0f68d869fc5920"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds by public institutions</header><text>A public institution that receives funds under this title shall—</text><paragraph id="idb452ebf5be72482b8b212a0f96265860"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use a portion of such funds to directly reduce tuition costs or mitigate the need to raise tuition
and fees for students residing in the State;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide83522b842bd4173b2798e1863f90787"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use a portion of such funds to support the enrollment of low-income students (as
measured by eligibility for Federal Pell Grants) in the institution; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd129c37a181b459bb01baeb7792577b4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>create a publicly available report that documents an institution’s efforts to satisfy the
requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id3b9a66549cb84530b6ef27bd39b3b3e0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><paragraph commented="no" id="idCA18699A27FA4D92848AF51AB3AD9ADE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No use for endowments</header><text>A public institution may not use funds received under this title to increase its
endowment.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idbabcf668e1be49edacf13b803cbb40d5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No use for athletic or commercial venues</header><text>No funds awarded under this title may be used for the modernization, renovation, or repair of
stadiums or other facilities of a public institution primarily used for
athletic contests or
events for which admission is charged to the general public.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBE097946AEC5497BB963257C3EC864E5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State limitations on institutions</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a State from establishing additional
requirements for
public institutions in the State for the purpose of
increasing the affordability of higher education.</text></subsection></section><section id="idBEABA2DC21D04288AD23FC0D61AEDC65"><enum>499–4.<?LEXA-Enum 499–4.?></enum><header>Grant formula</header><subsection id="id429B54B0CFB74ECABDBF9EECB806D870"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant Formula</header><text>The Secretary shall award a block grant to an eligible State for a fiscal year in an amount equal
to the product of—</text><paragraph id="idEAA45F6BA0B442EC8468B3DDB5433EE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the marginal Federal match amount, as determined under subsection (b) for the fiscal year and
adjusted in accordance with subsection (c); multiplied by</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1105718ED82648D4BA170DAC6B803941"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the full-time equivalent student number for the previous fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id78B2BBE4576241C5A1A4D41BDF6BAB75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal Match Amount</header><text>The Federal match amount will be determined in accordance with the following table:</text><table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.0" table-template-name="Tax (No Calculation) 1 text, 1 num (9 chars) and extra long heads" table-type="Leaderwork"><tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="285.19pt" min-data-value="34"></colspec><colspec align="right" coldef="txt" colname="column2" colwidth="375.19pt" min-data-value="278"></colspec><thead><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1"><bold>Net State Operating Support Per FTE student</bold></entry><entry align="justify" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2"><bold>Federal match amount per FTE student</bold></entry></row></thead><tbody><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Below $2,865</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">No match</entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">$2,865 to $4,388</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">20% of the excess over $2,865</entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">$4,389 to $5,443</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$304.6, plus 30% of the excess over $4,389</entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">$5,444 to $6,303</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$620.8, plus 40% of the excess over $5,444</entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">$6,304 to $7,449</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$964.4, plus 50% of the excess over $6,304</entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">$7,450 to $8,595</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">$1,536.9, plus 10% of the excess over $7,450</entry></row><row><entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">Above $8,595</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr-end">No match above $1,651.4.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></subsection><subsection id="idAB62CB9D96154B98B13EDEE3EB45D934"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustments based on the Maximum Federal Pell Grant Amount</header><text>For each award year subsequent to 2014, the dollar amounts in the table under subsection (b) shall
only be increased (rounded to the nearest dollar) by the
percentage by which—</text><paragraph id="idF77460F7EBD2454486BFC158ABB168AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the maximum Pell Grant award amount for such award year, exceeds</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC422DC5289EF49C5A94AD4787C743B36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$5,730.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idF87AE0198C134DD0AAB75BDE7D108AD6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Ratable Reduction</header><text>If the sums made available under this part for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay the full
amounts that all States are eligible to receive in accordance with this
section for such year, the Secretary shall establish procedures for
ratably reducing each State's award amount.</text></subsection></section><section id="idCE6B0FB650674C598BA65EBA1C13AED8"><enum>499–5.<?LEXA-Enum 499–5.?></enum><header>Accountability and enforcement</header><subsection id="idDC79EF3773E6468FB26766244AD0B6A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual Report</header><paragraph id="id67A19DF2909444F99F4C726F8FCF2AD8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning for the first fiscal year after a State receives a block grant under this part, the State
shall prepare and submit an annual
report to the Secretary, which shall include detailed information about
the State's
use of grant funds to increase the affordability of public higher
education and increase the enrollment of low-income students (as measured
by eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE5ED5F7CDA3145B09C60F2BB2193E645"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A report described in paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="idEB0F6087DA4B471BB8388A0267E6957B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe all actions
taken to incentivize public institutions to reduce tuition costs, or
mitigate the need to raise tuition and fees for in-State students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79E794559F544FE9AF0B3854923B470E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>explain the extent to which public institutions supported the enrollment of low-income students who
are eligible for
Federal Pell Grants or other need-based financial assistance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id83DD48E4210540DC8A8B41E2A101D0E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disclose how the State distributed the allotment provided under this part to all public
institutions, and the rationale
for such distribution;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC3EEC0BBA7CA4FB09B1AEE4FD55D5C3E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include the aggregated graduation rates for low-income
students (based on eligibility for Federal Pell Grants), part-time
students, and transfer students, disaggregated by type of degree or
credential; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81C1BC084AE34CE3A7571E585B55572E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>be publicly available in a manner that is
easily accessible to parents, students, and consumer advocates.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDF0B0D684C3B4B4B84D294CA001FAA84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maintaining net State operating support per FTE student</header><paragraph id="id2C7DAD8DB5A84EEA846732D5C2985C65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State receiving an allotment under this part for a fiscal year shall—</text><subparagraph id="idFF121D773C8F4F5483FE154E0444EA91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the amount expended by the State, from funds
derived from non-Federal sources, for net State operating support per FTE
student for the preceding fiscal year was not less than the amount
expended by the State for net State operating support per FTE student for
the second preceding fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C23AB01CC3F4E72AD3FB41D57D8D347"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrate the State's compliance with subparagraph (A) by providing the Secretary with a written
assurance and detailed documentation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id30FFD913A9AD44308E98BDDBA52A2AF9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>If a State does not comply with paragraph (1), the State's grant award under this part shall be
reduced by an amount
equal to the product of—</text><subparagraph id="id64E29A76525D47B9A3D61FBF756018C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the difference between—</text><clause id="id187E17C1C9E848BBAC13A23A9DECE390"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the net State operating support per FTE student for the second preceding
fiscal year; minus</text></clause><clause id="id62BC24D0324548D0AB5CE0208D7DE84F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the net State operating support per FTE student for the preceding fiscal
year; multiplied by</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA0062823779D45D4BFD02D1726FD7496"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the full-time equivalent student number for the previous fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0fbceefff3b94619b5bdd5d5fb8340e8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maintenance of Effort for State-Based Financial Aid</header><text>Each State receiving an allotment under this part for a fiscal year shall, as a condition of
receiving the allotment, maintain the level of State student
financial aid support provided for costs associated with postsecondary
education at not less than the level of such support provided for the
academic year immediately preceding
the year for which the State is receiving the allotment.</text></subsection><subsection id="id99a1edf32ca04284bf44720503a1d01a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authority To Compromise</header><text>Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary may waive any maintenance of support and
effort requirement described in such subsections
for a State if there is a clear case of a significant
economic downturn in the State. Such determination shall only be made by
the Secretary following a written appeal by the State that documents
recent and significant decreases in economic activity in the State.</text></subsection></section><section id="id5A576CE30DF64593A77680AB67CAC56F"><enum>499–6.<?LEXA-Enum 499–6.?></enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year
2015 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><enum>V</enum><header>Developing Institutions</header><section id="id11BB41CC6C3B463F83DB9D7A1ECBF27D"><enum>501.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101">20 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idB13C8E3F32E449A0BFD1339E95856256"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and program authority</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">program authority; rule of construction</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id028AD8D3BB1E4B489561BCF645E9B6DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC16852DC42064334AA1FF2F5974BBEC3" style="OLC"><subsection id="id102A0A99BD0C4DE88BA1F28FC56FBADF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of Construction</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict an institution from using funds provided under
a section of this title for activities and uses that were authorized under
such section on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id4910E8867CEB4F91929BA66CA82BB4F9"><enum>502.</enum><header>Authorized activities under part A of title V</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101b">20 U.S.C. 1101b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idDAA538F932EB4312BBBEC0D27ABF0B42"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id780B824AC5344ECB968C0DD58D93F79D" style="OLC"><subsection id="idECD40C7BB0B64BCF9278D80349300F86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under this section shall be used for 1 or more of the following activities:</text><paragraph id="idAAD0A7C107894846A2E47C37BB988090"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The purchase, rental, or lease of educational resources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3A39D67F415D48D0BEDA69DED8C98387"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The construction, maintenance, renovation, or joint use and improvement of classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, or other instructional facilities, including the integration
of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart
buildings.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F12CF9A207F4C1AA680C9AEC6E66689"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist members of the
faculty in attaining advanced degrees in their field of instruction.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF1C7D258BC434DB0ACF79C84D458D077"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Student support services, including the development and improvement of academic programs, tutoring,
counseling, school sanctioned travel, and financial literacy for students
and families.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7B9C8493F8634D6EA002FB5A6BB87D0D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Improving funds management, administrative management, and the acquisition of equipment for use in
strengthening funds management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB593BBB9FE5C4E5FB02B38E3E7B883C5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Maintaining financial stability through establishing or developing a contributions development
office or endowment fund.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1149118B12E6400887BEB7C104AD3D92"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Other activities proposed in the application submitted pursuant to section 521(b)(1) that—</text><subparagraph id="id863D3535118E42BDBDDC7BC2C2671A81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contribute to carrying out the purposes of the program assisted under this part; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id979492AB0DF74046A5BD3EBC8918BABE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idFC6647A582DA492BB7AAC0A5198CBBF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id439536D5EB484DA08CB49BC534A73FE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>75 percent of</quote> after <quote>equal to or greater than</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5675D59E45948DD96297020817D2260"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6D850F44ADB4E1BAD3B3968C24AEAA5" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idD66D2420F7704CAF849E9D965161A114"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Scholarship</header><text>A Hispanic-serving institution that uses grant funds under this title to establish or increase an
endowment fund may use the interest proceeds from such endowment to
provide scholarships to students for the purposes of attending such
institution.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idCC654CE5225740D89DD333D24D5F29DB"><enum>503.</enum><header>Duration of grants under title V</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101c">20 U.S.C. 1101c</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09E4EE4F60E44FEF9D5CB0A30317BE04" style="OLC"><subsection id="idDF7F48105A194F29A5FE017F785FB917"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement for fourth and fifth year of funding</header><paragraph id="id84B1ACD4CFBA403AB7429016EAA380BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before receiving funding under this title for the fourth or fifth year of the grant, each
Hispanic-serving institution receiving a grant under this title shall
demonstrate to the Secretary that the institution is making progress in
implementing the activities described in the institution's application
under section 521(b)(1) at a rate that the Secretary determines will
result in the full implementation of those activities during the remainder
of the grant period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id99822E972F984DF3A94666EE823A1FC3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration of data and information</header><text>The Secretary shall consider any data or information provided to the Department by grantees for the
continued receipt of grants under this title under paragraph (1) that is
considered in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary before
the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>. Any requirements the Secretary develops for institutions in accordance with regulations issued by
the Secretary after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title> to carry out this subsection shall take into account the capacity and resources of institutions to
comply with such requirements.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id501BB9657AB944CDB41A002E2894E328"><enum>504.</enum><header>Authorized activities under part B of title V</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 513 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1102b">20 U.S.C. 1102b</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA561F12E60B84EAF997C50F2678EAE37" style="OLC"><section id="id5263FC2971EE4417A244082335F9D4FE"><enum>513.</enum><header>Authorized Activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Grants awarded under this part shall be used for 1 or more of the following activities:</text><paragraph id="id3D681572F9014236AFE2CE5C6988016F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The purchase, rental, or lease of educational resources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB7459DC7D40B46B28FEA0E547E17CF94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The construction, maintenance, renovation, or joint use and improvement of classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, or other instructional facilities, including the integration
of computer technology into institutional facilities to create smart
buildings.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id183B48F221C84D169FA8DC9FE9588CEB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist members of the
faculty in attaining advanced degrees in their field of instruction.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5761212D9063458EBE9C99E83F0ED177"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Support for low-income postbaccalaureate students, including outreach, academic support services,
mentoring, scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance to
permit the enrollment of low-income students in postbaccalaureate
certificate programs and postbaccalaureate degree granting programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD2929E3334BB43A39CD9EC6AFE7375DD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Collaboration with other institutions of higher education to expand postbaccalaureate certificate
and postbaccalaureate degree offerings.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA503659B3EAD46FC93DF4276AA568F3E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Other activities proposed in the applications submitted pursuant to section 514(a) and section
521(b)(1) that—</text><subparagraph id="id0A0059F211B94B9F85D378DD805D9F5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contribute to carrying out the purposes of this part; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F64AF95EC7D41899EEB73FAC2CBFF93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idF0FDFFDF96B94EC4A0E69064EA36DBC4"><enum>505.</enum><header>Duration of grants under part B of title V</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 514 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1102c">20 U.S.C. 1102c</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C7E34358CC7478D9869C338610A8101" style="OLC"><subsection id="idCD390EAB513E453DB5A3FF0DC19A7311"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirement for fourth and fifth year of funding</header><paragraph id="id9C3B3B0AA8C7432096B3C1EDB868A3E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before receiving funding under this part for the fourth or fifth year of the grant, each
Hispanic-serving institution receiving a grant under this part shall
demonstrate to the Secretary that the institution is making progress in
implementing the activities described in the institution's applications
under subsection (a) and section 521(b)(1) at a rate that the Secretary
determines will result in the full implementation of those activities
during the remainder of the grant period.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8C97650A9954B7FB6734057E3BFC72D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of data and information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consider any data or information provided to the Department by grantees for the
continued receipt of grants under this title under paragraph (1) that is
considered in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary before
the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>. Any requirements the Secretary develops for institutions in accordance with regulations issued by
the Secretary after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title> to carry out this subsection shall take into account the capacity and resources of institutions to
comply with such requirements.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id4B08DF3A8B204C0D831A9031679A42EC"><enum>506.</enum><header>Waiver authority; reporting requirement; technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part C of title V (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1103">20 U.S.C. 1103 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended—</text><paragraph id="idF82D13776BBD4F1DBB4A173E5D3A9577"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 528 as section 529; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9F6939333D1C4AA6A9884AF0C095CA22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 527 the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06531E0CF16F43D48A0098A6B41603DF" style="OLC"><section id="idAE16D46BDA8A434586977A3AE1911A58"><enum>528.</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><subsection id="id9C78AAD6A40C4319A3629422FCAA1534"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, as requested, to institutions that receive grants
under part A or B to assist such institutions in the use or
development of student data for the purposes of supporting students’
progress and completion at such institutions.</text></subsection><subsection id="idC6AB0C696C9C4211A4A7D82A31D92682"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In order to provide institutions with the assistance necessary to carry out this section,
institutions who receive grants under part A shall report
to the Secretary on—</text><paragraph id="id0F6515EB023D439AA65AB33D666FACCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number and percentage of undergraduate students who, upon entry into the institution,
matriculate into a major field of study or other program leading to a
postsecondary certificate, an associate's degree, or a baccalaureate
degree;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCA58E78D20AA43D5977E52F9DF9C3908"><enum>(2)</enum><text>student persistence data for the institution's undergraduates, demonstrating how many
students are continuously enrolled in the institution, which shall be
measured in a manner proposed by the institution and approved by the
Secretary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4963AC8DF5A94B55B0C83A2D9630ABCD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>data on the number of undergraduate students making satisfactory academic progress, as defined in
regulations promulgated by the Department at the time such data is
reported.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id9A77DFD6867E4DF28802C3AF0275E8A3"><enum>507.</enum><header>Authorizations of appropriations for developing institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 529(a), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of section 506, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id02C156E88D0649B1815E7A80200D9243"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$175,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the five succeeding
fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the five succeeding fiscal years</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB531676C3DE547B5A53516C618918CC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the five succeeding
fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the five succeeding fiscal years</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>International education programs</header><section id="id6A9DA0AA71E449CB94E68FD18524AA7A"><enum>601.</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 631(a)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1132">20 U.S.C. 1132(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon.</text></section><section id="id2E7B08D210CE4A7F85258EBA3471872A"><enum>602.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for international and foreign language studies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 610 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1128b">20 U.S.C. 1128b</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id73FA35F1A5B448F2BF797E849D3198D6"><enum>603.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for business and international education programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 614 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1130b">20 U.S.C. 1130b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id02473976A32349C08E453993E58EA8EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9865234655E84113A71DAE1EDFAEDD5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idE21D0EA82E7540998F73A8B4D7F1C5C1"><enum>604.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the Institute for International Public Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 629 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1131f">20 U.S.C. 1131f</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id65C7D16F44664D3A871E85B3A6D9C9DA"><enum>605.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the science and technology advanced foreign language education
grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 637(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1132-6">20 U.S.C. 1132–6(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Graduate and postsecondary improvement programs</header><section id="id20B7D9E143BC4E22B9F29F77F3F6A14B"><enum>701.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 705 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1134d">20 U.S.C. 1134d</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id9306EFC1B4644EBAA13387706BBAC63D"><enum>702.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for graduate assistance in areas of national need</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 716 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1135e">20 U.S.C. 1135e</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="idB42DBAA9152147448929819FE874CFEE"><enum>703.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 721(h) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1136">20 U.S.C. 1136(h)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="idDAA837C052DA425E9728388DF1FF4BC0"><enum>704.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for Masters degree programs at historically Black colleges and
universities and Predominantly Black Institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 725 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1136c">20 U.S.C. 1136c</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id0367262EEB864174AA14A4E479C6B322"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id83BBD62BB9984F40A179F8E6EC7B6C62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idB3DB387EAC444F15B26F91D67C278DDC"><enum>705.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the fund for improvement of postsecondary education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 745 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1138d">20 U.S.C. 1138d</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id3C5BC6FF2FA84728AAF2A1C4949DA765"><enum>706.</enum><header>Correctly recognizing educational achievements to empower graduates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1133">20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting
after part B the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B43E6D6CCF849BB966676F13BD65289" style="OLC">
<part id="idC6C042D00F0F48FB9AC21A5BD2B4D9BA" style="OLC">
<enum>C<?LEXA-Enum C?></enum>
<header>Correctly Recognizing Educational Achievements To Empower Graduates </header>
<section id="id60E9CC8CCC7E4F9D8A3A7692EFF8BB14">
<enum>751.</enum>
<header>Purpose</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this part is to award grants to States to support efforts at institutions of higher
education, or within
systems of higher
education, to increase postsecondary degree attainment by—</text>
<paragraph id="id1EE69806B9B94583A454B9EC731B766E">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">locating, and conferring degrees to, students who have accumulated sufficient applicable
postsecondary credits and maintained satisfactory academic progress to
earn an associate's degree but did not receive one;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCA71E8BADCBC40798E4F9F8ECBF37038">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing outreach to those students who are within 12 credits of earning an associate’s degree;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3C75EDBEBE4F47E5B1897678AFF99B14"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establishing partnerships between 2-year and 4-year institutions of higher education in
States, in order to strengthen the transition pathways into 4-year
institutions of higher education for transfer students.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idA54621686945467CA62B46D8986B8B78">
<enum>752.</enum>
<header>Grants to increase degree attainment</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id4daf8b0759bc4ccd844e7a688b0aa05d">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Definition of institution of higher education</header>
<text>In this section, the term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4cf2559d052f46d0926702c2bea9d1a5">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Program authorized</header>
<paragraph id="id9757f9d9033e401886c476755c23a182">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>From amounts appropriated under subsection (j), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive
basis, to States to enable the States to carry out the activities
described in subsections (e) and (f) in order to support efforts at
institutions of higher education, or within systems of higher education,
to increase degree
attainment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB72E6CE2200F422F97EE202509A7377B">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Partnerships allowed</header>
<text>A State may apply for a grant under this section in partnership with a nonprofit organization. In
any such partnership, the State higher education agency or other State
agency described in subsection (c)(1) shall serve as the fiscal agent for
purposes of the grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4e9afba58df24d67bb19121315564e8e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Grants awarded under this section shall be for a period of 3 years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id035d32962d5f49bbb4e138448294cd2c">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Submission and contents of application</header>
<paragraph id="id3c59768cfbe44f85946c8d7c51ce4986">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The State, acting through the State higher education agency or other State agency determined
appropriate by the Governor or chief executive officer of the
State, shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2d1fd2f29bc84b689e45a863c3057c9c">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Contents</header>
<text>An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id9f7bd86b152244709c95af1af637f8f6">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>A description of the State’s capacity to administer the grant under this section and report
annually to the Secretary on the progress of the activities and services
described in subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id140530361f7e4f39bbc1b9208b5e72fa">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>A description of how the State will meet the purpose of the grant program under this part through
outreach and memoranda of understanding with institutions of higher
education, including the State's plan for using grant funds to meet the
requirements of subsections (e) and (g) and, if the State elects to use
grant funds under such subsection to create strong articulation
agreements, subsection (f)(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4543fd7850c43ebaca52b3921b63be8">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>A description of how the State will coordinate with appropriate stakeholders, including
institutions of higher education, data-sharing agencies within the State,
and other States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7cf48f3d65341bc98bdb4bc68bddf70">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>A description of—</text>
<clause id="idfcd5011d96d948cea2d27c0615597cff">
<enum>(i)</enum><text>the structure that the State has in place to administer the activities and services described in
subsection (e), including—</text><subclause id="id9102703F0D9043C4B35C0B771141854E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the capacity of the State's longitudinal data
system to—</text><item id="id552d338f1f544728807922df7f9cfd5b"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>be clean of record duplication and ensure alignment of State and institutional credit completion
records;</text></item><item id="id49e5cdabbb234429bc0153606282cf52"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>include transfer flags and course and credit data to allow the State to run initial degree audits
for
institutions;</text></item><item id="id8a649913823d4648ac9ba81c601968ba"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>include all postsecondary educational institutions in the State, including public, private
nonprofit, and
private for-profit institutions; and</text></item><item id="id9342d72b287f4e20b88057291502a8be"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>have in place mechanisms to share data across institutions, systems, and States;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id31b98d20a60d4713953d2d46d4268ea2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the capacity of the agency governing the State's longitudinal system to respond to data requests
accurately and in a
timely manner; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idb721b398f7f54da9b211a585ceb2467f"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the State's plan to protect student privacy with respect to data in the State longitudinal data
system and comply with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act
(commonly referred to as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974</quote>); or</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id2413eb576a9d4c3dbdf4fd39157979e1">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the State's plan to develop the structure described in clause (i) as part of the activities carried
out
under the grant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida14d2884af7a4305a8bf4b281556e53d">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Award basis and priority</header>
<text>The Secretary shall award grants under this section to States based on the quality of the
applications submitted under subsection (c). In awarding grants under this
section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications from States—</text>
<paragraph id="id3c953b8bd7404bf488b688f27c190b08">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>that do not have, as of the time of the application, statewide policies or statewide initiatives
in place to retroactively award associate's degrees to students; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id13c4b2eaef7442089d3015de84ae0b1e">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>that have a commitment to initiatives regarding the retroactive awarding of associate's degrees
that will continue after the period of the grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8a7489ec5898449e8f8f40d853c7ef76">
<enum>(e)</enum>
<header>Mandatory use of funds</header>
<paragraph id="id73f60f42804f4437bbc93545f6c87df8">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Subgrants</header>
<text>A State that receives a grant under this section shall use not less than 80 percent of the grant
funds provided to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to
institutions of higher education or systems of higher education. Each
institution or system receiving a subgrant shall carry out all
of
the following activities and services, pursuant to the conditions under
subsection (g):</text><subparagraph id="ida630114b29bd4376a8a63d42349dee67">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>Identify the group of current and former students at the institution of higher education or
system of higher education
that,
based on the data held by the institution, meet both of the following
requirements:</text>
<clause id="id30705a2800ae45a18a7391bd8933ded7">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>Each individual has earned not less than 60 postsecondary credit hours (or the minimum required by
the State to earn an associate's degree) at the
institution of higher education or at an institution within the system of
higher education.</text>
</clause><clause id="id16124a0974b6475bb511a1b84358b62e">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>Each individual has not had any postsecondary degree, of any kind, issued to the student by the
institution of higher education.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7aa6b111e5984f26a9c399d4a4ad1437">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>Identify a subset of the current and former students described in subparagraph (A) who have not
already earned an associate's
or baccalaureate degree elsewhere.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65c6140378464e25beb29fe1b8592acd">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>Perform a degree audit on each student in the subset described in
subparagraph (B), and identify each such student as one of the following:</text>
<clause id="id2e0b6e1a560047a3a2414cdaeaed2b5e">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>Eligible to obtain an associate’s degree.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9c80aa301f61447f9e704b64eb8199bf">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>Eligible to obtain an associate's degree upon the completion of 12 or fewer postsecondary credit
hours (or the equivalent).</text>
</clause><clause id="ide7bba17c99bb459dad2ddf081cae6aa8">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>Not eligible under either clause (i) or (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c1ef5dc117b461f9259c9681882035e">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>Provide outreach to each student identified in subparagraph (C)(i), and award the earned
associate's degree to such student, unless such student declines through a
written or oral declaration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7252332ba2264a6ba496e5cbc264ee01">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>Provide outreach to each student identified in subparagraph (C)(ii) that includes information
regarding next steps toward degree attainment, including financial aid
options.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id49C3F5A4BDBB4308BD8561EAE72CF820"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application process</header><text>An institution of higher education or a system of higher education desiring a subgrant under this
subsection shall submit an
application to the State at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the State may require. Such application shall include a
written commitment from the institution or system of higher education
that, upon receipt of a
grant, the institution or system of higher education will carry out all
of the
activities described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1A958E5CD1EF491EAA5C752E5E683023"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Each State awarding subgrants under this part shall give priority to
applications from institutions of higher education or systems of higher
education that—</text><subparagraph id="ide5f7ae3665444f578be03d2869578b17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use an opt-out, rather than an opt-in, policy to award associate’s degrees, if such policy is
permissible under applicable accreditation or State standards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id462ef4726a31457aaf3e80bf2efc3873"><enum>(B)</enum><text>waive nonacademic barriers to graduation, such as swimming tests, library fines, graduation fees,
or parking tickets;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida219cfd7aae441ab8fdaa7fa2ae941ba"><enum>(C)</enum><text>waive or amend residency and recency requirements to prevent earned credits from expiring, if such
action is permissible under accreditation or State standards; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id650beb90c9aa45c0b0b86a04e87c45bc"><enum>(D)</enum><text>commit to, following the conclusion of the activities described in paragraph (1) and continuing
after the end of the grant period—</text><clause commented="no" id="idcb5ecfdbdd974384a7894e4296bcc51d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting degree audits for each enrolled student once the student earns 45 credits; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="ida7b690b23eee461c8ab140af2aaf6574"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide information about graduation deadlines to remind students of relevant requirements at least
4 months before the students graduate and again 1 month before graduation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide86f1676e14f4ae8a39e6d162e6826a7">
<enum>(f)</enum>
<header>Permissive use of funds</header>
<text>A State receiving a grant under this section may use—</text><paragraph id="id182A99EE4992493BB04FDFB933526051"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not more than 15 percent of the total amount
received under this section for administrative purposes relating to the
grant under this section, including technology needed to carry out the
purposes of this part; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4617811D0510459D80CA50F171A6530E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not more than 5 percent of the total amount received under this section to create strong
articulation agreements between 2-year and 4-year institutions of higher
education, in order to enhance collaboration and strengthen the transition
pathways between such institutions for transfer students.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf6b668504ebc471d9c0549e8d931c3ba">
<enum>(g)</enum>
<header>Special conditions and prohibitions</header>
<paragraph id="idcac965c8c4d346d890cf0ba4cf53535b">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Availability to students</header>
<text>A State, institution of higher education, or system of higher education receiving a grant or
subgrant, as the case may be, under this
section shall not charge any student an additional fee or charge to
participate in the activities or services
supported under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3d1e77497c04b05b5b82dc605df7d29"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibited uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, institution of higher education, or system of higher education receiving a grant or
subgrant, as the case may be, under this
section shall not use any grant or subgrant funds for tuition, fees, room
and board, or any other purpose outside the goals of the grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE60C07A20EBA42BB97320137EF151D45"><enum>(3)</enum><header>FERPA requirements</header><text>Each State, institution of higher education, or system of higher education receiving a grant or
subgrant, as the case may be, under
this section that enters into a contract or other agreement with any
outside entity to assist in carrying out the activities or services under
such grant or subgrant, shall ensure that the outside entity complies
with all requirements of section 444 of the General Education Provisions
Act (commonly referred to as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>) that would apply to the State, institution, or system.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7e6d4b484ba40928e1a2cb0568a1dd9"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State receiving a grant under this section shall ensure the coordination of the activities and
services carried out under this section with any other activities carried
out in the State that are similar to the goals of this program, and with
any other entities that support the existing activities in the State, with
the goal of minimizing duplication.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id23b0a3ffe91340b390f9343d683e7063">
<enum>(h)</enum>
<header>Report</header><paragraph id="id3C51B31EF78641A0B56A415CC41BAFEA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header>
<text>A State receiving a grant under this section shall prepare and submit an annual report to the
Secretary on the activities and services carried out under this section,
and on the implementation of such activities and services. The report
shall include, for each institution of higher education or system of
higher education receiving a
subgrant, the following information:</text><subparagraph id="ida67436454e5a4b6bbda35ffea61088ca">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>The number of students who were first identified in the group described in subsection (e)(1)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98343edc9ae740ed82ec738d438182fb">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>The number of students who were removed from such group because the students had received a degree
elsewhere, in accordance with subsection (e)(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92155d01bf9349b7b1a215e8673385dc">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>The number of degree audits performed under subsection (e)(1)(C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2538286e2824d9ebcc3b67091154ed3">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<text>The number of students identified under subsection (e)(1)(C)(i) as eligible to obtain an
associate's degree.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide77b8e3016ac460a908118b98f516d0a">
<enum>(E)</enum>
<text>The number of students identified under subsection (e)(1)(C)(ii) as eligible to obtain an
associate's degree upon the completion of 12 or fewer postsecondary
credit
hours (or the equivalent).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b3dd5860c3843bc9b2d1545e7583c67">
<enum>(F)</enum>
<text>The number of students identified under subsection (e)(1)(C)(iii) as ineligible to obtain an
associate's degree and ineligible to obtain such a degree upon the
completion of 12 or fewer postsecondary credit
hours (or the equivalent).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb357b5c04a94acaad35111d37a94da5">
<enum>(G)</enum>
<text>The number of students awarded an associate’s degree under subsection (e)(1)(D).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ab8b5bcc884490094f1e0bd10500f49">
<enum>(H)</enum>
<text>The number of students identified in subsection (e)(1)(C)(ii) who are returning to an institution
of higher education after receiving outreach described in subsection
(e)(1)(E).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09b306ad373b40dd8989e0e2f7613a14">
<enum>(I)</enum>
<text>The average amount of credit hours previously earned by students described in subsection
(e)(1)(C)(i) when
the associate’s degrees are awarded.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida34886c0527e415ea19ea8fe0036a9cc">
<enum>(J)</enum>
<text>The number of students who received outreach described in subsection (e)(1)(D) and who decline to
receive the associate's degree.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id599BB3B277A646F6884FC38A3EDA7480"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The number of students who could not be located or reached as part of the process.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id308e0a8532e84ac3b72ae0eb3c873bfa">
<enum>(L)</enum>
<text>The reasons why students identified in subsection (e)(1)(C)(ii) did not return to an institution
of higher education to receive a degree.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE7E9042BB69B4573BA9FB9A0D9019B12"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Details of any policy changes implemented as a result of implementing the activities and services
and conducting
the required degree audits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87D2FB9EAE004228BEE7BE518DC5FFEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disaggregation</header><text>The report shall include the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (L) of
paragraph (1) in the aggregate and disaggregated by age, gender, race or
ethnicity, status as an individual with a disability,
and socioeconomic status (including status as a Federal Pell Grant
recipient).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc1e8f31f1aa145449cf9908acedfd820">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<header>Enforcement provisions</header><paragraph id="id7B3AC21E5A684D2AA0DE03F4CD0137D3"><enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Recovery or withholding</header><text>The Secretary may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with chapter 5 of
title 5, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="id70EAC63488E04621B9B2A260E38E2A2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>withhold funds provided under a grant or subgrant under this section if a State system of higher
education or an institution of
higher education is failing to comply substantially with the requirements
of this section; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCCC5FE77BCB440BE9C87CC88367D6F0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take actions to recover funds provided under a grant or subgrant under this section, if the State
system of higher education or an institution of higher education made an
unallowable expense, or otherwise failed to
discharge its responsibility to properly account for funds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id90FF49C66772444F8B31F1DFD518854D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of recovered or unused funds</header><text>Any funds recovered or withheld under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="id9d03f8701d0f4eddaa81e242cc2a0bf6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be credited to the appropriations account from which amounts are available to make grants or enter
cooperative agreements under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id550ef13ef362447a99a860c40e09874b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remain available until expended for any purpose of that account authorized by law that relates to
the program under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc90d4d724ae94b13b4c19fe7870a3b0e">
<enum>(j)</enum>
<header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id75E0A58B00774A65AEBC629D1DE9F564"><enum>707.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for demonstration projects to support postsecondary faculty,
staff, and administrators in educating students with disabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 765 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1140e">20 U.S.C. 1140e</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id3967BC00882F448890F39E808BEF878E"><enum>708.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 769 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1140i">20 U.S.C. 1140i</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id137E3063B948494CBB96E399DA8D2CD4"><enum>709.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the Commission on Accessible Materials and programs to support
improved access to materials</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 775 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1140o">20 U.S.C. 1140o</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id4C8FA7D1E130422E9285F9E0D5DFB202"><enum>710.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the National Technical Assistance Center; Coordinating Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 778 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1140r">20 U.S.C. 1140r</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="id1F3650F652E148A4857374CE93F40D9C"><enum>711.</enum><header>First in the world competitive grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1133">20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA18501CF9302466584D17B02254E966B" style="OLC"><part id="id89C3010786C0459AB1A933AE295E9CAD" style="OLC"><enum>F<?LEXA-Enum F?></enum><header>First in the world competitive grant program</header><section id="idF371DD9BD3364689BAE7175306857209"><enum>783.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this part is—</text><paragraph id="idfaac97dcb5e543c0b72946e1619fe041"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to help institutions of higher education implement innovative strategies and practices shown to be
effective in improving
educational outcomes and making postsecondary education more affordable
for students and
families;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbcf4f1145b1e47ef86a5f66adccb2c14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to raise the percentage of individuals in the United States who have a degree from an institution
of higher education or another postsecondary credential by
2020; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf7113a401534aa0bbcc62a3a9ceb9c1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to develop an evidence base of effective practices for ensuring that more students can access,
persist
in, and complete postsecondary education.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id36168931178a4f7f821a558ba7b04ba7"><enum>784.</enum><header>Program authorized</header><subsection id="id0c0ae8729197412eb5cfbc9a9980bcc8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible entity defined</header><text>In this part <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><paragraph id="id2773e2e67e10486482baee181eee6f32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a nonprofit institution of higher education;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida99872bcf0644ca0b9f5712744d7ba41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id85ec1544bee24a65af55d873be43e4eb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a nonprofit institution described in paragraph (1), or a consortium described in paragraph (2),
in
partnership
with 1 or more public or private organizations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id19BAA39670534C7288B5FDD93E4630D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text>From amounts appropriated under section 791, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive
basis and in accordance with subsection (d), to eligible entities to
enable such eligible entities to support the
activities described in
section 786.</text></subsection><subsection id="id60511dfe0be94ab983f3a1696705b8a1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duration of grants</header><text>Grants awarded under this part shall be for a period of not more than 5 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="idb3ce4565ed8c441d84ac7bb438cf4d1a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>An eligible entity shall not be awarded more than 1 grant for each grant competition.</text></subsection></section><section id="id960f18aabdf64ea987c0f55cbf82484d"><enum>785.</enum><header>Application; standards of evidence; priority</header><subsection id="id715C451A2B2645ECBE4A4CD70F48FE10"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including, at a
minimum—</text><paragraph id="id7221A64355614B558FCE1CCE03CFE8EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of—</text><subparagraph id="iddcc30c0bdcd349869f8bc1ae36953802"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the project for which the eligible entity is seeking a grant and how the evidence supporting
that project meets the standards of evidence established by the Secretary
under subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8848712f87848c8a8c14fcfe6ea26d3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the student population to be served and how the proposed project will meet the needs of
those students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id704b54f617c74e2ab5428b6b3c942b67"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the resources and capacity of the eligible entity to carry out the proposed project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b5fb2fb23b24365b63cd1c4f9fd00bf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the replicable and scalable reform strategies the eligible entity will implement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebc29c514de1498a95faf92d6778a0c4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the eligible entity’s plan for continuing the proposed project after the eligible entity no longer
receives funding under this part;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5cf64883e6c4f7f83aec46f3496fe4c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the eligible entity’s plans for independently evaluating the effectiveness of
activities carried out under the grant, including evaluating whether the
strategies that the eligible entity implements are showing
evidence of effectiveness; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id607886b6b0554f8c95e491f51951969f"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the eligible entity’s data collection plan;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id60A3EA19E2394F24A912A76FE38FE74E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an estimate of the number of students that the eligible entity plans to serve under the proposed
project, including the percentage of those students who are from
low-income
families;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2403aeee3a4b48088f18a078808a8c05"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assurance that the eligible entity will—</text><subparagraph id="id716f844ba474400ca76b5b07312f20a3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cooperate with evaluations, as requested by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddfeae7d4e4424af9b6422fd6d36ded62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make data available to third parties for validation and further study; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id83adede055c04e8887e2f8dd59c28997"><enum>(4)</enum><text>if applicable, a description of the partnership the eligible entity has established with 1 or more
public or private
organizations for the purpose of carrying out activities under the grant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id59C2532E571748CA9961A07A2F05D311"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards of Evidence</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id18b536074ceb43078b1aca555c299525"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall establish standards for the quality of evidence that an applicant shall
provide in
accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) in
order to demonstrate that the project the applicant proposes to carry
out with the funds under this part is likely to succeed in improving
student outcomes
according to the performance measures described in section 787. These
standards shall include the following:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc6b05e950a944e6ea6a30535037d9443"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Strong evidence that the activities proposed by the applicant will have a statistically significant
effect on student outcomes, including postsecondary enrollment rates,
postsecondary persistence rates, and postsecondary completion rates.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idccc82f57577f4e1db82724acaa0db780"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Moderate evidence that the activities proposed by the applicant will improve such student outcomes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id51f24772de6b48528b6ce03b22a55812"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A rationale based on research findings or a reasonable hypothesis that the activities proposed by
the applicant will improve such student outcomes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idca7b292adf8848098c274b5f2e5acc7f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Support for new standards</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall ensure that not less than one-half of the funds
awarded under this part are
awarded for projects that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7e4738352f9345baa0205cadf872e056"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meet a standard of evidence described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id39dcfdeeb1ff4e58b6357bf2b810651c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>do not meet the evidence standard described in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2275347521ee42dc925333e7049108f7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary shall not be required to meet the requirement described in paragraph (2) unless a
sufficient number of otherwise high quality applications are received.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8b1f86d4e8f8494194613a49120077db"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this part, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that plan to—</text><paragraph id="idf00060f483a045729956789d344e163d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>implement interventions that result in measurable increases in the number of low-income students
who—</text><subparagraph id="id707F5065EEAB40D3B5F5FCC787E92BB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enroll and persist in postsecondary education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4778CDDB485345B4A491873B194D63B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>complete a postsecondary
degree or certificate;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id247D48C26F934FA0916D487216EC8560"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implement a systemwide design that would have positive effects on low-income students;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ea0443aec73421cb0bcf962d6bd5ba9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase successful transfers of low-income students into higher level programs, such as from a
certificate program to an associate's degree program or from an
associate's degree program to a bachelor’s degree program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id254ff5715ccb451e9ea831456d53685f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>increase enrollment and completion rates for degrees or certificates in the fields
of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics for students from groups that are
historically underrepresented in those fields, including minorities and
women, by implementing new and substantially
different strategies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a5766905d48468bb6041efb32a4bc3e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>design and implement new and innovative approaches to reduce the time it takes for students to
complete a program of study and earn a postsecondary degree or
certificate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcac1e79948994569a588aac1733c64ee"><enum>(6)</enum><text>design and implement new and innovative strategies to contain the cost of education for students
and families pursuing higher education; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5169C5ACB0F04264BF024C499273ED13"><enum>(7)</enum><text>develop cross-system partnerships among workforce, adult education, career and technical education,
postsecondary education, human service agencies, and others.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1e09cf7b86e848dba09faa74936447b9"><enum>786.</enum><header>Uses of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each eligible entity that receives funds under this part shall use such funds to carry out 1 or
more of the following activities:</text><paragraph id="id2ac51bd4f0644957ae845ce3329c6418"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Designing innovative approaches to teaching and learning that are designed to produce better
outcomes for postsecondary students.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ideefb9f4b199a4f7ea8fa4ee9ea186247"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Implementing promising practices that accelerate the pace and success rate at which students who
need remedial coursework move into credit-bearing coursework and toward a
degree or certificate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0b74f5a8585e4a3c9532bf6f339e737a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Establishing open postsecondary degree pathways that—</text><subparagraph id="id551E1781A7D64ED38F1FEF99117E0EAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are offered to students at low cost or no cost;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22115BFA5610475994C49E42CAA4F7C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are offered in fields that
focus on the education and skills employers are seeking; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0488045BE254AE0AB944CA0D294EDD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have the
potential to deliver high quality learning experiences and outcomes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8dbeeef44a2f4c58ba8cfef0d98726ec"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Redesigning courses and programs of study that improve student learning at lower costs than
traditional courses.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id85FF1952ADDF453FBD8F99257F0F66D1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Developing innovative student services approaches that address financial barriers to college
completion, such as access to comprehensive financial supports (including
tax credits and Federal, State, and local benefits programs), financial
literacy, workforce development, and legal services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3f2b0c2a739549f39682332495a39af6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Any other innovative program or strategy approved by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id9b691c41c0554355ad58c9ac95079efb"><enum>787.</enum><header>Performance measures</header><subsection id="id595E1C10F8734082970311D7FCC4290E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of performance measures</header><text>The Secretary shall establish performance measures for the programs and activities carried out
under this part. These measures, at a minimum, shall track the grantee’s
progress in improving postsecondary education access,
affordability, and completion—</text><paragraph id="id0E994B0B2E1B4A88B775AE61BEA30F3D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for all students served by the grantee; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8DB7B7743FD744F3BCA1B9303C891690"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for students served by the grantee, disaggregated on the basis of race and ethnicity, gender, and
status as a recipient of a Federal Pell Grant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd076d5f69a3a485f8b2eaad3e7e87ef3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance measures included</header><text>The performance measures described in subsection (a) shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="idF8C154CC131F4037B6C405C34B1F6EBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Postsecondary enrollment rates.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc9b5d0d9efd04e2693f1021479015859"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Persistence from semester to semester and year to year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9c97352cde347ce8ee810a2fcdaad84"><enum>(3)</enum><text>On-time graduation rates.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcb4d2912be664e60b67644321a161fe3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any other indicator determined by the Secretary or grantee.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9ea5f75e7abe4f91a319082ca1e114a9"><enum>788.</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this part shall submit to the Secretary, at such
time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, an annual report
that includes—</text><paragraph id="id449ED72119EE46C0AE135529E5E99D42"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information about the eligible entity's progress as measured by the performance
measures established under section 787;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id88BDD47477774DE0AFE8E1DCB47F7E23"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data relating to such performance measures;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida4a994308c504ab394b23c2ab631fb0b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the evaluation required in accordance with section 785(a)(1)(F); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id498B5021CED54556B5315102159EDB0C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any additional information that the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id7b1f59cb71cf43729fa35b123d78ed29"><enum>789.</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="ida30abdb64725428da520cdd9bb38962e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, evaluate the implementation and
impact of activities supported under this part; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d5f15b94b7842098a59f11d173e02ba"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disseminate research on best practices relating to those activities.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id79f9bdb60456497e9c02bb87c57338af"><enum>790.</enum><header>Supplement, not supplant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds made available under this part shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal,
State, and local funds that would otherwise be expended to carry out
activities under this section.</text>
</section><section id="ide4f6715be24844f589f3b891ae3bfea3"><enum>791.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idBBF8E3989FBB43E28A92D15F8A14B250"><enum>712.</enum><header>Dual enrollment and early college high school programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1134">20 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 711, is further amended by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5B0404F249E4904A295E2C8AF578B9C" style="OLC"><part id="id0476485744714E67978A6A6111208837" style="OLC"><enum>G<?LEXA-Enum G?></enum><header>Dual enrollment and early college high school programs</header><section id="idF26C60672D754D02B5F37C5AE8744170"><enum>793.</enum><header>Dual enrollment programs and early college high school programs</header><subsection id="idB6061127B9484E7CAE80799BBCBFEF37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to help expand access to, and improve the quality of, dual
enrollment programs and
early college
high
school programs.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4522DC4D2F20427C8F62D7C18FB7487B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="id0ce058c6ce5149369c963545f9ca179c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applied learning</header><text>The term <term>applied learning</term> means a strategy that—</text><subparagraph id="ided7ede40ca1f41b08f90ea539d07ece8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>engages students in opportunities to apply rigorous academic content aligned with
postsecondary-level
expectations to real world experience, through such means as work
experience, work-based learning, problem-based learning, or
service-learning; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc47ae8063e124121aebaf7c87ed542f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develops students' cognitive competencies and pertinent employability skills.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id732b652f79e64f73914b3ce68b56cbed"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dual enrollment program</header><text>The term <term>dual enrollment program</term> means a program of study provided by an institution of higher education through which a student
who has not graduated from secondary school with a regular high school
diploma
is able to earn secondary school credit and transferable postsecondary
credit that is
accepted as credit towards a postsecondary degree or certificate at no
cost
to the participant or the participant’s family. A dual enrollment program
shall consist of not less than 2 postsecondary credit-bearing courses and
support and academic services that help a student persist and complete
such courses.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ided19d57a6563482dbd50d26d621f20bc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Early college high school program</header><text>The term <term>early college high school program</term> means a formal partnership between at least 1 local educational agency and at least 1
institution of higher education that allows students to
simultaneously complete, as part of an organized course of study,
requirements towards earning a regular high school diploma and earning not
less than 12
transferable postsecondary credits that are accepted as credit towards a
postsecondary degree or certificate at no cost to the participant or
the participant's family.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddcc897cbb2274f1b8de3ac0ab0b90b1e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a partnership that—</text><subparagraph id="id133f5164e5f24a55bc70d788bea5fe08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include—</text><clause id="id91b5571bdf064e9185db859411213ade"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a high-need local educational agency or a high-need high school; and</text></clause><clause id="idfca236bc32a9457b8fc921be2c4de886"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an institution of higher education operating in the same State as the high-need local educational
agency or high-need school; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide646fad20c494e5685d0959c1282d9e4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include—</text><clause id="ida04069016e974d5280b3e9d709b17d76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a consortium of entities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="id0348D228B6924F4886A700F239EDB755"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a nonprofit or community-based organization with demonstrated expertise in serving low-income
students
and traditionally underrepresented students.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id69e88e012eea497e9159a94d84793f6b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Foster care youth</header><text>The term <term>foster care youth</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="iddd39a18090c944009abd4633a9eb63c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>youth whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or Tribal agency that administers
a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 621 et seq. and 670 et seq.), without regard to whether foster care
maintenance payments are made under section 472 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
672) on behalf of the child; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e959dc4dd6c4275b5038e4f321bc8f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes individuals whose care and placement was the responsibility of the State or Tribal agency
that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/621">42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.</external-xref> and 670 et seq.) when they were age 13
or older but who are no longer the under the care of the State or
Tribal agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id66d6e4ebc0c84971be517ffab5125ba0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>High-need local educational agency</header><text>The term <term>high-need local educational agency</term> means a local educational agency—</text><subparagraph id="idc79cfc1437ed49ce8312b1a3ac1964e3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that serves not fewer than 10,000 children from families with incomes below the poverty line;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id356f81f9ef954d2a88d9ba323f64054d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by the agency are from families with
incomes below the poverty line; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e7c2ef5a7864fa5b9c0722ceecd9811"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that is in the highest quartile of local educational agencies in the State, based on student
poverty.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida95c78f925214720984370510c7855a9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>High-need high school</header><text>The term <term>high-need high school</term> means a secondary school that serves students not less than 50 percent of whom are either
low-income students or traditionally underrepresented students.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d358b301bd04d30b8573378d601c329"><enum>(8)</enum><header>High school graduation rate</header><text>The term <term>high school graduation rate</term> means the term <term>four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate</term> in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/34/200.19">section 200.19(b)(1)(i)(A)</external-xref> of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, as such section was in
effect on November 28, 2008, and the <term>extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate</term> as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/34/200.19">section 200.19(b)(1)(v)(A)</external-xref> of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, as such
section was in effect on November 28, 2008.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc5027cb41dc04705849fc0190bcd6451"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcbb44ccc1c1949628a273ae1956b7a94"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Low-income student</header><text>The term <term>low-income student</term>
means a student who—</text><subparagraph id="id16FDA4EC22DF4B4586AAF211BCB076D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is eligible for a free or reduced priced lunch under the Richard B. Russell
National
School Lunch Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id090a3061e7604d94aae7a16bcfb25546"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is eligible for, or is a member of a family eligible for, means tested benefits or public
assistance
at the Federal, State, or local level; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8815bcbbb9d4a59976f12e6540cc48f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>lives in a high-poverty area or attends a secondary school that serves students in a high-poverty
area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida1421cfcb077488393c8e6c984007aed"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Personalized graduation and college plan</header><text>The term <term>personalized graduation and college plan</term> means a personalized document that is developed in collaboration with a student, the student's
family, and
school personnel, is updated at least annually, is informed by
labor market information, and does the following:</text><subparagraph id="id5d19c3e4eb1642f6a0ebbd3a60fb0ba0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Sets postsecondary education and career goals.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9126f73daf134fc6a35cb911a9105ade"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Develops a course-taking schedule to meet graduation requirements.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef2e64081db64c18ac278e8c5fa93c80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>As appropriate, outlines academic and non-academic supports that are needed to successfully achieve
goals and graduate college and career ready.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf8fd220fe6f4ebd87167a649def8e34"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Allows the student and family to track progress toward goals and graduation requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67BE2042A67D43F5B21C770C47ECF633"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Regular high school diploma</header><text>The term <term>regular high school diploma</term> means the standard secondary school diploma that is awarded to students in the State and that is
fully
aligned with the State's academic content standards or a higher diploma
and does not include an alternative credential, certificate of attendance,
or any
alternative award.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idded58aaa00a2495eac7974c271e673bd"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Traditionally underrepresented student</header><text>The term <term>traditionally underrepresented student</term> means a student who—</text><subparagraph id="ide3e577fe499d459cb38481bd79f5dd57"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idACA93A45ABD248EB89F5B6111BE91136"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a low-income student; and</text></clause><clause id="id42da30b0c4154b17ba515d3ff9a9f11a" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCA8CB9E247D24824A35B90EDF3D35A68"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a first generation college student, as defined in section 402A(h);</text></subclause><subclause id="ide5a5ee7bae7849efb9a33ceec0c3d114" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has a dependent;</text></subclause><subclause id="id517edc3a71414a2fa5de7235f82b2543" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>is employed for not less than 25 hours a week; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idd9e32bba6d464ddf9b31b48d58d394c4" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>left secondary school without a regular high school diploma or its equivalent;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5bdc16cb1894ea9bb53a215934c707c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is or has been a homeless child or youth, as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc694cc7e6c3a42cda746b5e2c78f8364"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is a foster care youth;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF311B05272E7440A9A33BBF44E04FBD2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is an individual with a disability, as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12102">42 U.S.C. 12102</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id480DC9F094E643088C5C95DA91E93D02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is a child with a disability, as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52fcf08b61fe4b2d9368abad241139e8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>has been adjudicated in the juvenile or criminal justice system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4BCF6E20AFC14736868C9AEFA1CF734F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><paragraph id="idd984fd412ed449ddb02635c48c64d42d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make grants, from
allotments determined under paragraph (3), to States to enable the States
to award subgrants to
eligible entities to support dual enrollment programs and early college
high school programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e4ca42861074087a3d5fdd70b551b0d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservations</header><subparagraph id="id10D5F6C4F94D4EDDB1CA3B9F8C4D2DF6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall reserve not more than 5 percent of the total amount appropriated to carry out
this
section for each fiscal year to provide technical assistance to States and
eligible entities awarded grants and subgrants under this section and to
evaluate the grant program established under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5652DB7790224AE39F208E1C0559231E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>BIE and Outlying Areas</header><text>The Secretary shall reserve 1 percent of the total amount appropriated to carry out
this
section for each fiscal year for
the Secretary of the Interior for programs under this section in schools
operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education and for outlying
areas (as defined under
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF379DAEE990E459DB9AD441167E68493"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Funds allotted for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall not exceed
0.5 percent of the total amount available to States to carry out
this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id55a44a20aafd40278fb93cfe13d2090c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of allotment</header><text>From the total amount appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year and not reserved
under paragraph (2) and except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary
shall allot to each State the sum of—</text><subparagraph id="ID5E314453247341588B4D9469FD950AE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an amount that bears the same relationship to 65 percent of such total amount minus the reserved
amount as the number of low-income students in grades
9 through 12 in the State, as determined by the Secretary
on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of
such students in all States, as so determined; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8FF4D39652A94953A4B086AA3E096089"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an amount that bears the same relationship to 35 percent of such total amount minus the reserved
amount as the number of students in grades
9 through 12 in the State, as determined by the Secretary
on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of
such students in all States, as so determined.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida87e1173b88642a9afeb71395f57f192"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Minimum allotment</header><text>The allotment for each State under paragraph (3) for a fiscal year shall be an amount that is not
less
than 0.5 percent of the total amount available to States for such fiscal
year to
carry out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf1830a01a84345b09e1d2e2687da9bc7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Subgrant duration</header><text>A subgrant awarded under this section shall be for a 5-year period.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7E5A8805F96348828FF6D83ECC6B48A2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="id8B5C246315554470B9CA555C17451D44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBEFEA15465E941F2968456608131EE69"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="idc52a420079224c1990006fd23b797b06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of a comprehensive statewide plan for improving access to dual enrollment programs
and early college high school programs, improving the completion rates and
quality of such programs, and the level of postsecondary credit earned by
participants in such programs among low-income students and traditionally
underrepresented
students.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b135eb440194e389f36a683a5a7a95f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A coherent strategy for using grant funds provided under this section with other Federal, State,
and local funds to—</text><clause id="id2cce1270987344cfbe61bc5cf57b5f36"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increase access to dual enrollment programs and early college high school programs among
low-income students and traditionally underrepresented students;</text></clause><clause id="id05cc816fa7b942278a38586e7eb3653f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increase completion rates of dual enrollment programs and early college high school programs among
low-income students and traditionally underrepresented students;</text></clause><clause id="id2773afa6c32d4dc584ce9ec53ac0b7ab"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>implement appropriate secondary and postsecondary supports for low-income students and
traditionally underrepresented students; and</text></clause><clause id="id3b9cb284906949e18a583f073f0069ad"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>continuously improve the quality of such programs.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96f13a6b6c934f7a8e19973e2fa680c9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Evidence of collaboration among the State, the State educational agency, local educational agencies
in the State, teachers, institutions of higher education in the State,
workforce development partners, and other stakeholders in developing and
implementing the plan under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03b090a396b84c579bb47d7d52baf646"><enum>(D)</enum><text>How the State and eligible entities receiving subgrants under this section will recruit
low-income students and traditionally
underrepresented students to participate in dual enrollment programs and
early college high school programs funded under the grant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id758b2bd32bc941abb109719aa147e336"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An assurance that the State and eligible entities receiving subgrants under this section will track
and
report the performance measures described in subsection (g).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93102246efcf4a938ed64998b5414968"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Documentation of the record of the State, or eligible entity, as applicable, in areas to be
measured by the performance measures under subsection (g).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id474875465bf74745b3590a6792e2eb90"><enum>(G)</enum><text>An assurance that the State has taken and will take steps to eliminate statutory, regulatory,
procedural, or other barriers to facilitate the full implementation of the
State’s plan under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida383dc06ad26420d8939fa65d4ac4766"><enum>(H)</enum><text>A description of how the State and eligible entities receiving subgrants under this section will
sustain the
activities proposed after the grant period ends.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd77e3ab0fb9c4042b7fd186ea8cc5c37"><enum>(I)</enum><text>An assurance that the State will require each eligible entity, on behalf of a dual enrollment
program or early college high school program that receives funds under a
grant awarded under this section, to enter into an articulation
agreement with other public institutions of higher
education that are located in the State in which an institution of higher
education that is part of an eligible entity is located. Such
articulation agreements shall be developed in consultation with educators
at institutions of higher education and secondary schools. Such
articulation agreement shall guarantee—</text><clause id="id29074d5a66274544b7b6d0a224c1bf16"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that students who earn postsecondary credit as part of a dual enrollment program or early college
high school program will be able to transfer those credits to—</text><subclause id="id1A3F95B021AF49D8BDACC2D20B1A703B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any
public institution of higher education in the State, and that such credits
will count toward meeting
specific degree or certificate requirements; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id4ABC36FE10354335A2C9DE1A52D0294F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any private nonprofit
institution of higher education that chooses to participate in an
articulation agreement;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id57830cfce25d456a843460771424a919"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that common course numbering is used to identify substantially similar courses;</text></clause><clause id="idfbe59854aafa4a4bae403eb7a99839c5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that credits are recognized throughout the system of higher education in the State and count as
credits earned for both a regular high school diploma and credit for a
degree or certificate program at a public institution of higher education
in the State and at any private nonprofit institution of higher education
that chooses to participate; and</text></clause><clause id="idd507acc4a8014c1faddc2dc8903c658f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that if a student earns an associate’s degree as part of a dual enrollment program or early college
program, that associate's degree, awarded by the participating
institution of higher education in the State, shall be fully acceptable in
transfer and credited as the first 2 years of a related baccalaureate
program at a public institution of higher education in such State.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5ddb8a5b9a944a8a2ce6675010228ee"><enum>(J)</enum><text>An assurance that the State will require all public institutions of higher education in the State
to establish credit transfer policies and articulation agreements with
each other so that students can seamlessly transfer among such
institutions of higher education and private nonprofit institutions of
higher education if such private nonprofit institutions of higher
education choose to participate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45fc425747904be38720f458d767dea8"><enum>(K)</enum><text>A formal commitment from the institutions of higher education participating in the program that
students will not be required to pay tuition and fees, room and board, or
fees for books and materials for any courses in dual enrollment programs
or early college high school programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e5fb6d8c69b47f1b7135810a35adcaf"><enum>(L)</enum><text>A plan to address the unique circumstances facing rural students and students with transportation
barriers who wish to participate in dual enrollment programs and early
college high school programs, including difficulties in providing such
students with the opportunity to participate at campuses of institutions
of higher education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9121ee98dfe547408bc8811d91c1bd8d"><enum>(M)</enum><text>An assurance that the State will develop a plan to increase enrollment in, persistence through, and
completion of
postsecondary education among low-income students and traditionally
underrepresented students throughout the State through the use of dual
enrollment programs and early college high school programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id929a3df9364842b194efba66a81d9530"><enum>(N)</enum><text>An assurance that the State has enacted funding models that ensure that local educational agencies
and institutions of higher education that participate in dual enrollment
programs and early college high school programs do not lose per-pupil or
full-time equivalent
funding for participating students.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5caf29b7440341dfba6d52bc3d695c01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applications for subgrants</header><text>An eligible entity that desires to receive a subgrant under this section shall submit to a State an
application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the State may require, including, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="ide7bef69ff21948f994489951b9337a3a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a coherent strategy for using subgrant funds provided under this section with other Federal, State,
and local funds to—</text><clause id="idc8cba2f4454046a1b7c8be4209c978dc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increase access to dual enrollment programs and early college high school programs among
low-income students and traditionally underrepresented students;</text></clause><clause id="id579d2226c6554986b3b4eba0f6c80813"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increase completion rates of dual enrollment programs and early college high school programs among
low-income students and traditionally underrepresented students; and</text></clause><clause id="ida938cd17d0ff46cab89ae47392a9b54f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>continuously improve the quality of such programs;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83616d65163849c299f947d30d389e39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how the eligible entity will conduct an outreach strategy to ensure that
secondary school students, their families, young people who have dropped
out of school, low-income students, traditionally underrepresented
students, and community members are aware of early college high
school programs and dual enrollment programs, which shall include
information on—</text><clause id="id4c19fbc9972f4e5c89d52dbc1279d454"><enum>(i)</enum><text>deadlines for enrolling in the early college high school program or dual enrollment program for the
following school year;</text></clause><clause id="id2d7ceb36e32144ccb6999cf79ebc99d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the courses that will be available to students;</text></clause><clause id="id606ba8a8eb7f4ad4af5e54a133c9d9c5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the secondary school and postsecondary credit or credentials that can be earned from available
courses;</text></clause><clause id="id55ec8c63038b4100acf5a0972c5089f2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>as appropriate, the similarities and differences between early college high school programs and
dual
enrollment programs;</text></clause><clause id="id10017aab786e469793d3f969ff9cb0ee"><enum>(v)</enum><text>after the first year of implementation, achievement outcomes (such as number of course credits
earned) of students participating in the early college high school program
or dual
enrollment program; and</text></clause><clause id="ide28aa149ba664f7b89a94ed9c700dd75"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>as soon as practicable as determined by the Secretary, outcomes on the performance measures
described under subsection (g) of students participating in the early
college high school program or dual enrollment program;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id581bf37425c24687a144b05394dcad34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the ongoing feedback process between the participating institutions of higher
education and the participating local educational agencies, including—</text><clause id="id31152d956758466793483c51c2ed59b0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the provision of academic outcome data, including the disaggregation of such data by student
subgroups described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, from the
institution to the local educational agency, on the remediation needs of
incoming students; and</text></clause><clause id="id7da00af64bda477c9dbde99c84f42088"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of how that information is used by the local educational agency to strengthen
instruction and reduce the need for postsecondary remediation;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf6d7421512348f89f467ed2981e2373"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an assurance that instructors teaching postsecondary courses in dual enrollment programs and early
college high school programs meet the same standards for faculty
established at the participating institutions of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98dfaa47579745a0a4648c6f0ef1ed82"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of the academic and social support services that will be provided to participating
students,
including academic counseling and guidance on the financial aid process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4046cb726f974e2994b0b0387f774373"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an assurance that the eligible entity will establish polices that—</text><clause id="idfd453e713ddb44ef85f0e67c3b181f3a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maximize, to the extent practicable and taking into account the geography of the region, the number
of dual enrollment program and early college high school program students
on the campuses of institutions of higher education and in classrooms with
postsecondary students, and dual enrollment program and early college high
school program courses taught by professors of the institutions of higher
education; and</text></clause><clause id="ide4a67bd3f3b849f6ba89d4431e454497"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in any case where providing courses of the dual enrollment program or early college high school
program on a campus of an institution of higher education is not
practicable, ensure that each course of the dual enrollment program or
early college high school program that is taught in secondary schools is—</text><subclause id="id9ce0f8aed4434f6c91b0744dd3f7968f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>developed in collaboration with an institution of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="id444ea0b8f5b64e5f8de168a321de9d54"><enum>(II)</enum><text>fully comparable with the courses offered on the campus of the institution of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="idd9df3bfc8be942e890702dc275304535"><enum>(III)</enum><text>augmented with campus experiences when reasonably achievable; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id99ba0852cc934886ae2695bedf5c36ac"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>taught by a faculty member from the partner institution of higher education, where practicable, or,
if not practicable, by an instructor who is selected, supervised, and
evaluated by the institution of higher education; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87cbe187f96f42a6aa3b1b626689f326"><enum>(G)</enum><text>an assurance that the eligible entity will provide access to a dual enrollment program or early
college high school program to all students, including low-income
students and traditionally underrepresented students in the area or
school.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id149b1812def74201aae6fd0765b3bc83"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Uses of funds</header><paragraph id="id5ae1f248d4484deca7e4a36c0b56510e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required State uses of funds</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFFD873A06FDB4F71AB89A1392D510E16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The State may
reserve not more than 5 percent of the total amount allotted to carry out
this section for each fiscal year to carry out the requirements of
clauses (ii) through (vi) of subparagraph (B). The remaining amount shall
be used to award subgrants to
eligible entities in the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7FE6FA09290D438081D9F703AA2E8E36"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State uses of funds</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this section shall carry out the following:</text><clause id="idafa74ff17e614704b52d8c1098db96a2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Award subgrants to eligible entities to enable the entities to support
dual enrollment programs and early college high school programs.</text></clause><clause id="id5e4c4e17d98847e9b2f8e9a4b5460406"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Design and implement a statewide strategy for dual enrollment programs and early college high
school programs for low-income students and traditionally
underrepresented students in higher
education to ensure such programs are offered free of charge to students.</text></clause><clause id="id365276120b7b48e2a57c9f878a71104f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Establish articulation agreements and credit transfer policies.</text></clause><clause id="id61452da3db9d430180ed4040a99bc2b4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Develop common college success courses for low-income students and traditionally underrepresented
students enrolled in dual enrollment programs and early college high
school programs.</text></clause><clause id="id18d488b841984b9ca1a547f7cb14ee1f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Collect data for program improvement and reporting of performance measures as described in
subsection (g).</text></clause><clause id="ided926102217340aba592dfd4859ec835"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Provide technical assistance to dual enrollment programs and early college high school programs,
which may include providing such assistance through a nonprofit
organization with expertise in such programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf15b32e6ce2e41579243cbea4885585f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required local uses of funds</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this section shall carry out the following:</text><subparagraph id="id476be1a5d04d427cb260fcfb854f920b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Support dual enrollment programs and early college high school programs in the schools served by
the high-need local educational agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida119f620257b42f396bd6dc6a32c6c16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Develop a personalized graduation and college plan for each student participating in a dual
enrollment program or early college high school program funded by the
subgrant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida05e506a81e64763a813948e3199750f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Enter into the articulation agreement described in subsection (d)(2)(I).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida612589a8dd64a16b5d4381c6e45e273"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Carry out outreach programs to elementary school students, secondary school students, low-income
students, traditionally underrepresented students, youth who have dropped
out of school, and their parents and families to ensure awareness of dual
enrollment programs and early college high school programs and the ability
to earn college credit while in secondary school and to reengage dropouts
in
school. Such programs may be carried out in partnership with a nonprofit
or community-based organization.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b23b0fe0bbe47fe82035a94656f34a1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Provide academic and social support services to students, including counseling activities,
tutoring, and postsecondary education readiness activities such as
assistance with the
Federal financial aid application process.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46e4de81878d4d9d9f20a7c176952417"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Collect data for program improvement and reporting of performance measures as described in
subsection (g).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideea2e85d7ae140288d527a89322f3821"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Implement applied learning opportunities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52481fd1e9aa4174884176d3b9f29c3b"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Develop coordinated activities between institutions of higher education and local educational
agencies, including academic calendars, provision of student services, and
curriculum development.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93e23b8ac3074dc7b6752f4d61aa8770"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Pay for tuition and fees, transportation, and fees for books and materials.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc9e5a2cb7790400bab58c84167bdf2ed"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Provide students with information about how the credits they earn through participating in dual
enrollment programs and early college high school programs will be
transferred to an institution of higher education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5cd4dd6be23f4460ae2f1bbbc6a742ba"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Permissive uses of funds</header><text>A State that receives a grant under this section or an eligible entity that receives a subgrant
under this section may provide—</text><subparagraph id="id1619107B3BD24C0BA6C89C8E50B1D063"><enum>(A)</enum><text>professional development, including joint
professional development, for secondary and postsecondary instructors of
courses in a dual enrollment program or early college high school program;
or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcbe241ec24d1428193ccc87aac2f635e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>extended learning time opportunities for students participating in dual enrollment programs and
early college high school programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfd0549fe710e45ccb2a7a04f22299e81"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In awarding subgrants under this subsection, a State—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD220816C34AB4CA1B0FB75929F52DF28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall—</text><clause commented="no" id="id4F10A8A7D41A4A13AC4AFA723300BAE0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>give priority to eligible
entities that include a high-need local educational agency that serves
students not less than 60 percent of whom are low-income
students or traditionally underrepresented students; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="iddebcc7efff2243adaf6dfa17729b492d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>give priority to eligible entities that include a high-need high school that demonstrates
sufficient support and academic services in place to help participating
students persist and complete a dual enrollment program or early college
high school program; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id83a9fb7dc3154810812ffbde8c6aeaa1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may give a priority to eligible entities
that—</text><clause commented="no" id="idbfd141d91a274b919df3aa6d3005e351"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop innovative strategies for expanding access to dual enrollment programs and early college
high
school programs for low-income students and traditionally
underrepresented
students, and increasing the number of those students that complete such
programs; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id027d89f7c6364c3b9e20f11c4382e94d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demonstrate how the entity will sustain funding for dual enrollment programs or early college high
school
programs after the grant period ends.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd9cb8ed5ea2b49e780842c18a333a31b"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Matching requirements</header><paragraph id="idCA92473781014FFCAC0ACB5BF52CE1FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State matching requirement</header><text>A State receiving a grant under this section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, in cash or
in-kind, an amount equal to 50 percent of the grant funds awarded under
this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF68E1C1E21A94199A408208BC897FF43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity matching requirement</header><text>A State receiving a grant under this section shall require each eligible entity that receives a
subgrant under this section to provide, from non-Federal sources, in cash
or in-kind, an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the amount of
subgrant funds awarded to that eligible entity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id80FF03F1587A45208B1B6E50E078574C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Performance measures</header><paragraph id="id851a414e8e394ed48ab80d254fb32611"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, prior to awarding grants under this section, establish performance measures
for the programs and activities carried out
under grants and subgrants awarded under this section. The Secretary
shall ensure that the performance measures
are made available to potential applicants prior to seeking applications
for grants under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9bea0c3b3cf64f92ad01a17c3156c4e0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monitoring progress</header><text>The performance measures established under paragraph (1), at a minimum, shall collect data on the
progress of grantees and subgrantees in improving the outcomes described
in paragraph (3) for all students
participating in dual enrollment programs or early college high school
programs funded with a grant or subgrant under this section. This data
shall be disaggregated according to the categories described in section
1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id669CC3FC9C6E44BBB3D80C2DF532E39B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Outcomes</header><text>The performance measures shall measure the progress of grantees and subgrantees in achieving the
following outcomes:</text><subparagraph id="id4ba909ca98fe44f6b97131b581129503"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Increasing high school graduation rates.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3ec40b4f53943f89a08dc2a30d725d8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Increasing dropout recovery (re-entry) rates.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc04aa7acda14f40a78f4177ee914138"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Decreasing the percentage of students with less than a 90 percent attendance rate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73d91d561b4a4df3919f721c29a35dae"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Increasing the percentage of students who have on-time credit accumulation at the end of each
grade.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id308de779aeef40f1b7ad33536f85c4a7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Increasing annual, average attendance rates.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c05ce4e445248dabcf1c73ae5cbefaf"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Reducing the need for remediation in postsecondary education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9955d076c6a0405bbaa6408c92e63621"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Increasing enrollment rates at institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6968d1ed824340ecac73fda582e777c9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Increasing postsecondary education persistence and completion rates.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE80E2E94DFA46E89C91671A65295B52"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Increasing the rate at which students complete postsecondary education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24858454df314976853036844df18d43"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Measured increases in enrollment in dual enrollment programs and early college high school
programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide32d86aee4634182a5c2b66b4cc3604b"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Increasing the percentage of students who successfully complete and earn a minimum of 12 credits
for rigorous postsecondary education courses while attending a secondary
school.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e9e26311264403ea867c354779c90a2"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Increasing the percentage of students who earn postsecondary credit and successfully have such
credit accepted by an institution of higher education toward a degree or
certificate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC4F8436AFAF546FFA6A5FD4B7FD2E66F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reporting</header><paragraph id="id2E6343241F0B43A59B3557C66C2836F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State reports</header><text>Each State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary, at such time and
in such
manner as the Secretary may require, an annual report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="id2FB2AB2AFC86449C90EE0D3D4830C77B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information about the State's progress on the performance
measures established under subsection (g) and the data supporting that
progress; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A12B8E75C594451A5EFC1D6B080A3D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information submitted to the State from the eligible entities, as described in
paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1796d3932cb04fa5b9e03294d9793fe4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity reports</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this section shall submit to the State, at such
time and in such manner as the State may require, an annual report that
includes information about the entity's progress on the performance
measures established under subsection (g) and the data supporting that
progress, at such time and in such manner as the State may require.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCA0B7134E2A34E21822DEFAB60E931F3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="ida7bf5563939b463682b7141ddabe1740"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, evaluate the implementation and
impact of activities supported under this section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id39f541f2ccf44cc3a20006b06ed32129"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disseminate research on best practices.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id63CAF61631154CB29E282BD4A3E490AD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Supplement, not supplant</header><text>A State or eligible entity shall use Federal funds received under this section
only to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal
funds, be made available from non-Federal sources for activities described
in this section, and not to supplant such funds.</text></subsection><subsection id="id460AF732DFAA490DA39ACCE38415ED9B"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.</text></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id9E263BE744984BE2967CC684D0DCD4A6"><enum>713.</enum><header>Minority-serving institutions innovation fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1134">20 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by sections 711 and 712, is further amended by
adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABB96C73BC2F4D8796D64A6C0E5C2598" style="OLC"><part id="idaf09dc474aa04d75a8536358fd8ffbf9"><enum>H<?LEXA-Enum H?></enum><header>Minority-serving institutions innovation fund</header><section id="idbc332e1bc49c4f0d8d8221bed7550055"><enum>795.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this part to assist minority-serving institutions in planning, developing,
implementing, validating, and replicating innovations that provide
solutions to persistent challenges in enabling economically and
educationally disadvantaged students to enroll in, persist through, and
graduate from minority-serving institutions, including initiatives
designed to—</text><paragraph id="id86563ee5595049a4956d84c6487abc85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve student achievement at minority-serving institutions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9366c35563694b3ea242f7e6336911ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase successful recruitment at minority-serving institutions of—</text><subparagraph id="ide8c0c2df03b54775a3df93ac938a81de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>students from low-income families of all races;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e76a87cb43140d38ef87052aa5b6f0a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adults; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ab4a7a7ff2943f5aab73678a304b6de"><enum>(C)</enum><text>military-affiliated students;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id443c059c549a40f59508db5079be0d1e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase the rate at which students enrolled in minority-serving institutions make adequate or
accelerated progress towards graduation and successfully graduate from
such institutions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id802fc7b61ee64cb58b7b96427ca37cf2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>increase the number of students pursuing and completing degrees in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics at minority-serving institutions and pursuing
graduate work in such fields;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idac694e30924d46b8ae5f9568cce80eae"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enhance the quality of teacher preparation programs offered by minority-serving institutions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3431c5617274e578fc35645a183c962"><enum>(6)</enum><text>redesign course offerings and institutional student aid programs to help students obtain meaningful
employment; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id854b535c7d064d549dd030a3e0b211b8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>expand the effective use of technology at minority-serving institutions.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idced02db119064a5bb6cd9023dd846c8a"><enum>795A.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><paragraph id="id4030422C83EA408A83076C41DBE2EF62"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an institution that is eligible for the receipt of funds under the programs authorized under
title III or V of this Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id610F116D26AB46789F98B9A34A148CE1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a consortium that includes an institution described in paragraph (1) and—</text><subparagraph id="idFA6451F8ED884E30BB3BF2B1D320EE6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one or more other
institutions of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA8A548D7621841B7977027875EF2DD2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one or more nonprofit organizations; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0FAF04CB0D034D0CA7E36EFB913BB3E2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one or more local educational agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id98e5a98190254abca7e1b4dce7409c69"><enum>795B.</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><subsection id="iddbe6a72c4da04f9980d031e1d491a7a7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From funds made available for this part under section 795F, the Secretary shall award competitive
planning and implementation grants, as described in subsections (b) and
(c), to eligible entities to enable such entities to plan for the
implementation of, in the case of a planning grant, and implement, in the
case of an implementation grant, innovations authorized under this part
and to support the implementation, validation, scaling up, and replication
of such innovations.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida24b64450a2c442e88c0f0b2e11125de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><paragraph id="idab4f8646d36b4597bf6a7d7802e7f8ed"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A planning grant authorized under this subsection shall be for a 1-year period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9198b1de052944a89502cfc669a99d6a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant amounts</header><text>Each planning grant authorized under this subsection shall be an amount that is not more than
$100,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida676a85b910e44afa68d52266f9df946"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation grants</header><paragraph id="id8a832acd6bef42888aa1d9075496c9ef"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From funds made available for this part under section 795F, the Secretary shall award
implementation
grants to eligible entities to further develop, pilot, field-test,
implement, document, validate, and, as applicable, scale up and replicate
innovations that address the purpose of this part.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf098cab7d5646b490f487d53c451ceb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>An implementation grant authorized under this subsection shall be for a 5-year period. Grant
funding after the first 3 years shall be
conditional upon the eligible entity achieving satisfactory
progress towards carrying out the educational innovations, activities, and
projects described in section 795E, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf15816ef04e24ecd9ba89e1ff95979c6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grant amount</header><text>Each implementation grant authorized under this subsection shall be an amount that is not more than
$10,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idccb1efc973eb40829b20ebec8c229419"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consortium entities</header><paragraph id="id63bb5a1837de4627987dcfd282bd0988"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal agent</header><text>In the case of an eligible entity that applies for a grant under this part as a consortium, each
member of the consortium comprising the eligible entity shall sign a
written agreement designating 1 member of the consortium to
serve as the fiscal agent of the eligible entity and act on behalf of the
eligible entity in performing the financial duties of the eligible entity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfc982cb7dd784678b5245ca24eb071b1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subgrants</header><text>The fiscal agent for an eligible entity (as described in paragraph (1)) may award subgrants to
another
member of the consortium that comprises that eligible entity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idec745352b7b94e5ea7ffb86e6db8b7cd"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal share</header><paragraph id="ided971ddb1fbc4f609cdfff6405bbb1b7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><text>The Federal share of the total cost of carrying out a project funded by a planning grant authorized
under subsection (b) shall be 100 percent of such total cost.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1a4c01a760ae4c51ab789e87bd72e09f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation grants</header><subparagraph id="id7301e6cc766e4af68ccda60215603036"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the total cost of carrying out a project funded by an implementation grant
authorized under subsection (c) shall be not more than 85 percent of such
total cost.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ce32e3711d441b9941490ae1a8eb26d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Remaining cost</header><text>An eligible entity that receives an implementation grant under subsection (c) shall provide, from
non-Federal
sources, an amount equal to not less than 15 percent of the total cost of
carrying out the project funded by the grant. Such amount may be provided
by in cash or in-kind.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida7e695edd7484cdbbb52a9c6b01295cf"><enum>795C.</enum><header>Applications</header><subsection id="idff2ad571c5a64524aa04a09cc85fd78e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity desiring a grant under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may reasonably require.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5ccc4a1de408490089534e429cdecced"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consortium entities</header><text>An application under this section for a planning grant or an implementation grant by an eligible
entity applying for a grant under this part as a consortium shall include
the written agreement described in
section 795B(d).</text></subsection><subsection id="id6532536dbe9a495698fcaca3d8841bfb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the application requirements under this section for a planning
grant authorized under section 795B(b) include, in addition to the
requirement under subsection (b), only the minimal requirements that are
necessary to review the proposed process of an eligible entity for the
planning and development of 1 or more educational innovations that
address the purpose of this part as described in section 795.</text></subsection><subsection id="idda5b87e844744c72b76399e4a4c8a0ed"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation grants</header><text>An application under this section for an implementation grant authorized under section 795B(c)
shall
include, in addition to the requirement under subsection (b), a
description
of—</text><paragraph id="idf26d1a14ecbd405fb1030a4f0b6b372d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each educational innovation that the eligible entity will implement using the funds made available
by such grant, including a description of the evidence supporting the
effectiveness of each such innovation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida14a61c04dc947b68fcc57240e5eb10f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how each educational innovation proposed to be implemented under such grant will address the
purpose of this part, as described in section 795, and how each such
innovation will further the institutional or organizational mission of
the eligible entity and any institution or organization that is a member
of a consortium comprising the eligible entity;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id631abb0a2da24b0f8be46cb3d54bda07"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the specific activities that the eligible entity will carry out with funds made available by such
grant, including, for a consortium application a description of the
activities that each member of the consortium
will carry out and a description of the capacity of each member of the
consortium to carry out such activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id988a4cb9c119455c83eb45397773043a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the performance measures that the eligible entity will use to track the eligible entity's progress
in implementing
each proposed educational innovation, including a description of how the
entity will implement such performance measures and use information on
performance to make adjustments and improvements to
activities, as needed, over the course of the grant period;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida20c019ebfea4bbf980d00984743f4e0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>how the eligible entity will provide the amount required under section 795B(e)(2)(B);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf658c800de7a423ab58a4975c0654fc3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>how the eligible entity will provide for an independent evaluation of the implementation and impact
of the projects funded by such grant that includes—</text><subparagraph id="idc3f30b66023f411aa3fd85b0f9ab07c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an interim report evaluating the progress made in the first 3 years of the grant; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee55195e27384e98aa662db46f1a0ec1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a final report to be completed at the end of the grant period; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7dc2fb796b7242ca800de5d9b3c3edb0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the plan of the eligible entity for continuing each proposed educational innovation after the grant
period has ended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id10f3bff076f244b8929f20908de8be87"><enum>795D.</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In awarding grants under this part, the Secretary shall give priority—</text><paragraph id="id19267320fb9e4ea38260afa2f5625ed0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>first to applications from eligible entities that include institutions—</text><subparagraph id="id953f54629db94ce3a889ab51602b973f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that serve a high percentage of students that are eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide03d742b10974350a034a3f9eb155994"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that have endowment funds the market value of which, per full-time equivalent student, is less than
the average current market value of the endowment funds, per full-time
equivalent student at other applicant institutions;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcefc7a3fc8e9411c95c45ec23254b62a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>next, to applications that seek to address issues of major national need, including—</text><subparagraph id="id115422deccf04b1fa1e1ed9d699f0cb3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>educational innovations designed to increase the rate of postsecondary degree attainment for
populations within minority groups that have low relative rates of
postsecondary degree attainment, including African-American males who
attain a postsecondary degree;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6fcf0fef1eb4ce89c6d5b66f0fad6de"><enum>(B)</enum><text>innovative partnerships between minority-serving institutions and local educational agencies that
are designed to increase the enrollment and successful completion of
postsecondary education for populations that have been historically
underrepresented in higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida4efef5d80654946a38f305a78dc3e20"><enum>(C)</enum><text>educational innovations that bring together the resources of minority-serving institutions and
partner institutions in support of economic development, entrepreneurship,
and the commercialization of funded research and the development of an
innovation ecosystem on postsecondary school campuses;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97c2d0e709fa4090b6981efed0720236"><enum>(D)</enum><text>educational innovations that support developing programs and initiatives to support undergraduate
and graduate programs in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b7eca1cab944310b18e6ea10d222b23"><enum>(E)</enum><text>educational innovations described in paragraphs (3) and (6) of section 795E(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="iddff16a1f0a434973a695e76865344281"><enum>795E.</enum><header>Use of funds</header><subsection id="id8c4800efbd3b481c917393bedb83914a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><text>An eligible entity receiving a planning grant authorized under section 795B(b) shall use funds made
available by such grant to conduct a comprehensive institutional planning
process that includes—</text><paragraph id="id741855a24a2b4d90bdec829dd69f04b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of the needs of the minority-serving institution and, in the case of an eligible
entity applying as a consortium, the needs of each member of the
consortium;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idee35683ec1ab42b38346475846fec52a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>research on educational innovations, consistent with the purpose of this part as described in
section 795, to meet the needs described in paragraph (1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf0307dae06b9466baa23337da9129d57"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the selection of 1 or more educational innovations to be implemented;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id184ec4b0a38847cc9f07552feac85bb5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assessment of the capacity of the minority-serving institution and, in the case of an eligible
entity applying as a consortium, the capacity of each member of the
consortium, to
implement each such educational innovation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbccb34aec26b4f1ba61d0b34928465ed"><enum>(5)</enum><text>activities to further develop such capacity.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc0a70e84a1df403aaaa8267b69d8a26d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation grants</header><text>An eligible entity receiving an implementation grant under section 795B(c) shall use the funds made
available by such grant to further develop, pilot, field-test, implement,
document, validate, and, as applicable, scale up and replicate educational
innovations that address the purpose of this part, as described in section
795, such as educational innovations designed to—</text><paragraph id="id7a2c979ac2124d2cb23de5715216d1ea"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve student achievement, such as through activities designed to increase the number or
percentage of students who successfully complete developmental or remedial
coursework (which may be accomplished through the evidence-based redesign
of such coursework) and pursue and succeed in postsecondary studies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3eb173bb0494e2ead2c69c7d88d1d7e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve and expand institutional recruitment, postsecondary school awareness, and postsecondary
school preparation efforts targeting students, including high-achieving
students, from low-income families, such as through activities undertaken
in partnership with local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations
(including the introduction of dual enrollment programs and the
implementation of activities designed to enable more students to enter
postsecondary education without the need for remediation);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf667f1375f32406da7a27a81ab915868"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase the number or percentage of students, particularly students who are members of
historically underrepresented populations, who enroll in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics courses, graduate with degrees in
such fields, and pursue advanced studies in such fields;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf7df9e63f77f46eb9db703a0361737ae"><enum>(4)</enum><text>increase (such as through the provision of comprehensive academic and nonacademic student support
services) the number or percentage of students who make satisfactory or
accelerated progress toward graduation from postsecondary school and the
number or percentage of students who graduate from postsecondary school on
time;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id40945dd7fb89431ebc08d00a1c1e7ce9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>implement evidence-based improvements to courses, particularly high-enrollment courses, to improve
student outcomes and reduce education costs for students, including costs
of remedial courses;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb62131599b00461685041dc82ba3f1aa"><enum>(6)</enum><text>enhance the quality of teacher preparation programs at minority-serving institutions, to enable
teachers at such institutions to be highly effective in the classroom and
to enable such programs to meet the demands for accountability in teacher
education;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb6eadbad13234877ba01323e031b67ea"><enum>(7)</enum><text>expand the effective use of technology in higher education, such as through inter-institutional
collaboration on implementing competency-based technology-enabled delivery
models (including hybrid models) or through the use of open educational
resources and digital content; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d311492933f4cbeb6fa711339320019"><enum>(8)</enum><text>provide a continuum of solutions by incorporating activities that address multiple objectives
described in paragraphs (1) through (7).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4ba1670badd0437c82b554ad47ed2962"><enum>795F.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2015 through
2020 to carry out the activities under this part.</text></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id1F79F0A37DF649A7B9A83352533807CC"><enum>714.</enum><header>State competitive grant program for reforms to improve higher education persistence and completion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1133">20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by sections 711, 712, and 713, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1E6CC37DEB244A0944ED8F7BD8562D8" style="OLC"><part id="idCCC12218CFCB41D5A088E08E421ECD35" style="OLC"><enum>I<?LEXA-Enum K?></enum><header>State competitive grant program for reforms to improve higher education persistence and completion</header><section id="id9f8b433837e246a2be1483f46ae22a31" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>796.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this part is to provide incentives for States to implement comprehensive reforms
and innovative strategies that are designed to lead to—</text><paragraph id="id968cdf71bea4415399cd9a8369d5d278"><enum>(1)</enum><text>significant improvements in postsecondary outcomes for traditionally underrepresented students,
including improvements in postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and
completion by 2020;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id48ca7453104c41778ecc067f2866ab08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reductions in the need for remedial education for postsecondary students;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf27000ed0eee4da79448f91099ccb3e5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increased alignment between elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and
workforce systems; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc084e711765f4300b22abfd4b0d97cea"><enum>(4)</enum><text>innovation in postsecondary education.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id4f12392f96414752b131ed3aea54aa70"><enum>796A.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text><paragraph id="id8084EDE5709649F09E4BA6668AD5D79E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Dual enrollment program</header><text>The term <term>dual enrollment program</term> means a program of study provided by an institution of higher education through which a student
who has not graduated from secondary school with a regular high school
diploma
is able to earn secondary school credit and transferable postsecondary
credit that is
accepted as credit toward a postsecondary degree or credential at no cost
to the participant or the participant’s family. A dual enrollment program
shall consist of not less than 2 postsecondary credit-bearing courses and
support and academic services that help a student persist and complete
such courses.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1488616c62f3459681cec8bf115c2d33"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Early college high school program</header><text>The term <term>early college high school program</term> means a formal partnership between at least 1 local educational agency and at least 1 institution
of higher education that allows students to simultaneously complete, as
part of an organized course of study, requirements toward earning a
regular high school diploma and earning not less than 12 transferable
postsecondary credits that are accepted as credit toward a postsecondary
degree or credential at no cost to the participant or the participant’s
family.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9e8f316195d843719834541d66c39028"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Low income student</header><text>The term <term>low income student</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idCE3D3552F15E49D1B44062D567442F22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to an elementary school or secondary school student, a student who—</text><clause commented="no" id="idB7039470C3B6478C8E914DAC90A31151"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is eligible for a free or reduced priced lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id7649106659a44bef830c39122519e8c4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is eligible for or is a member of a family eligible for means tested benefits or public assistance
at the Federal, State, or local level; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idf965dce8fda049a5b528f6ca339eb80a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>lives in a high-poverty area or attends a secondary school that serves students in a high-poverty
area; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFDE59C499EEC46B4BD02A002C14FD30C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to a postsecondary student, a student who—</text><clause commented="no" id="id561D4DB833A54F51933217A1C905CC5E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant under section 401; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id8F47D77ABEAC4ABBA5007FE6A568BA9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is eligible for means-tested benefits or public assistance at the Federal, State, or local level.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id23168232b5934f798a93628ddd4fb499"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Persist</header><text>The term <term>persist</term> means to continue enrollment in postsecondary education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3e707555ca04ccd9a055fa0040d361b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Traditionally underrepresented student</header><text>The term <term>traditionally underrepresented student</term> means a student who—</text><subparagraph id="id9fc88a3f97324ee1bdcf32304247fade"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a low-income student and—</text><clause id="idac1f6a22833c43fdb2a64dcf67546fc1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a first generation college student, as defined in section 402A(h);</text></clause><clause id="idE78FFD88FEB1431A8665EA6619097874"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has a dependent;</text></clause><clause id="id9C3047FB69C5430A818EA13F5F185C83"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is employed for not less than 25 hours a week;</text></clause><clause id="id0C50483E7A8C444192303B010096261B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>has taken 2 or more developmental education courses; or</text></clause><clause id="idF375344704B04330826686D3B483438D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>left high school without a regular high school diploma or its equivalent;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81e4e3357f1a4da3bd047c6a08827747"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is or has been a homeless child or youth, as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11434a">42 U.S.C. 11434a</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8ada5fd8a0e84ffaabc0d14d23a28174"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is a foster care youth;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id768f9ff633dd476c84b68dd150beebe8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is an individual with a disability, as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12102">42 U.S.C. 12102</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1388BB0802B84BFD88F091F6072FC841"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is a child with a disability, as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id870e15834a2d42b3b23f8c4d106f0c4b"><enum>(F)</enum><text>has been adjudicated in the juvenile or criminal justice system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idd5ae71af1b88417a98b433551c19df92"><enum>796B.</enum><header>State grant program authorized</header><subsection id="id60a7081972af4df89f0dc37ff48d1a7b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts made available to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not
more than 2 percent to carry out activities in accordance with this part
related to technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and dissemination.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE13685CCCBA84FBAA200090DDF8BF29E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><paragraph id="idb27149387d574bd690036e2340e3b5dd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this part and not reserved under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall award planning or
implementation grants under this part, in such a manner as to achieve an
equitable distribution of grant funds throughout the United States, to
States to enable the States to plan or implement
comprehensive reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary
outcomes for all students, especially low-income and traditionally
underrepresented students.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida1ff9aac82bd4ad78b22dbf231b1e3d2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning and implementation grants</header><text>As described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall award grants to
States for the purpose described in section 796 by—</text><subparagraph id="id98a12a62c0fe4a69806e2f9578801514"><enum>(A)</enum><text>awarding planning grants, on a competitive basis, to States to enable such States to
develop the
comprehensive State plan described in section 796D to increase
postsecondary education enrollment, persistence, and attainment by 2020;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7f7ef6f79f7248ca9abbe0cd7589a5e8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>awarding implementation grants, on a competitive basis, to States to enable such
States to implement the comprehensive State plan described in
section 796D.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id335b0b5afa0545ceaa55f01ad9c31bee"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header><subparagraph id="id286F5ED826A74D36801E8BD91C27DAAE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limit on number of grants</header><text>A State may receive only 1
planning grant, and only 1 implementation grant, under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB73AC516AE064317ABD79483B96EA59C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limit on number of planning grants</header><text>The Secretary may elect to limit the number and amount of planning grants awarded under this
section during a
grant period, if the Secretary determines it would best promote the
purposes of this part.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id087412be3f744839a5996a2df2c7a17e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duration</header><subparagraph id="idc6164285d4c94725a5aa2cd6bc929249"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Planning grant</header><text>Each planning grant awarded under this part shall be for a period of not more than 24 months.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F5E92E3E01C4AE5B03D841CA55F0B94"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation grant</header><text>Each implementation grant awarded under this part shall be for a period of
not more than 5 years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5ec953a0eb6b4b8ea63d553849fe9904"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements for additional funding</header><text>Before receiving funding for an implementation grant for the third or any subsequent year of
the grant, the State receiving the grant shall demonstrate to
the Secretary that the State is—</text><clause id="id4b2374fedbd44e94bb55ccec360fabb4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>making progress in implementing the State plan described under section 796D at a rate that the
Secretary determines
will result in full implementation of that plan during the remainder of
the
grant period; and</text></clause><clause id="idb8f6f0685c7c45c68f1c0a398758fccf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>making progress, as measured by the annual performance measures and targets described in section
796D(b)(2), at a rate that the Secretary
determines will result in reaching those targets and achieving the
objectives of the grant, during the remainder of the grant period.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idfa5eb886417a4f3c8dba3d77f0e60bcf"><enum>796C.</enum><header>Application process</header><subsection id="id43b20856da4b438887db4e51df1d9cf5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><text>Each State that desires to receive a planning grant under this part shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. At a minimum,
each such application shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="idb09db8403e3743b988d39d610f877056"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Documentation of the State's record, including demonstrating a need for the grant funds
to improve the State’s record, as applicable, in the areas to be
measured by the
performance measures under section 796D(b)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8bd5ac664eba49c08f84c8601050d37d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A coherent strategy for using funds under this part, and other Federal, State, and local funds, to
design a State plan as described in section 796D.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide1bb279a1e0c40f79d830b9517fdfff0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Evidence that there will be collaboration among the State, the State educational agency,
institutions of
higher education located in the State, postsecondary students, workforce
partners, and other stakeholders, in developing and implementing such
plan,
including evidence of the State's commitment and capacity to
implement such plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb8c8d8ce1e8449c9a76a11ff2e98103"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An assurance of the State’s commitment to developing the State plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC2487F5A873743AE95253E2C16DACE3A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An assurance of the State’s commitment to meeting, before the end of the planning grant
period, any requirements that the Secretary may establish.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0f46d22e1bf349018704eafacef27321"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation grants</header><text>Each State that desires to receive an implementation grant under this part shall submit
an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. At a minimum,
each such application shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="id2750f654971f4fca8c3620439ad52a90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Documentation of the State's record, including demonstrating a need for the grant funds
to improve the State's record, as applicable, in the areas to be
measured by the
performance measures under section 796D(b)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id07f20d077fab429e8190ea4a22ece08c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of how the implementation grant funds will be used to implement the comprehensive
State
plan described in section 796D, which may be an existing (as of the date
of application) State plan that meets the requirements of such
section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb430d61748b64eba8145347906738a3b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Evidence of conditions of innovation and reform that the State has established and the
State's plan for implementing additional conditions for
innovation and reform, including—</text><subparagraph id="id2a9c234611de4801ab8248010102ea13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of how the State has identified and eliminated ineffective practices in the
past, and a plan for doing so in the future;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21444f5b6a914c32915452a9f4e8a60c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how the State has identified and promoted effective practices in the
past, and a plan for doing so in the future; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c8578ca18a1476eaa00f09b32d7db4f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>steps the State has taken and will take to eliminate statutory, regulatory, procedural,
or other barriers to facilitate the full implementation of the State's
proposed
plan under section 796D.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id339998f3603c4426a7d632a29ef42121"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The State's annual performance measures and targets, established in accordance with the
requirements of section 796D(b)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5C539D3D1319401C8524BB527DE3DFB5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A signed assurance from every public institution of higher education in the State that the
institution will carry out any activities that the State determines may be
necessary to carry out the State plan under section
796D.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD6755F92ACCF4B67B1D68E8488F68417"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An assurance from the State that the State will provide
equitable resources and technical assistance to
all public institutions of higher education in the State to implement the
reforms described in this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9320a846da574bb5a6b9462eb58e3d4f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria for evaluating applications</header><paragraph id="id0d38964c25db4d308f9364e3e92af37c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants under this part on a competitive basis to a geographically diverse
group of States, based on the quality of the applications
submitted by
the States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2006371911b6492a91f51b7f99272b0b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of explanation</header><text>The Secretary shall publish an explanation of how the application review process will ensure an
equitable, transparent, and objective evaluation of applicants.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida3692f4e24514c2d8f30482cc29d2887"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this part, the Secretary shall give priority to a State if—</text><paragraph id="id7CCE6989F9EF4FBEBD6C2C7494FA80C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the State has a
significant percentage of low-income students or traditionally
underrepresented
students
residing within the State;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6d403c0cdd844ae09d83be89bfa4dd50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the State has a strong record of investment in
postsecondary education; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ideea84b9bfd9e4a349a413fcc64b66224"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the State distributes State postsecondary education aid on
the basis of need.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idbcf85eb3427f414a9b053939d0d976e1"><enum>796D.</enum><header>Comprehensive State plan</header><subsection id="id1f4c45ff531245238a4fad90d18494f6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of plan</header><text>Each State receiving a planning or implementation grant under this part shall establish or
implement, respectively, a
comprehensive State plan described in subsection (b) to increase student
access, persistence, and completion in
postsecondary education at—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id4C4C0F5EA6AB4D18B515D10D64004D43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>public institutions of higher education
throughout the State; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB79BC14BD96B4152B1128F29C06EF094"><enum>(2)</enum><text>private nonprofit institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101) that
agree to
participate in and implement the State plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida93251c7a8a44c85a396c6ae7185cd82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Comprehensive State plan</header><text>The comprehensive State plan described in subsection (a) shall contain the following:</text><paragraph id="id13a499455d3a47d3bf39d786630efff3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A commitment to implement statewide reforms in the following areas:</text><subparagraph id="idcd2493d8708e4b61a4e9293e40d0efed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Removing barriers to innovation in postsecondary education by—</text><clause id="ide75b5c436b144a4cbb3aaa0e129b4021"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shortening the length of time to a postsecondary degree;</text></clause><clause id="id02cb6b616bb845df9b8f0c082ce6ed03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promoting efficiencies on campuses that lead to lower net tuition prices for students;</text></clause><clause id="iddb622e105d7642f4888849e917df9a02"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>promoting the use of technology to increase personalized learning, advising, and support services
for students; and</text></clause><clause id="idF3CA67C7E4814C6BAEF318D117995C23"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>developing innovative education delivery models, such as using technology to enhance online and
classroom learning, in order to increase participation and retention of
students, particularly low-income students and students who are in the
first generation in their family to attend an institution of higher
education.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7844a7c447048209344513603ec99e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Improving the transition between elementary and secondary education and postsecondary education and
the workforce by—</text><clause id="idd40f286c7f2844aca6dfe0d5402e19df"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reforming the process for identifying students for developmental education, offering developmental
education examinations while students are in secondary school to identify
knowledge and skills gaps, and reducing the need for developmental
education by ensuring that developmental education courses are reserved
for students who are substantially underprepared and placing
better-prepared students in traditional courses;</text></clause><clause id="id7319197f869e4d13a0380d36fcb39d0d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>redesigning and standardizing developmental education requirements and assessments among
institutions of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="ida59669bff67049d0967aea7afb3d0bde"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reforming the content, timing, and delivery of developmental education to help academically
underprepared students complete college through comprehensive approaches;</text></clause><clause id="id305c01c1c9c04dbaa2d7380431f9f404"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>using technology, academic, and student supports that engage students, align developmental
education to students’ academic and career goals, and accelerate the
students' progression through remediation and credit-bearing coursework;</text></clause><clause id="id465980b974ca479d9b668c48be836902"><enum>(v)</enum><text>increasing access to dual enrollment and early college high schools for low-income students; and</text></clause><clause id="id7DF2EB82FE894A17B5B006CA3C10A80D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>establishing clear and transparent policies regarding how completion of dual
enrollment and early college high school programs will result in the
transfer of credits—</text><subclause id="id9359FFC1DF5C49D7A0B42A63535CDD98"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to public institutions of higher education in the
State; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id220C0FF8992E459898464DE8B703A636"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to private nonprofit institutions of higher education that choose
to participate in such credit transfer policies.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc12e59e7dc7f4c7fae413cac1ce324e4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Increasing persistence in postsecondary education by carrying out all of the following:</text><clause id="id52cee1b129364bff9201caee6ec46ddc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Developing early warning systems to identify students at risk of dropping out of postsecondary
education.</text></clause><clause id="idc15f6c9c51674c0ba727c8c13b6e9115"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Providing highly effective and comprehensive academic and student support services at institutions
of higher education.</text></clause><clause id="id57DD757C07F34C28B912704CBE1AB6D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Requiring all public institutions of higher education in the State to establish credit transfer
policies and
articulation agreements, that have been developed in consultation with
educators in institutions of higher education, with each other so that
students can seamlessly
transfer among all public institutions of higher education in the State.
Such articulation agreements shall guarantee—</text><subclause id="id27ae96a772114df78d4d75778ec21557"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that students who earn postsecondary credit at a public institution of higher education will be
able to transfer those credits to—</text><item id="ida38535b4e9ae4178a2217cb6e0a6e384"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>any public institution of higher education in the State, and that such credits will count toward
meeting specific degree or credential requirements; and</text></item><item id="idbe93aa533c9545f390066a37e99b8217"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any private nonprofit institution of higher education that chooses to participate in an
articulation agreement;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id67fa817c64c940bab557507259556d4c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that common course numbering is used to identify substantially similar courses;</text></subclause><subclause id="idfc89e50eeb464a8594bd21efc4136952"><enum>(III)</enum><text>that credits are recognized throughout the system of higher education in the State and count as
credits earned for a degree or credential program at a public institution
of higher education in the State and at any private nonprofit institution
of higher education that chooses to participate, consistent with
clause (I)(bb); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id9ec95bcb91614d74a7d15b4b9c63efb2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>that if a student earns an associate’s degree, that associate’s degree, awarded by the
participating institution of higher education in the State, shall be fully
acceptable in transfer and credited as the first 2 years of a related
baccalaureate program at a public institution of higher education in such
State.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id660312A7579B4E3593C13B6ABD5C57CA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Including private nonprofit institutions of higher education that choose to participate in the
credit transfer policies and articulation agreements described in clause
(iii).</text></clause><clause id="idA7E9CFB289FE437BB69E02EEF44D37B8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Providing students residing in the State with free degree audits.</text></clause><clause id="idF08F982EC4AC44CE9CE76B5920A2C539"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Providing students with an assurance that if a student receives an associate’s degree from a public
institution of higher education in the State, that associate’s degree will
translate into upper level status at a receiving public institution of
higher education.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78e97934190143ac8992b547d91c2155"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Increasing transparency of information to students and their families by—</text><clause id="idf70cc84830934e75b08f683cc80c08b2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing financial literacy information to students and families, including information regarding
the benefits of postsecondary education,
planning for postsecondary education, postsecondary education
opportunities, and career planning;</text></clause><clause id="id890e6ab92b5041fe83ae4f1bccbf6a88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing information on financing options for postsecondary education and activities that promote
financial literacy and debt management among students and families,
including assistance in completion of the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid or other common financial reporting form under section 483(a);</text></clause><clause id="idc8e4794246f346fe9ddbb4a29534e674"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting workforce outcomes for postsecondary graduates;</text></clause><clause id="id9e44310698d24c07ac5776528e4894ec"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>developing multi-year tuition and fee schedules;</text></clause><clause id="id544a16d5c9a744be94791283a66a519e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improving postsecondary data systems and linking those systems to existing State data systems for
elementary and secondary education and the workforce; and</text></clause><clause id="id78f227f8d17f4ea4b1440b5fb52a4c26"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>developing practices for the continuous assessment of student learning and for public reporting of
non-personally identifiable student learning outcomes.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA3C2ECBB4E6435391D3FD8CDC15B983"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Increasing and improving the use of funding in higher education by—</text><clause id="idCDE25AA51E254081B90FBFF4E5D652BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>awarding State financial aid to students on the basis of need, rather than merit;</text></clause><clause id="id4BF140FD9DDD40BCB5606EE4E4158A9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing performance funding systems that measure and award funding to institutions of higher
education based upon improvement in postsecondary education outcomes for
students,
including successful transfer from a 2-year institution of higher
education
to a 4-year institution of higher education and degree attainment; and</text></clause><clause id="idBDE89A0F9C324F5FAC8BAD2FE61CA999"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>rewarding institutions that distribute their institutional aid based on need.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf0723e6fb7fd4a3aa576c7fe28d1cc1b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Annual performance measures and targets for the programs and
activities carried out under this part, which shall include measures and
targets for goals established by the Secretary under section 796G as
well as measures and targets
developed by the State and approved by the Secretary. The
annual performance measures and targets shall, at a minimum, track the
State's progress in—</text><subparagraph id="id3b2d6703e2574f82a2b22026d43c358f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implementing the plan described in this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb4eb2a3eb704cd6b065c0c4fba3c259"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increasing the percentage of low income and traditionally underrepresented students who enroll in,
persist through, and graduate from higher education, as measured
by—</text><clause id="id6f905ca37b784d09874e5eb20215c281"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reducing the need for higher education remediation;</text></clause><clause id="id7f91b33d61434c2684ce51022049dddc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increasing higher education enrollment rates;</text></clause><clause id="ide90c6619acbe40b785727678763fe747"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increasing persistence and completion rates in higher education;</text></clause><clause id="id6658e918e27f4f83afe3b9090f749f8e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>increasing the rate at which students complete a program at an institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="idec55bbb2b4a94f63a1e3036cec86b0dd"><enum>(v)</enum><text>increasing enrollment in dual enrollment programs and early college high school programs;</text></clause><clause id="id6548bf4007b946d3ae65831859834781"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>increasing the percentage of students who successfully complete and earn a minimum of 12 credits
for rigorous postsecondary education courses while attending a secondary
school; and</text></clause><clause id="idd393af9aef8347c18ae256d591efa1bb"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>increasing the percentage of students who earn postsecondary credit and successfully have such
credit accepted by an institution of higher education toward a degree or
credential; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7db176efafc423e96375f537065ffb1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>making progress on any other performance measure identified by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id92ea0e927fd34f258ef3fd2c9601841d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Goals for increasing postsecondary credential attainment by 2020 for traditionally underrepresented
students.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id07BF8F6C76594171A1982FF2766EAAB8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review and approval</header><text>Each State plan developed under this section shall be reviewed and approved by the
Secretary.</text></subsection></section><section id="id37f116fa16494449ae1ea63c957bbbe5"><enum>796E.</enum><header>Use of funds</header><subsection id="id0fd01fce6bbd41b2b7ba6ddf1ea70cbd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State receiving an implementation grant under this part shall use the funds to carry
out any purpose included in the State’s
comprehensive State plan described in section 796D.</text></subsection><subsection id="idb40a822ae8f446019095213e43a85756"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text>Federal funds made available under this part shall not be used—</text><paragraph id="id2a637a6e6ca54bf08c0b0b1f37ea38ff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote any lender’s loans;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0cd7308aada84ea580c407f19f5de116"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to supplement or supplant Federal, State, or institutional financial aid; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD3B7F74CB2648CBB713ED77C62BB39D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>compensate for a decrease in State appropriations for higher education.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8c62037fa6364d96ac046167868aaa92"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sufficient progress</header><text>If the Secretary determines, by the end of the third year of the grant, that a State
receiving an implementation grant under this part is not making
substantial progress on meeting the requirements of the comprehensive
State plan
under section 796D and meeting the performance measures and targets
described in section 796D(b)(2), the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="id8fcab124a33e43b58d64e72595a5d919"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall cancel the grant; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida18ab10ae4de4d01b174d5b6e3568ec4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use any funds returned or made available due to a cancellation under paragraph (1) to—</text><subparagraph id="id693983ae5725402b8a353c70a6661d21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase other grant awards under this part; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9337a6082a541128cef3adf368b1889"><enum>(B)</enum><text>award new grants to other eligible entities under this part.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id48ddd096461c489c8c7e9fbe6e1fc92d"><enum>796F.</enum><header>Matching and other financial requirements</header><subsection commented="no" id="idEE004489CB224AEF99BC22FE00C8AAB6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Matching requirements</header><paragraph commented="no" id="idD8A02022ED844645880B568351BA3029"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State receiving a grant under this part shall provide matching funds toward the costs
of the grant in the amount applicable under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4A01759426274CC8BC865B5FB0FD5ACF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount of matching funds</header><text>The matching funds required under this paragraph shall be an amount equal to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idEA0F41892A8642968E2CE61E1980D19B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a planning grant, 20 percent of the amount of the grant for each year of the grant;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3A4A5AC63B74493291295669294BAA91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an implementation grant—</text><clause commented="no" id="id724E45362DDB4E09B7EE8209611089A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>20 percent of such costs for the first year of the grant;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id6257B6DB875E4621B455F5FC08CBB8B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>30 percent of such costs for the second year of the grant;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id3AAD11FDBC764C6890B7D896E4DB6E21"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>40 percent of such costs for the third year of the grant;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idA5F703C1E6E5496AA6BB7B6409765A52"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>50 percent of such costs for the fourth year the grant; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idC20A013C2EDD4840BCD43211794E9AEE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>60 percent of such for the fifth year of the grant.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6694819863BC42DEA9948DDB5F01180D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>In cash or in-kind</header><text>Matching funds provided under this subsection shall be from non-Federal sources and may be provided
in cash or in-kind.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA32321D787B748F1833273EB13D0F865"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Supplement not supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal funding provided under this part shall be used to supplement and not supplant other
Federal, State, or institutional resources that would otherwise be
expended to carry out
the activities described in this part.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ide62027e8318944eca4eeb1c7aad523f5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id4b212e86d9f04ee2bb7f048e70cf0ba2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With respect to each fiscal year for which a State receives a grant
under this part, the State will maintain State
support for public institutions of higher education (excluding support
for capital projects, for research and development, and for tuition and
fees
paid by students) at least at the level of such support for the previous
fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id97bf75a2c891412fa0885ae0764b1d5f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial hardship waiver</header><text>A State may apply to the Secretary for a waiver of, and the Secretary may waive, the
requirements of paragraph (1) if the State is
experiencing a financial hardship due to a natural disaster, unforeseen
decline in the financial resources of the State, or other exceptional or
uncontrollable circumstances.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc4db80d2229d487caaefd377ebb0e76e"><enum>796G.</enum><header>Performance measures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish performance measures for the programs and activities carried out
under grants awarded under this part prior to awarding
grants under this part. The Secretary shall ensure that such measures
are made available to potential applicants prior to seeking applications
for grants under this section.</text></section><section id="idcc3a2395f56046608dcbbcfefe255deb"><enum>796H.</enum><header>Reports; evaluations</header><subsection id="id80CCE5E7E6B9468299CCC2F9A04F6AB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="idCFE9347C69CF4E0FA49A74154BE321AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Implementation grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State that receives an implementation grant under this part shall submit to the
Secretary, at such
time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, an annual report
including, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph id="id0263f56a31924828b6274e738303fe2f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>data on the State's progress in achieving the targets for the annual performance measures
established under section 796G; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee8cc0a625724429a754a0dc8fcd4264"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the challenges the State has faced in carrying out the implementation
grant under
this part, and how the State has addressed, or plans to address,
such challenges.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA9F49C70AA334D54B856EA3B0CC4D0AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><text>A State that receives a planning grant under this part shall submit to the Secretary, at
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, a report that
includes a
copy of the State plan developed under the grant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbdd308e8c86b43559099f73d2dcea6ab"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id21e5db17fa9e4c21b6c2625301e79543"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, evaluate the implementation and
impact of activities supported under this part; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9d4feb0da474d0ca1409f5124a1d945"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disseminate research on best practices.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9126d5e89424409795b56dab3781e1f3"><enum>796I.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2015 and each of the following 4 fiscal years.</text>
</section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Additional programs</header><section id="id8059143A73A9414DB29F21B4D2138E3F"><enum>801.</enum><header>Reorganization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VIII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161">20 U.S.C. 1161 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idEEB904A2265E4B7D82A263FB31CF3D33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking parts E, H, I, K, M, N, O, R, U, V, X, and Y;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5226A9726E734B19B2EF0F535255A49B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating parts F, G, J, L, P, Q, S, T, W, Z, and AA as parts E, F, G, H, I, J, K,
L, M, N, and O, respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFE91109FDE5749A09044C2E2B48B1C89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 851, 861, 872, 873, 892, 895, 897, and 898 as sections 831, 836, 841,
846, 851, 856, 861, and 862, respectively.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idE3196CC8F3DF4B9889EAA57EE1F5711A"><enum>802.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for Project Grad</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 801(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161a">20 U.S.C. 1161a(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section id="idF6211E8486F3421AA987D5D972AF4E79"><enum>803.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the mathematics and science scholars program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 802(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161b">20 U.S.C. 1161b(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="idD364A473CD724DE4A44D147D35FC6CA9"><enum>804.</enum><header>Community college and industry partnerships program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part C of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161c et seq.) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF79A486E874B491E9B05D05A34E43C29" style="OLC"><part id="idBE6390755AC74403B5D147D0D2E42083" style="OLC"><enum>C<?LEXA-Enum C?></enum><header>Community College and Industry Partnerships Program</header><section id="idB480AC6913A74B7D99021450A7EA3757"><enum>803.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text><paragraph id="ida229d9effedc4dc9ab94c6096f63137d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Community college</header><text>The term <quote>community college</quote> means a public institution of higher education as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education
Act, where the highest degree offered is predominantly the associate's
degree.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09EBA22FBDBB4673881A77A8F7334CCC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local board</header><text>The term <quote>local board</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66BC2AD6C3B140529A5524F02FAD2192"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nontraditional student</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>nontraditional student</term> means a student who is a low-income student and—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBB7E0FFF4184A998336389ACD327134"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who is an independent student, as defined in section 480(d), or is an individual with a disability
as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12102);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0683D57979F344549F6FA3045FD7F890"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who attends an institution of higher education—</text><clause id="ID5EF437EDC72041298DE052E59E7BC7FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on less than a full-time basis;</text></clause><clause id="IDB1AB45B5628B49C5A56BF091E364244A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>via evening, weekend, modular, or compressed courses; or</text></clause><clause id="ID4F9AE7DED9FA4ADC9517804C76BD4DA2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>via distance education methods; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CE8F122F8754731A140C3A443DA4B60"><enum>(C)</enum><text>who—</text><clause id="ID88E7C08CBF5B4FEA870FA3AF01E8676C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>enrolled for the first time in an institution of higher education 3 or more years after
completing secondary school; or</text></clause><clause id="IDF8E3F1DE469C4356A799FB041DD2AA18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is employed for not less than 25 hours per week.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id512ED779B5E54EB9A2BE91FFF11C28CF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recognized postsecondary credential</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>recognized postsecondary credential</term> means a credential consisting of—</text><subparagraph id="id0F4FBF0E68B74934B14B227015CC7E8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an industry-recognized certificate or certification;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE10003553FA1436CBE175281B7DAAE5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937
(commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/50">29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.</external-xref>), referred to as a <quote>registered apprenticeship</quote>
for the purpose of this part;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20be4ca515ce44af934db5359f6a878a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a license recognized by the State involved or the Federal Government; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBFCF32F1402E41969AA05D3BB98CB1CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an associate's or baccalaureate degree.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0C7B178A19DD48DEB24DFD7DB0B009F9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretaries</term> means the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD23C403A0510417A8152F1098F718B2A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State board</header><text>The term <quote>State board</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id4f79c422a05b4e0bb05e234761dcbf31"><enum>803A.</enum><header>Community college and industry partnerships program</header><subsection id="id7290c20dd40f45e28de7312c22cf2a26"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><text>From funds appropriated under section 803C, the Secretaries, in accordance with the interagency
agreement described in section 803B, shall award competitive grants to
eligible entities described in subsection (b) for the purpose of
developing, offering, improving, or providing educational or career
training programs.</text></subsection><subsection id="id34e51a35dd9f4c349729f0fe61a85646"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><paragraph id="id47325a25514a4c04ae2dacf442485838"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Partnerships with employers or an employer or industry partnership</header><text>In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall—</text><subparagraph id="id5DCC7DDC35924F52A968BE759D0C95DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be—</text><clause id="idb3adaacd123340c6b49fac50a7ab901c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a community college that will use funds provided under this section for activities at the
certificate and associate's degree levels;</text></clause><clause id="idcf943603a8c74da0bac1fbf7e093a803"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a 4-year public institution of higher education that offers 2-year degrees, and
that will use funds provided under this section for activities at the
certificate and associate's degree levels;</text></clause><clause id="idd9b1ffda82f24727929ad1af100400ec"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b));</text></clause><clause id="id63951fe0208c47499dc4061202047e39"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a public or private nonprofit 2-year institution of higher education (as defined in section 102) in
the
Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any of the Freely
Associated States; or</text></clause><clause id="idC8804105A55B47A5A4DC8141BFD05A0A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a consortium of entities described in any of clauses (i) through (iv); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE8A11CAFBB3433B8C40B4AF79C3C282"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for purposes of the grant, be in partnership with—</text><clause id="id7DE995A9228F47B3B70F920F19996B42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an employer; or</text></clause><clause id="id2B400981E5824FBB99AC9B429C1B6B6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an industry partnership
representing multiple employers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id302e55542a404eaea8a183d5ffcad496"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional partners</header><subparagraph id="id0057bec5c4fe49c3bfb78e9057dc60f4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of additional partners</header><text>In addition to partnering with an entity described in paragraph (1)(B), an entity described
in paragraph (1)(A) may include in the partnership 1 or more of the
following entities:</text><clause id="id25aeb0dffbaf4f63aefb61f6e3bdf8b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>An adult education provider or institution of higher education.</text></clause><clause id="ide6c1faf141de4cd9b6e791befa474507"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A community-based organization with demonstrated expertise in serving non-traditional students or
providing education and training to workers or disconnected youth.</text></clause><clause id="id34926937938841b790472cb09bc9dcce"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A joint labor-management partnership.</text></clause><clause id="id5073af7c443b4fc197632ada6134d32b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A State board or local board.</text></clause><clause id="id4b241797bcbd42019e17cb8df580c9ee"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Any other organization that the Secretaries consider appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB72987B0EB874B3FB1685CD57B69E08A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Collaboration with State and local boards</header><text>An eligible
entity shall collaborate
with
the State board or local board, as appropriate, in the area served by
the eligible entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf8cb0559643241f98a6b79ddeac1246b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretaries at such time and containing such
information as the Secretaries determine is required, including a detailed
description of—</text><paragraph id="idfc0c83aaf4e24c8f94166a174af94095"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the specific educational or career training program that the eligible entity proposes and
how the program meets the criteria established under subsection (d),
including the manner in which the grant will be used to develop, offer,
improve, or provide the educational or career training program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idee91d22afd064797bc374c1bfa09999c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to which the program will meet the educational or career training needs of workers in
the area served by the eligible entity;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id640ed216f56249b99111da3671db5bb4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the extent to which the program will meet the skill needs of employers in the area for workers in
in-demand
industry sectors and occupations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0760f43db31140ed9a9967c530589e64"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the extent to which the proposed program fits within any overall strategic plan regarding
education and training developed by the
eligible entity;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ccdbcd930c946dba24941e1bf0de2ec"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id84A45DD516BC4CC797787A306729C4A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any previous experience of the eligible entity in providing educational or career training
programs, including the use of research-based models to provide such
programs; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" id="id95579b9f874340c4a4f906de93360d31" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an eligible entity without previous experience, a detailed description of how the
entity will carry out the activities required under the grant, including
the research-based model the entity plans to use to provide such programs;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0ae4756a1f1c4ddfb2fb96cd3df37656"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the recognized postsecondary credentials that participants in the proposed educational or career
training program will obtain, and how the
program meets quality criteria for programs leading to such credentials,
as established by the Governor of a State in which at least 1 of the
entities
described in subsection (b)(1)(A) that comprise the eligible entity is
located;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3fd6a35d14aa46d09ae9b5f6fb0c94e8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>how the eligible entity will sustain the educational or career training program after the end of
grant
period;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e82aab23a734c5d8937ee879e8b9313"><enum>(8)</enum><text>how any educational or career training program developed under this grant will be coordinated with
existing education and
training programs, as of the date of the application, in the relevant
State and region that are supported by Federal,
State, or other funds; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id145e352021544857a823a49b3c8a814e"><enum>(9)</enum><text>how the eligible entity will measure the performance of, and evaluate, the educational or career
training
program to be supported by this grant, including the performance outcomes
to be used by the eligible entity and an assurance that such entity
will provide the information requested by the Secretaries for evaluations
and reports under subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc83f9e1c864d405a813995fafd11b373"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria for award</header><paragraph id="idc1db2bdf9de6415f94c46c4319211c24"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Grants under this section shall be awarded based on criteria established by the Secretaries that
include the following:</text><subparagraph id="id1b64ec40d4d9401d9c1b94c382eccbb9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A determination of the merits of the proposal, in each application, to
develop, offer, improve, or provide an educational or career training
program. In making such a determination, the Secretaries shall not
automatically disqualify an eligible entity because of the absence of
previous experience described in subsection (c)(5)(A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id047fcd2e8bcc4ceea2573a21d361fa36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An assessment of the current and projected employment
opportunities available (as of the date of the application) in the area to
individuals who
complete an educational or career training program that the eligible
entity proposes to develop, offer, improve, or provide.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc750f8c71ba846e685fa85156db0b0c9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An assessment of prior demand for training programs by individuals eligible for training and served
by the eligible entity, as well as availability and capacity of existing
(as of the date of the assessment) training programs to meet future demand
for training programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id056755b2d55e4fb9a9fa1b81dc08ed54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretaries shall give priority to eligible entities
that—</text><subparagraph id="ida49d5de7628c41faa38ddf2e97cb8a6b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are in a partnership with an employer or an industry partnership that—</text><clause id="iddb8962efc15e4fc4a4103253332911dd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>agrees to pay a portion of the costs for participants of educational or career training programs
supported under the grant; or</text></clause><clause id="idb83589b36bcc471eb14295d6c963e424"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>agrees to hire individuals who have attained a recognized postsecondary credential resulting from
the educational or career training program supported under the grant;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d1f18dab7b94d70af25c0c0187dbeb1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into a partnership with a labor organization, labor-management training program, or
registered apprenticeship program, to provide, through the educational or
career training program, technical
expertise for occupationally specific education necessary for a recognized
postsecondary credential leading to a skilled occupation in an in-demand
industry sector;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id203b354cd341433fbf53881cb6369a34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrate a partnership with a State board or local board, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58a4b8719e43470e901d4d440a07400f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>are focused on serving individuals with barriers to employment, youth who are out-of-school or not
in the workforce, low-income, nontraditional students, students who are
dislocated workers, students who are veterans, or students who are
long-term unemployed;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5474aa9dfe0b47bb8c2bd8d2d6d34e05"><enum>(E)</enum><text>include community colleges serving areas with high unemployment rates, including rural areas and
areas with high unemployment rates for youth;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1114b60f153c43f88aa8ce2062838961"><enum>(F)</enum><text>are eligible entities that include an institution of higher education eligible for assistance under
title III or V; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide009f77cc31543598771acfb89c3c66d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>are in a partnership, with an employer or industry partnership, that increases domestic
production of goods, such as advanced manufacturing or production of clean
energy technology.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbb16d83edab945ea9b376a854222ec4c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Grant funds awarded under this section shall be used for 1 or more of the following:</text><paragraph id="id15e65a60b21140cf8a7a05faf66c9093"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The development, offering, improvement, or provision of educational or career training programs
that—</text><subparagraph id="id0AE4205D82F34F0D8E41BA1EE3B6C5CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide relevant job training for occupations that will meet
the needs of employers in in-demand industry sectors; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5496E98788A64351BF915F9787D752DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may
include registered apprenticeship programs, on-the-job training programs,
and programs that support employers in upgrading the skills of their
workforce.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73f97a13143b4797bbfaed2a667191fc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The development and implementation of policies and programs to expand opportunities for students to
earn a recognized postsecondary credential, including a degree, in
in-demand industry sectors or occupations, including by—</text><subparagraph id="iddd566381677d439f87813e2a4a2e3817"><enum>(A)</enum><text>facilitating the transfer of academic credits between institutions of higher education in the
State, including
the transfer of academic credits for courses in the same field of study;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9a629d2f3ad4a59b036dfd8104991d1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expanding articulation agreements and policies that guarantee transfers between such institutions,
including through common course numbering and use of a general core
curriculum; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb74867ae399d4a7c9eb9c1aa50a5a95e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing or enhancing student support services programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idde794fa50089440cbcc88a68af408509"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The creation or enhancement of programs that provide a sequence or integration of education and
occupational training that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential,
including a degree, including programs that—</text><subparagraph id="id89ee540b550046a3a2be65fe00d2f50c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide adult education and literacy activities concurrently and contextually with occupational
training, and support services for participants, which may include such
activities and services provided along a career pathway;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63e0398769cc4bd0b750b354add8ffbe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate means of transitioning participants from non-credit occupational, adult
education, or developmental coursework to for-credit coursework within and
across institutions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4dde7d825c0f4a4d929f64543c6a91d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>build or enhance linkages, including the development of dual enrollment programs and early college
high schools, between secondary education or adult education programs
(including programs established under the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2301">20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9201">20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0f7e2a398593471a960bab042ba19e07"><enum>(D)</enum><text>are innovative programs designed to increase the provision of training for students, including
students who are members of the National Guard or Reserves, to enter
occupations in in-demand industry sectors; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbef94ca66f8445bc8c05022a3412fd5f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>support paid internships that will allow students to simultaneously earn postsecondary credit and
gain relevant employment experience in an in-demand industry
sector or occupation through work-based learning, which shall include
opportunities that transition
individuals into employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id07a6172d285d40e8b8bcf2c5620b720a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The support of skills consortia in an in-demand industry sector that
will identify pressing workforce needs and develop solutions such as—</text><subparagraph id="id50fb2248603240639dffb455cbe45078"><enum>(A)</enum><text>standardizing industry certifications;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71251d0040364bfb8dc5083978cf5d6e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing new training technologies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f320763884a411b82bf7503744a29f6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>collaborating with industry employers to define and describe how specific skills lead to particular
jobs and career opportunities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id46584e32135542339b390b001ab13a31"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluations and reports</header><paragraph id="id775E92C006E144F99E0291562663D993"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual reports to Secretaries</header><subparagraph id="id8D7E7FA6E1544C16A6B11C1D04DFB9D3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretaries an annual
report regarding the activities carried out under the grant, including the
progress made by the educational or career training program with respect
to the performance outcomes described in subsection (c)(9) and any other
information the Secretaries may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE8560E8F6014C8EB844377DFCBF0871"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disaggregation</header><text>The data provided to the
Secretaries in accordance with this subsection shall be disaggregated by,
at a minimum, race, ethnicity, and
eligibility to receive a Federal Pell Grant, except that such
disaggregation shall
not be required when the number of participants in a category is
insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or when the
results would reveal personally identifiable information about an
individual participant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91E41493B5F849A79CF7220F2BC683CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text>The Secretaries shall, directly or by contract, conduct an annual evaluation of the grant program
carried out under this section, which will include a determination of the
progress made by each educational or career training program supported by
the grant with respect to the performance outcomes described in subsection
(c)(9), using the reports provided by the eligible entities under
paragraph (1) and any other information that the Secretaries request from
the eligible entities for purposes of the evaluation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id110EFF5345FF40EA84D4626DFEE6BFB3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretaries shall jointly develop and submit a biennial
report to the authorizing committees regarding the grants awarded under
this section
and the outcomes of such grants, including the progress made by each
educational or career training program supported under such grant with
respect to the performance outcomes
described in subsection (c)(9) and the results of the
evaluations described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida02886dcd86343c1b2c1e48cd3980e35"><enum>803B.</enum><header>Interagency agreement</header><subsection id="id56E00C00F4D94CE88D37AC6A0184FF95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall jointly develop policies for the
administration of this part in accordance with such terms as the
Secretaries shall set forth in an interagency agreement. Such interagency
agreement, at a minimum, shall include a description of the respective
roles and responsibilities of the Secretaries in carrying out this
part (both jointly and separately), including—</text><paragraph id="id7E7489B650DC4E25A6069EFB8598B0EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the funds available under this part will be obligated and disbursed and compliance with
applicable laws (including regulations) will be ensured, as well as how
the recipients of the grants will be selected and monitored;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9703737ABF9D423080C25028C9ADA5B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how evaluations and research will be conducted on the effectiveness of grants awarded under this
part in addressing the education and employment needs of workers, and
employers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id01E591445C6441B3A19E780D2BDAACDD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how technical assistance will be provided to applicants and grant recipients;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8C9B4418E6B94F31B205D39057F20592"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how information will be disseminated, including through electronic means, on best practices and
effective strategies and service delivery models for activities carried
out under this part; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF7F121107C804CBAA2A6281929F0756A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how policies and processes critical to the successful achievement of the education, training, and
employment goals of this part will be established.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBFA2109071E24AEBB4458873289F5A5E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall have the authority to transfer funds
between the Department of Labor and the Department of Education to carry
out this part in accordance with the agreement described in subsection
(a).</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id295899396DA146A7BAEB35C1D3AE75DA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>803C.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this part for
fiscal year
2015 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="idF99D978AFA874F18A35B41B4267D4155"><enum>805.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for capacity for nursing students and faculty</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 804(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161d">20 U.S.C. 1161d(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="idC107A3FDD6424475BC5CD96EFF32223D"><enum>806.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for Teach for America</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 806(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161f">20 U.S.C. 1161f(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBA9B41861004734ADF687425C204080" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="idB4BBFA5221154AECA4D182F5CA522E99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each of the five succeeding
fiscal years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="id3789B28397564166B80D89941AE88071"><enum>807.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 807(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161g">20 U.S.C. 1161g(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="id07261A7488DC45D99D3F248FF75203F0"><enum>808.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
education with a focus on Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 819(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161j">20 U.S.C. 1161j(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="id8D9DB0D068084A0C9CF536D25EEEA3CE"><enum>809.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for student safety and campus emergency management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 821(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161l">20 U.S.C. 1161l(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="idEBEB9F73A7224F1281AC202554359319"><enum>810.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the education disaster and emergency relief program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 824(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161l-3">20 U.S.C. 1161l–3(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="id9FE001518F2148979F995A1E84BF5A3F"><enum>811.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the jobs to careers program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 831(j), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of section 801 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161p">20 U.S.C. 1161p(j)</external-xref>), is amended by
striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="idA3499E6795F54635A265DFC31C8FFBE2"><enum>812.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for rural development grants for rural-serving colleges and
universities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 861(g), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of section 801 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161q">20 U.S.C. 1161q(g)</external-xref>), is amended by
striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="idB2EE26BD44D148F1A1C1FF0DE49C9528"><enum>813.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for training for realtime writers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 841(e), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of section 801 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161s">20 U.S.C. 1161s(e)</external-xref>), is amended by
striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="idDE36987E977846D7ADBAD66FFCDFD0C8"><enum>814.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for centers of excellence for veteran student success</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 846(f), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of section 801 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161t">20 U.S.C. 1161t(f)</external-xref>), is amended by
striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="id94D31EAC6AC04735BB557061FA3017CE"><enum>815.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for path to success</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 851(g), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of section 801 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161w">20 U.S.C. 1161w(g)</external-xref>), is amended by
striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="idF9F023C474FC4B4E908B7D15C6CB41F2"><enum>816.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 856(c), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of section 801 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161z">20 U.S.C. 1161z(c)</external-xref>), is amended by
striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="id3AA8ADBF3E29439C9C7C9EAF631EA6DB"><enum>817.</enum><header>Appropriations for masters degree programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 861 as redesignated by paragraph (3) of section 801 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161aa">20 U.S.C. 1161aa</external-xref>), is amended by
striking <quote>$11,500,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="id58D26681A9974C6A97316EC134FF8D65"><enum>818.</enum><header>Appropriations for postbaccalaureate programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 862 as redesignated by paragraph (3) of section 801 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161aa-1">20 U.S.C. 1161aa–1</external-xref>), is amended by
striking <quote>$11,500,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015</quote>.</text></section><section changed="added" commented="no" id="id2591B67CB0324307980EB956FB861467"><enum>819.</enum><header>Tyler Clementi Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VIII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1161">20 U.S.C. 1161 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 801, is further amended by adding
at the end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADF2F9322D0844C99CA3972AB600E6F1" style="OLC"><part id="id64F6E035E1ED462E922D284BBBCEFFF3" style="OLC"><enum>P</enum><header>Tyler Clementi Program</header><section id="idAA1338EBE4154F61A50835FF59821CA3"><enum>864.</enum><header>Tyler Clementi Program</header><subsection id="idacfd86ab88474b1a93b1ca1d32dc1379"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id05643ea775a147d98ff724326aa9559e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idec04feb3e39b48bbbb2083b1478af6f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of higher education, including an institution of higher education in a collaborative
partnership with a nonprofit organization; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd08ff4bf1fb64327b633c56ea0598d14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a consortium of institutions of higher education located in the same State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1809ce69570f4378ab4462eeb08c90e5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Harassment</header><text>The term <term>harassment</term> has the meaning given the term in section 485(f)(6)(A).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb744fe14c69240519c35c7448be6a070"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to
eligible entities to enable eligible entities to carry out the authorized
activities described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="id2231df89159d4077af4fa1dbb35ae641"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amount of grant awards</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that each grant awarded under this section is of
sufficient amount to enable the grantee to meet the purpose of this
section.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide6d35683661049ea9d3de727019b6180"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized activities</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the
funds made available through the grant to address 1 or more of the types
of harassment listed in section 485(f)(6)(A)(vi) by initiating,
expanding, or improving programs—</text><paragraph id="id6cb0136e8fd44671bfbb4508be2755d2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to prevent the harassment of students at institutions of higher education;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id65e50da7d52e4fbfbf6b182870b6f85a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at institutions of higher education that provide counseling or redress services to students who
have suffered such harassment or students who have been accused of
subjecting other students to such harassment; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c9f08b3c3a64ef1b8135f8d67a40fc6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that educate or train students, faculty, or staff of institutions of higher education about ways to
prevent harassment or ways to address such harassment if it occurs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1cf58a1929cb407b96fbb080ede283e1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information, as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9c3b8be0d7f747688c20d93cafc50227"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duration; renewal</header><text>A grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of not more than 3
years. The Secretary may renew a grant under this section for 1
additional period of not more than 2 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide2a584efcf81469798755485d8201561"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Award considerations</header><text>In awarding a grant under this section, the Secretary shall select eligible
entities that demonstrate the greatest need for a grant and the greatest
potential benefit from receipt of a grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc5ad5d3e1eca43c1913c21ff29021702"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report and evaluation</header><paragraph id="id8ac17df43eb942db97d7be71694c70cd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation and report to the Secretary</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the end of the eligible
entity's grant period, the eligible entity shall—</text><subparagraph id="idbce9f8ce492142ada3edd2c6538e3ebe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate the effectiveness of the activities carried out with the use of funds awarded pursuant to
this section in decreasing harassment and improving tolerance; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4bd177e326d94b1aae40387c29860619"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the evaluation conducted by the
entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id50939b7a90cc41e7b2d1aa69baa8efb9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation and report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of receipt of the first
report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall provide to Congress a report that includes the following:</text><subparagraph id="id3643ad792e6d48e4b027ed239e2090ca"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The number and types of eligible entities receiving assistance under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbea892796c134302ac2b3023b0b29394"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The anti-harassment programs being implemented with assistance under this section and the costs of
such programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd07140b96294a978067bad4bb9762ab"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any other information determined by the Secretary to be useful in evaluating the overall
effectiveness of the program established under this section in decreasing
incidents of harassment at institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd780fab822ba45d8b6d4e410b265ffe3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Best practices report</header><text>The Secretary shall use the information provided under paragraph (1) to
publish a report of best practices for combating harassment at
institutions of higher education. The report shall be made available to
all institutions of higher education and other interested parties.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1e64c1a9654d4d9dab860e3a87317d54"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each of the 4
succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>IX</enum><header>Higher education opportunities and supports for students with disabilities</header><section commented="no" id="idE2B98D0CACD241C7872EDF6F8A9B70ED"><enum>901.</enum><header>Higher education opportunities and supports for students with disabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9747D46CFA0F40CF87FBE7BA2E2263DB" style="OLC"><title id="id4A50BA7CE71F4820839D6A06C82FEC16" style="OLC"><enum>IX</enum><header>Higher education opportunities and supports for students with disabilities </header><part id="id8D54CFEE19774D9AAB50D0ADBDC2BB7E" style="OLC"><enum>A<?LEXA-Enum A?></enum><header>National Activities</header><section id="id09ACDDD456A040BCA66259ED9BE9076D"><enum>901.</enum><header>National Technical Assistance Centers for Higher Education Access</header><subsection id="id228f692ab72844c3a959658c2cc1a3cf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section to provide technical assistance and information—</text><paragraph id="id27F222AF63E34D8A83D8FD999A45B88A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">about the rights and responsibilities of postsecondary students with disabilities under the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>) and the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/701">29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id55DA26A9AED1492282E048691766A2BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to support the recruitment, enrollment, retention, graduation, and education of such students.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBA934A89865E499FB1A73055D1BF014D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The activities under this section shall be jointly administered by the Office of Postsecondary
Education and the Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2FDE496E912E4619A81C9F58ECE90C84"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Technical Assistance Center for College Students with Disabilities and Their Families</header><paragraph id="id67b9cbf22bcb472bb711bd13eba7c7ff"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award a grant to, or enter
into a contract or cooperative agreement with, an
eligible entity to provide for the establishment and support of a National
Technical Assistance Center for College Students With Disabilities and
Their Families (hereafter referred to as the <quote>National Center for Students With Disabilities</quote>). The National Center for Students With Disabilities shall carry out the duties set forth in
paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98b8640223d8434f85abc31670a902d7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or a partnership of 2 or more
such institutions or organizations, with demonstrated expertise in—</text><subparagraph id="id3fa9b51b57314cc9a23745164d4f540f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the recruitment, enrollment, retention, graduation, and education of students with disabilities,
including students with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental
disabilities, in postsecondary education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc31091929b324e1da0740bac0a0eac8e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the technical knowledge necessary for the dissemination of information in accessible formats; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2DE57E46A2344C409CC58A15623070C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>creating and disseminating convenient and credible online resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6aa50f2d125d4df78d523286174fb976"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The National Center for Students With Disabilities shall provide information and technical
assistance to postsecondary students with
disabilities and the families of postsecondary students with disabilities
to
support
students across the broad spectrum of disabilities, including individuals
with autism spectrum disorder
and other developmental disabilities, which may include
providing—</text><subparagraph id="id818b833f610c4522aae7635254f07e0c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information to assist individuals with disabilities who are prospective students of an institution
of higher education in planning for postsecondary
education while in
secondary school, and earlier;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52177069bb694501a0353f8418e096a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information and technical assistance—</text><clause id="id515A551A2C3A41BFB64365968C9E0006"><enum>(i)</enum><text>including self-advocacy skills, to individualized education program teams (as defined
in section 614(d)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
for secondary school students with disabilities; and</text></clause><clause id="id2EE373BA30214D2FA30CD211AFACE2D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to early outreach and
student services programs to support students across a broad spectrum of
disabilities with the successful transition to
postsecondary education;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6df6addb28a94d6a96c53d540ac691ce"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information on evidence-based supports, services, and accommodations that are available in
postsecondary
settings, including services such as vocational
rehabilitation that are provided by other agencies, and providing
information about how to qualify for those services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c592f0d560e4964b4ee34c36a99782d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>information on student mentoring and networking opportunities for students with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac36ec3fb2d04fdb9636879dda222390"><enum>(E)</enum><text>information on effective recruitment and transition programs at postsecondary educational
institutions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16BB0691FC2243D8B88502B1EB091AB0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>information on support (including tuition, as appropriate) for advanced training in a science,
technology,
engineering, or mathematics (including computer science) field, medicine,
law, or business.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA15878D3F70341EE82365AC786BCEA6F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National Technical Assistance Center For Disability Support Services at Institutions of Higher
Education</header><paragraph id="id02C95885A34E423384288F755DD55293"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award a grant to, or enter
into a contract or cooperative agreement with, an
eligible entity to provide for the establishment and support of a National
Technical Assistance Center for Disability Support Services at
Institutions of Higher Education (hereafter referred to as the <quote>National Center for Institutions of Higher Education</quote>). The National Center for Institutions of Higher Education shall carry out the duties set forth in
paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id68ac53f25e13489a9aae17826dc93741"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or a partnership of 2 or more
such institutions or organizations, with demonstrated expertise in—</text><subparagraph id="idd0a9c9246e914dad90fc54dc662d2f34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the recruitment, enrollment, retention, graduation, and education of students with disabilities in
postsecondary education, including students with autism spectrum disorder
and other developmental disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9179B6E4E6F4BAE81A65131B220AD00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supporting faculty and understanding best practices in working with students with disabilities,
including students with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental
disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1561682b552473cb650c976cc505133"><enum>(C)</enum><text>technical knowledge necessary for the dissemination of information in accessible formats; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01FBCC1162AF4703A828FF5E43D17D6C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifying instructional strategies that are effective for students with disabilities, including
students with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental
disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id233b4d42954e4b209a004f3ee72817a5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The National Center for Institutions of Higher Education shall provide information and technical
assistance to faculty, staff, and
administrators of institutions of higher education to improve the services
provided to, the accommodations for, the retention rates of, and the
completion rates of, students with disabilities, including students with
autism spectrum disorder and other developmental
disabilities, in higher education
settings, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="id0d5f7273178a46439bb3d79aa9f9381e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collecting, developing, and disseminating quality indicators and best and promising practices and
materials for accommodating and supporting students with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B2013438D1146BC8E126777A3E227FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training and supporting students with disabilities to enhance and support
their self-advocacy skills;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04835737250F4038A0247F63FA6D6F87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promoting awareness of, and the use of, assistive technology and augmentative communication in
postsecondary education settings;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcca6fe32b8a842f38f5d1c42cf3b7c23"><enum>(D)</enum><text>developing and providing training modules for higher education faculty and staff on exemplary
practices for accommodating and supporting postsecondary students with
disabilities across a range of academic fields, which may include
universal design for learning;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id111F51165DC44452922CD86DABA576BB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>developing technology-based tutorials for higher education faculty and staff, including new faculty
and graduate students, on evidence-based best and promising practices
related to support and retention of students with disabilities in
postsecondary education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide74933a415e34fb0b8ac48c4c1370a9a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>developing and providing training and technical assistance for faculty and staff of institutions of
higher education on emerging evidence-based best practices for the
selection, production, and timely delivery of high-quality accessible
instructional materials to meet the needs of students with disabilities
in postsecondary settings;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0afae0d17af643e685d2435ddce1683a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>developing and disseminating an evidence-based operational model for institutions of higher
education to timely provide high-quality accessible instructional
materials to students with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b0c84729b0844c8851760522f4c1b5f"><enum>(H)</enum><text>information on providing support (including tuition, as appropriate) for advanced training in a
science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics (including computer science)
field, medicine, law, or business.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id885FD60D701449179ECAEBC57718E661"><enum>902.</enum><header>National Data Center on Higher Education and Disability</header><subsection id="id911d1535b20a48fb853d83009eb5f529"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It is the purpose of this section to collect, maintain, and disseminate data and information about
the experiences and outcomes of postsecondary education students with
disabilities.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4B3FB7C32ABE4485BA43F0137B985116"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Data Center</header><paragraph id="id8e921815d986446686f5f46738aca407"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award a grant to, or enter
into a contract or cooperative agreement with, an
eligible entity to provide for the establishment and support of a National
Data Center on Higher Education and Disability (in this part
referred to as the <quote>National Data Center</quote>). The National Data Center shall carry out the duties set forth in paragraph (4).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc6d03b61160e452585956e2d8f1cba9a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The program under this section shall be jointly administered by the Office of Postsecondary
Education and the Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5fb2a5aca53d46ad97019c44b2746942"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or a partnership of 2 or more
such institutions or organizations, with demonstrated expertise in—</text><subparagraph id="id2d3a4fcbde05467bb6802cd891136598"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supporting students with disabilities in postsecondary education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide77c8569d1a749aabcda2064892591f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>technical knowledge necessary for the dissemination of information in accessible formats; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf21405b079984109999270a5f4caaa70"><enum>(C)</enum><text>working with diverse types of institutions of higher education, including community colleges.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d8f361bec1146339992082201991134"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the National Data Center shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="idef007649766b4a36afd270b5a988fd42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Information collection and dissemination</header><clause id="idE8F26B10D30949C1A9889D0255571FA1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Database</header><text>The National Data Center shall be responsible for using the data submitted in accordance with
section 903—</text><subclause id="idF3DC759D6F394A6EA3722A9EB601F18A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to build, maintain, and update a database of
information about disability support services provided by institutions of
higher education; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id559C0A98DED8490CB3ACCB3EBA183ACD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to expand and update any existing database
containing such information.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id66233CB4B4C541FA83C1DA8A8FA791E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents of Database</header><text>The database described in clause (i) shall contain de-identified,
individual student-level data for every student who discloses the
student's
disability to, and seeks disability accommodations from, the institution
of higher education that the student attends, including—</text><subclause id="idBE84D68F30FD4633A744FD456D18867F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the student's disability category described in section 903(a);</text></subclause><subclause id="id53DA29311C854A95B5937DC9C5E900F2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the supports and accommodations provided to the student;</text></subclause><subclause id="id5AB91E7D33584CD1B2EF19A3A7DA0D77"><enum>(III)</enum><text>enrollment information, including the student's program of study, progress toward completion of a
certificate or degree, and program completion status; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idA568DDDF661E46EFA99D4DB7C4E86EC6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>information about the student's employment or further education for the 5 years following
completion of the student's program of study.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id4593A4D3485C4B7185ECE8E088402883"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Information for each institution of higher education</header><text>In addition to the data described in clause (ii), such database shall include, for each institution
of higher education required to submit information in accordance with
section
903—</text><subclause id="id8a5bfe2c70dc45b3bb0d5e17c9dd5b6b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the institution's—</text><item id="id0055232B17944ABEAA6BC740C292987D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>disability documentation requirements;</text></item><item id="ide9916edbf7314bc291f6945c39961e32"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>support services that are available for students with disabilities;</text></item><item id="idb866a58930ee42f29c912eb2d23e8383"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>policies on accommodations for students with disabilities; and</text></item><item id="idfc09e34680574dff9cdc9ef9e16a50f6"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>accessible instructional materials;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id286e607b33034315add297aded829f84"><enum>(II)</enum><text>regularly updated reports regarding the students with disabilities who sought disability
accommodations
through the institution's disability support services office, including
information about the services received by such students;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0073d0d00c164fc1bc0252d03b85fff7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other information relevant to students with disabilities, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idda2152c1a5624f56a552a4431fcf6c0e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the information described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (5).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3B868204F3184545A7F7B482CF5DFEE1"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Website</header><text>The National Data Center shall make available to the general public, through a website that is
built to high technical
standards of accessibility practicable for the broad spectrum of
individuals with disabilities—</text><subclause id="id84DA1AD656E7421192535D77270BD217"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the data described in clause (ii),
aggregated at the institution level;</text></subclause><subclause id="idE04981BBA45C488D875E020743974A79"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the information described in clause (iii); and</text></subclause><subclause id="idC1645E5B24C84A948FFFF09BBEF53201"><enum>(III)</enum><text>links to information about student financial aid, including Federal and institutional student aid.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43f93af8eb4544ff95f75e4bc83af7a7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disability support services</header><text>The National Data Center shall work with organizations and individuals that have proven expertise
related to disability support services for postsecondary students with
disabilities to evaluate, improve, and disseminate information related to
the delivery of high-quality disability support services at institutions
of higher education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida8609e22f5ee4d5ca80f1de2654cc774"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Review and report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the establishment of the National Data Center, and every 2 years
thereafter, the National Center shall prepare and disseminate a report to
the Secretary and the authorizing committees of Congress analyzing the
condition of
postsecondary services and success for students with disabilities. Such
report shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idf89159a8de92489e894b2679252822b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a review of the activities and the effectiveness of the programs authorized under this part;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16d6fd1df73f433ca0fc946c520b3aaf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>annual enrollment, retention, and graduation rates of students with disabilities in institutions of
higher education that receive funds under title IV, disaggregated by
disability according to the categories established under section 903(a)
(unless disaggregation
results in possible identification of a student);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd2d797375f0443daebf4a5f39f881f4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations for effective postsecondary supports and services for students with disabilities,
and how such supports and services may be widely implemented at
institutions of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1080ee5dfc44340893ab319172f394e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommendations on reducing barriers to full participation for students with disabilities in higher
education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id533d73f80995404db7f4d4956fd923fa"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of disability support services and strategies with a demonstrated record of
effectiveness in improving the success of such students in postsecondary
education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0000b20a5bbc47578fdfbc7429635d11"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Staffing of the National Data Center</header><text>In hiring employees of the National Data Center, the National Data Center shall consider the
expertise and experience of prospective employees in creating and
maintaining high quality national databases focused on the experiences and
outcomes of individuals with disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id51B76B2E07F04CCD9F5E879BCFD82CE0"><enum>903.</enum><header>Requirement for submitting data to the National Data Center</header><subsection id="idA4BD6BF97B7549CB988E18CE6BDC2099"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Disability categories</header><text>The National Data Center, the National Center for Students With Disabilities, and the National
Center for Institutions of Higher Education shall adopt the following
categories to describe data collected, analyzed, and disseminated about
students with disabilities:</text><paragraph id="id8F258B179D3840D6BE366FD62EC4FDF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9C21E47A10184401BBCD18FCF6A34CCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Autism, including Asperger Syndrome.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id83456AEA9B534EAA9495C80BFC6CC40B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Blind or visually impaired.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id60A6497EA0104D918FB483AA217C0FEE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Brain Injury, including acquired brain injury and traumatic brain injury.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C1BCF536DF84AB8916D2D816545EA41"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Deaf or hard of hearing.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1F40190BF375460B8B1F846551DB052F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Deaf-blind.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEAC0584D730948EB985242462EB2BCF6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Intellectual disability.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id91D9F20DABF34BFCB709BFF825904CC2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Learning disability.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id524DF8CEC7194D6EB2C09BF933E2F78A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Long-term health condition.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF28770D69849468AA2802C4558551D1E"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Physical or mobility disability.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0348260AA28D491682D0216F3B00A8BB"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Psychiatric disability.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id75EBF06A5094448D84E3663CA07FCC4C"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Speech or language disability.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1F8E95315B4F408DA833E26789B2F066"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Other disability.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF80133013E5A489D899118927EFD4AF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Data To be submitted</header><text>Each institution of higher education that receives funds under title IV shall collect and submit
the
following data to the
National Data Center:</text><paragraph id="id99e0e91768064e8ba798ea889524f4e5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The institution's disability documentation requirements.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4111a7a9a5ca4dd69ea23a5272da38df"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The support services available at the institution.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide6f66439707440af9d51696a1ba181f6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Links to information about institutional financial aid.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida8e5fd6482f64bcaa424e594732ab91d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The institution's accommodations policies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb6ea3b1544424c64be3e5ffe53c20922"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The institution's accessible instructional materials.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f61ce54cdb042a981ccb8f7227b4b18"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Individual-level, de-identified data describing services and accommodations provided to students
with disabilities, as well as the retention and graduation rates of
students with disabilities who sought disability services and
accommodations from the institution of higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide3dc15f66c72472db45e36cf69dcc8a9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The institution's annual budget devoted to providing disability supports, services, and
accommodations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id500b6f7a483f4af6a51309ca34e70661"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Other information relevant to students with disabilities, as required by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8632595804734DBBBFDC9EA52454BED1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disaggregation of data</header><text>Institutions of higher education submitting the data required under subsection (b) shall collect,
organize, and submit such data in a way that supports disaggregation by
the disability categories specified in subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="idEB4F0291201440D3A0FD94913E6138E3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public availability of data</header><text>All data submitted to the National Data Center by institutions of higher education in accordance
with subsection (b) shall be made available to the public not later than
1 year after that data is submitted to the National Data Center.</text></subsection></section></part><part id="idA803148C6390473C910F07A6E448B82B" style="OLC"><enum>B<?LEXA-Enum B?></enum><header>Transition Programs for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities</header><subpart id="id6E69483746DB4A6BB5C32C7C9FDF84F8" style="OLC"><enum>1<?LEXA-Enum 1?></enum><header>Inclusive higher education for students with intellectual disabilities</header><section id="id43FB3108717C496397176EC752217663"><enum>911.</enum><header>Purpose; definitions</header><subsection id="idd4cdaf455e1b422bace9147af3d17fa5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It is the purpose of this subpart to promote the successful transition of students with
intellectual disabilities into higher education that leads to successful
employment outcomes in the integrated, competitive workforce.</text></subsection><subsection id="idcfd7e060c1aa4315b212ae16458655c4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subpart:</text><paragraph id="idbcfea09206f74cdda03d415ba4bc066f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Inclusive higher education program for students with intellectual disabilities</header><text>The term <term>inclusive higher education program for students with intellectual disabilities</term> means a degree, certificate, or non-degree program that—</text><subparagraph id="id8bfb10edb43d4982a1297e4f8214218d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is offered by an institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida964caaad52148c6a3d29a8db660572b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed to support students with intellectual disabilities who are seeking to continue
academic,
career and technical, or independent living instruction at an institution
of higher education in order to prepare for competitive integrated
employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idf2efa6299c6b4d849d540ed209bda3f5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes an advisement component and program of study;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id71F6597B204C42D29DB7F450D0D4C0D8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>requires students with intellectual disabilities to participate in
work-based training or internships with nondisabled
individuals; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id811f4b8143cc4201a612505d98010aef"><enum>(E)</enum><text>requires students with intellectual disabilities to participate, on not less than a half-time
basis, each academic term
(as determined by the institution), with such participation focusing on
academic components and occurring through one or more of the following
activities:</text><clause id="idf53c165c6eae4b9990c0e2eb83c98002"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Regular enrollment in credit-bearing courses with nondisabled students offered by the institution.</text></clause><clause id="id6e7c50923de542f0a023b6b8bd1b834f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Auditing or participating in courses with nondisabled students offered by the institution for which
the student does not receive regular academic credit.</text></clause><clause id="id4f0b94dd5b6940fabb19078a7ece4742"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Enrollment in noncredit-bearing, nondegree courses with nondisabled students.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1ac8dce6a344ee5a2560b9156f4b042"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Student with an intellectual disability</header><text>The term <term>student with an intellectual disability</term> means a student—</text><subparagraph id="id58a61b888058470b9fa3834a12b4e134"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with a cognitive impairment, characterized by significant limitations in—</text><clause id="id0939fd5b8f6e41bcac2e4878634d577a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>intellectual and cognitive functioning; and</text></clause><clause id="id2e4754661eec44dd90102b01e4801f52"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idabd94d93901649ffa48a5967de27c388"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is currently, or was formerly, eligible for a free appropriate public education under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6779358270d0484697f7f9c17cfd8a29"><enum>912.</enum><header>Inclusive higher education program for students with intellectual
disabilities</header><subsection id="id186713fa71db4d7bbb38ff19e1f2b835"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><paragraph id="idc8bac98002ac4979b535356a00d16414"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall annually award grants, on
a
competitive basis, to institutions of higher education (or consortia of
institutions of higher education), to enable the institutions or consortia
to create or expand high quality, inclusive higher education
programs for students with intellectual disabilities.
The Secretary shall award grants under this section in a manner that
ensures that new 5-year grants are awarded each fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9ff148279f45468a993d8563a7864ba1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The program under this section shall be administered by the Office of Postsecondary Education, in
collaboration with
the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id93af948e404d475786cb031aa6338d3d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration of grants</header><text>A grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. An institution of higher
education (or a consortium) is only eligible for one 5-year grant under
this section. A recipient institution or consortium shall sustain the
program carried out under this section after the expiration of the grant
period using funding from another source.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idce84139b9879404f99171a272cec14d9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An institution of higher education (or a consortium) desiring a grant under this section shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection><subsection id="id561fe7af091740a19dfb2425a240f42c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Award basis</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="idecbf29aa5478468ba512ab330ba0f6da"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prohibit grantees from the 2010–2014 grant cycle under this section from competing for the
2014–2018 grant
cycle, in order to generate a larger number of self-sustaining
inclusive higher education programs for students with intellectual
disabilities
across the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89f26c9110914dbd8c65a74747e0de18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide for an equitable geographic distribution of such grants;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d5633330b24431c931d3b003c32725e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to the greatest extent possible, provide for an equitable distribution of such grants between
4-year institutions of higher
education and 2-year institutions of higher education, including community
colleges;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id57fed0949fc74636bf4b05a8c985952d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide grant funds for inclusive higher education programs for students with
intellectual disabilities that will serve areas that are underserved by
programs of this type; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1a4a69d8ca6a40f28e71d8d85859a290"><enum>(5)</enum><text>give preference to applicants that agree to incorporate into the inclusive higher education
programs for students with intellectual disabilities
carried out under the grant, 1 or more of the following elements:</text><subparagraph id="ida57e45a15d9e4fa9bebc6be435401eb0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The formation of a partnership with any relevant State or local agency serving students with
intellectual
disabilities, such as a vocational rehabilitation agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42032668adce4fd0a2e2950499196d1a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the case of an institution of higher education that provides institutionally owned or operated
housing for students attending the institution, the integration of
students with intellectual disabilities into the housing offered to
nondisabled students.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5fbb4dfb134742a3b23f5fb4d546fb24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The involvement of students attending the institution of higher education who are studying special
education, general education, vocational rehabilitation, assistive
technology, or related fields in the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8e72aa3b1f5347a7988dc771eb779953"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An institution of higher education (or a consortium) receiving a grant under this section shall use
the grant funds to establish an inclusive higher education program
for students with intellectual disabilities that—</text><paragraph id="id5eff12a8372f4f31a46736d97df07d3e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serves students with intellectual disabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id803a63fb6eb84bcc8b9ab924a034b38b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides individual supports and services for the academic and social inclusion of students with
intellectual disabilities in academic courses, extracurricular activities,
and other aspects of the institution of higher education’s regular
postsecondary program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf9c659e2dde54b4a93e0d3f08aa986d1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>with respect to the students with intellectual disabilities participating in the program,
provides a focus on—</text><subparagraph id="id27794c3c50ff4e57a869e474979c6fc4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>academic enrichment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida3c219cc69504704b54ddd50b96483e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>integrated socialization with nondisabled students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5539d149a98418bb0aa066012c84549"><enum>(C)</enum><text>independent living skills, including self-advocacy skills; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id116fd7e7ec384a0482ef8998cd055c97"><enum>(D)</enum><text>integrated work experiences and career skills that lead to competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb62d02d53af8405899fd6510c73ca38e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provides integrated person-centered planning in the development of the course of study for each
student with an intellectual disability participating in the program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6a355118a97c4fc98c076516b3414af4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>participates with the inclusive higher education programs for students with intellectual
disabilities coordinating center established under section 913 (referred
to in this part as the <quote>coordinating center</quote>) in the evaluation of the program, including by regularly submitting data on the experiences
and outcomes of individual students participating in the program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d56fadeaa1c442ca34185706e147487"><enum>(6)</enum><text>partners with 1 or more local educational agencies to support students with intellectual
disabilities participating in the program who are still eligible for
special education and related services under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, including the use of funds available under
part B of such Act to support the participation of such students in the
program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idafcbdf2562c74c0d8883e0d001c0a058"><enum>(7)</enum><text>plans for the sustainability of the program after the end of the grant period;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ided4618184f3d4b229a977e4998070007"><enum>(8)</enum><text>offers an existing meaningful credential to students with intellectual disabilities upon completion
of the inclusive program, or, if such credentials are not available,
creates a meaningful credential that aligns with existing industry or
discipline approved credentials to students with intellectual disabilities
upon completion of the program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1aae3fa78cc7419ebac83103c666340f"><enum>(9)</enum><text>provides for the collection and transmission of data in accordance with subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4AC00E5353F94FA896B77409D0C21F59"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Data collection and transition</header><paragraph id="id12E0AAED9A3A45C093C998EC632FA4F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>An institution or consortium receiving a grant under this section shall collect, and transmit to
the coordinating center on an annual basis and for each student who is
enrolled in the program, student-level information related to the
experiences and outcomes of students who participate in the inclusive
higher education program for students with intellectual
disabilities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id01A8430CD4E94FF9A93BDCD2EB7027C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Longitudinal Data</header><text>Each grantee shall collect longitudinal outcome data from former students who participated in the
program and transmit such data to the coordinating center. Such
longitudinal data shall be collected for every
student each year for 5 years after the student graduates from, or
otherwise exits, the
program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBE45EFDAD8DE40D9A16E52E4998FE1FF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Data to be collected</header><text>The program-level information and data and student-level information and data to be collected under
this subsection shall
include—</text><subparagraph id="id807d1a62573f4ed989cb196c10a8be19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and type of postsecondary education courses taken and completed by the student;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1d6decfca0a457a8a01fbd474064bac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>academic outcomes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id260cd3ff6aaa45bcaf416a3835e89bd1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>competitive, integrated employment outcomes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida21ef77808414c15a3ec95d48daaaee0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>independent living outcomes; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbfb7ef990bdb4690951fc2f7832c9089"><enum>(E)</enum><text>social outcomes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id94a1869d1d374aa1b18cb213e4e05531"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header><text>An institution of higher education (or consortium) that receives a grant under this section shall
provide matching funds toward the costs of the inclusive higher
education program for students with intellectual
disabilities carried out under the grant. Such matching funds may be
provided in cash or in-kind, and shall be in an amount of not less than 25
percent of the amount of such costs.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc596a3c884f8462daa3e24e36b4c104d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of the first grant awarded under this section, the Secretary
shall prepare and disseminate a report to the authorizing committees and
to the public that—</text><paragraph id="id1e88e4323fd44ad89b46b5b2eec0dc48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reviews the activities of the inclusive higher education programs for
students with intellectual disabilities funded under this section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id71cf8f24583a444b849cc190ad33dc07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides guidance and recommendations on how effective programs can be replicated.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id39ad812f960741bb8503f7b3c6508236"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to reduce or expand—</text><paragraph id="idfe3d9dcc7a3e467191df55ba5f2544c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the obligation of a State or local educational agency to provide a free appropriate public
education, as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0678e92898ea44ddb0449d25f69761f3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>eligibility requirements under any Federal, State, or local disability law, including the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/701">29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.</external-xref>), or the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et
seq.).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7da43f22b59a46e88f5c3e10ad5211e8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations and reservation</header><paragraph id="id385809e07a6544498ad36f6413359a6c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d2c26087f40420ea82a125a21456fdd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>For any fiscal year for which appropriations are made for this subpart, the Secretary shall reserve
funds to enter into a cooperative agreement to establish the coordinating
center under section 913(b), in an amount that is not less than
$1,000,000. Not less than 40 percent of this sum shall
be
used for the administration of continued collection of data from
inclusive higher education programs for students with intellectual
disabilities grantees, and
the dissemination efforts of such grantees, from earlier grant cycles.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ideddfc6fe377146b8abf8968a0dd26b9e"><enum>913.</enum><header>Coordinating Center for the Inclusive Higher Education Programs for Students
with Intellectual Disabilities</header><subsection id="iddb3b3bb8e2f34c6aa49efa216625706e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity, or a partnership of entities, that has demonstrated expertise in—</text><paragraph id="ida517e8fb22a9412a934026e075713169"><enum>(1)</enum><text>higher education;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id63b729f357f34f7a8b1ceb63212a17d7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the education of students with intellectual disabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6642d7e1b9f440d6baf376c888e97f67"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development of inclusive higher education programs for students with
intellectual disabilities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id15692fd42578410097a2fd6eab3cb44c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evaluation and technical assistance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida9ddae8fa4dc4026a09f6e82ac4a01a9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From amounts appropriated under section 912(i)(2), the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative
agreement with an eligible
entity (determined on a competitive basis) for the purpose of establishing
a coordinating center for
institutions of higher education that offer inclusive higher education
programs for students with intellectual
disabilities (referred to in this section as <quote>inclusive higher education programs</quote>). The coordinating center shall carry out the activities
described in subsection (e) and shall provide—</text><paragraph id="idfbe67056bcfe4f3dbec7181b5882aba8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>recommendations related to the development of standards for inclusive higher education programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id23b59c454d494745960ca835feb10b39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>technical assistance for such programs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id29658c311d1a4c11b47ca214f52de182"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluations for such programs, including systematic collection of data on the experiences and
outcomes of individuals with intellectual disabilities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id569416bf97d046438aad040a1103a232"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The program under this section shall be administered by the Office of Postsecondary Education, in
collaboration with
the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4fc0853da49a41ec9891afe879c16981"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement, as described in subsection (b) for a period
of 5
years.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9c278433ad9540a48780d8bea9379497"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordinating Center Activities</header><text>The coordinating center established under subsection (b) shall carry out the following activities:</text><paragraph id="idad55f9e2302442e7ae65d6e7de37f87a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Evaluating participant progress by creating and maintaining a database of student-level information
and data
related to the experiences and outcomes of youth who participate in each
inclusive higher education program that receives a grant under this
subpart. The
program and
student-level information and data that the coordinating center will
collect and maintain in the database shall include the information
described in section 912(e)(3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5c12a4bafaab43e2b7d84a0d3a3e2b8c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Creating and maintaining a mechanism for continuing to collect outcome information from students
who participated in inclusive higher education programs that were
developed in
previous
grant award cycles.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3bfdc8d07ffa4403b4efc38a28ee8af7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Creating and maintaining a mechanism for collaborating with highly integrated, inclusive
higher education programs from earlier grant cycles, with the purpose of
disseminating and
publicizing best practices for implementing such programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id28209c9ce53f4f7e98e2d1098e1302e3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Serving as the technical assistance entity for all inclusive higher education programs for students
with intellectual disabilities, including by
providing technical assistance regarding the development, evaluation, and
continuous improvement of
such programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida50937f050584e7ba09508c4cf9891e9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Developing an evaluation protocol for inclusive higher education programs that includes qualitative
and
quantitative
methodologies for measuring student outcomes and program strengths in the
areas of—</text><subparagraph id="idEF9F2E4528E3469ABE3CBE0741EFB457"><enum>(A)</enum><text>inclusive academics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A45C12EE9934162B2E7633C8824E0FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>socialization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03148933B2B041C99067937531C3479E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>independent living; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id971CCB2F38754D07B937EAFA489B2AA7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the
achievement of competitive, integrated employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c1f67b8dc3243469222bc24c0ff4406"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Assisting recipients of a grant under this subpart in efforts to consider how to ensure their
meaningful credentials align with existing approved credentials and to
seek institution of higher education approval for any newly developed
credentials.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7681471a85d84ad48a70811f9add4e33"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Developing recommendations for the necessary components of such programs, such as—</text><subparagraph id="id2f4bdaffcb8d4ca4b3f48ac7cb9aa745"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development of academic, vocational, social, and independent living skills;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1651dd56ecf9468c91664cb30410e899"><enum>(B)</enum><text>program administration and evaluation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d4b69c48c6f432b81834bb618a1e085"><enum>(C)</enum><text>student eligibility; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7758402c26fb42b680eb2ff5e523f9c8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>issues regarding the equivalency of a student’s participation in such programs to semester,
trimester, quarter, credit, or clock hours at an institution of higher
education, as the case may be.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf22e9bf71af4aa08367c7c4f653c4ed"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Analyzing possible funding streams for inclusive higher education programs and providing
recommendations regarding those
funding streams.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f571b0767b74908b63cf1f16b37f969"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Developing model memoranda of agreement for use between or among institutions of higher education
and
State and local agencies providing funding for such programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4070f1a0fb3b4ab39d7001c07d6a284b"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Developing mechanisms for regular communication, outreach, and dissemination of information about
inclusive higher education programs receiving a grant under this subpart between or
among such programs
and to families and prospective students who may wish to participate in
such programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb324f07c8c4e4415ab67eca665ac0d15"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Hosting a meeting of all grant recipients not less often than once each year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id12df0ee632fd44a99ee9a028167a8b2b"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Convening a workgroup to—</text><subparagraph id="idD4CAE2CE63D34DD4A69A851E370D2CC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and recommend model criteria, standards, and components of such
programs, that are appropriate for the development of accreditation
standards, that shall include—</text><clause id="id800ed5617b6148269a765763d10d3ace"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an expert in higher education;</text></clause><clause id="id29adc9cf131846849894a6f4e5a9398b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an expert in special education;</text></clause><clause id="id7e8a7c14e9cc496285e37d1778a9e895"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a disability organization that represents students with intellectual disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="id800211343cd1477a8579d8fd3ed6caf8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a representative from the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and</text></clause><clause id="idb3dfeb6b7a7e429eb996e03ded545c02"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a representative of a regional or national accreditation agency or association; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDAF430EE014644049465FCF656630F7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>oversee the coordinating center staff in field testing such model criteria, standards, and
components.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id882fd9cc6bea4d46a789258698c424f8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the coordinating center shall report to the Secretary, the
authorizing committees, and the National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity on the recommendations of the
workgroup described in subsection (e)(12).</text></subsection></section></subpart><subpart id="id9D3D0581996B430E9F3AD7F4460F6B31" style="OLC"><enum>2<?LEXA-Enum 2?></enum><header>Transition programs for students who are deaf-Blind</header><section id="id85FF77A6CBA44CD49EE59913E77A00B7"><enum>921.</enum><header>Purpose; definitions</header><subsection id="id29194E76C02D4C8398F3424505B01287"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this subpart to support model demonstration programs that promote the
successful transition of students who are deaf-blind into higher education
and employment outcomes in integrated, competitive settings at the levels
expected given their postsecondary education.</text></subsection><subsection id="id0D0BA21A228E4C6BAB7EE3B6A9C8D097"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subpart:</text><paragraph id="idC300A04A51054DFD9E47037BE1206C21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students who are deaf-blind</header><text>The term <term>comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students who are deaf-blind</term> means a degree, certificate, or nondegree program of postsecondary education that—</text><subparagraph id="id744BF3822EA3403C8F790D5D1001A5B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is offered by an institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id420D05C30C144C8BAB7959B14E660761"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed to support students who are deaf-blind and who are seeking to continue academic, career
and
technical, and independent living instruction at an institution of higher
education in order to prepare for competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id129357AD7E4C4C3FA66E7F9715467313"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes an advising and curriculum structure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id363B468CA64F4157B17CC6993922E2B2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>requires students who are deaf-blind to participate in internships or work-based training in
competitive, integrated workplace settings with nondisabled individuals;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41D45136F09348C2869B2E3A224C37CF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>requires students who are deaf-blind to participate in the program on not less than a half-time
basis, as
determined by the institution, with such participation focusing on
academic components and occurring through 1 or more of the following
activities:</text><clause id="id599D8399EFBC42EA842C87D877C757DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Regular enrollment in credit-bearing courses with nondisabled students offered by the institution.</text></clause><clause id="idF38C5D67DB4F46DBAC530DE4FAF04A8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Auditing or participating in courses with nondisabled students offered by the institution for which
the student does not receive regular academic credit.</text></clause><clause id="id59415C009A9D4EF28922F04CDDD6956F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Enrollment in noncredit-bearing, nondegree courses with nondisabled students.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE7771B5C00174EE4821A133EB1E57CA2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id661171F348124B328397267838A32A39"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Student who is deaf-blind</header><text>The term <term>student who is deaf-blind</term> means a student—</text><subparagraph id="id95A97CD7ED4348808B43792FCDD595F8"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id084D3F1176174A21BF26E927023EFFBB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who has a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective lenses, or a
field defect such that the peripheral diameter of visual field subtends an
angular distance no greater than 20 degrees, or a progressive visual loss
having a prognosis leading to one or both these conditions;</text></clause><clause id="id59CCE1A7C7E24A97BFE38A6329A649B7" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who has a chronic hearing impairment so severe that most speech cannot be understood with optimum
amplification, or a progressive hearing loss having a prognosis leading to
this condition; and</text></clause><clause id="idAFFDFD3BE9E84E75B059DA77DE8462B4" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for whom the combination of impairments described in clauses (i) and (ii) cause extreme difficulty
in attaining independence in daily life activities, achieving psychosocial
adjustment, or obtaining a vocation; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFA4D26964D51458590D85E8B7B492498"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who despite the inability to be measured accurately for hearing and vision loss due to cognitive
or behavioral constraints, can be determined through functional
and performance assessments to have severe hearing and visual disabilities
that cause extreme difficulty in attaining independence in daily life
activities, achieving psychosocial adjustment, or obtaining a vocation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1D18570F296F44F0907AAF62CA68CE88"><enum>922.</enum><header>Model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students who are deaf-blind</header><subsection id="idACDEB6C1E2804DD7805AB5ACF10909AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><paragraph id="id9613C4E32918411D927EE9FA44EA105D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From amounts appropriated under section 951 and not reserved under section 923(c), the Secretary
shall annually award grants, on a
competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, or consortia of
institutions of higher education, to enable the institutions or consortia
to create or expand high quality, inclusive model comprehensive transition
and postsecondary programs for students who are deaf-blind. The
Secretary shall award grants under this section in a manner that ensures
that new 5-year grants are awarded each fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD2FD3ABED808465BB51BE01F23545A0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The program under this section shall be administered by the Office of Postsecondary Education, in
collaboration with
the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id411401EA7F22487780AC95590AF64170"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration of grants</header><text>A grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. An institution of higher
education (or a consortium of such institutions) is
eligible for only one 5-year grant under
this program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id02B866745D3B44BDA7EA986A9E814839"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An institution of higher education (or a consortium of such institutions) desiring a
grant under this section shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require. Such information
shall include a demonstration of how the institution or consortium intends
to sustain the program after the end of the grant period, including an
identification of other sources of funds for the program.</text></subsection><subsection id="idE89493A25D694CEC988F4108DA963E8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Award basis</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id8386d3c60aeb45b08f30e4c0abc19840"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for an equitable geographic distribution of such grants;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcdce093eb57c4c6b8e16586264c90dd4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide for an equitable distribution of such grants between 4-year degree-granting and 2-year
degree-granting institutions of higher education;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2e4224e951c4485981069750ae8fb305"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide grant funds for model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students who
are deaf-blind that will serve areas that are underserved by programs of
this type; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6e6dffb952c14a28aa48676553dfb6b4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>give preference to applications that agree to incorporate, into the model comprehensive transition
and postsecondary program for students who are deaf-blind carried out
under the grant, 1 or more of the following elements:</text><subparagraph id="id4ef939d9806b431aae56e2bf9b8234ef"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The formation of a partnership with any relevant agency serving students who are deaf-blind, such
as a vocational rehabilitation agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64932b70c69f4c86a7c2c493b9df27ec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the case of an institution of higher education that provides institutionally owned or operated
housing for students attending the institution, the integration of
students who are deaf-blind into the housing offered to nondisabled
students.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2aa6bfe8bf65473aaeca396e536a47b3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The involvement of students attending the institution of higher education who are studying special
education, general education, vocational rehabilitation, assistive
technology, or related fields in the model program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddcae3583eeeb49db81eb32f28129d0e8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An institution of higher education (or consortium of such institutions) receiving a
grant under this section shall use
the grant funds to establish a model comprehensive transition and
postsecondary program for students who are deaf-blind that—</text><paragraph id="id84528b89495f4dbdad0618a5912ba9ed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides individual supports and services for the academic and social inclusion of students who are
deaf-blind in academic courses, extracurricular activities, and other
aspects of the institution of higher education’s regular postsecondary
program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id307745deb45041c5b8462e44ccef7038"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to the students who are deaf-blind and who are participating in the model program,
provides a
focus on—</text><subparagraph id="id5e9fa6f904154077b145504d608ebe9a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>academic enrichment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13f131f78f284204afc077c222a847b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>integrated socialization with nondisabled students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e18b0b631ba467d8319d02c2121ebae"><enum>(C)</enum><text>independent living skills, including self-advocacy skills; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a8ae0257c06476f8e256815e38e1364"><enum>(D)</enum><text>integrated work experiences and career skills that lead to competitive integrated employment;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f38b657cf4045ee99c5f380dd61536c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides integrated individual-centered planning in the development of the course of study for each
student who is deaf-blind participating in the model program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id00b1218113d645f79569869e6571e941"><enum>(4)</enum><text>participates with the coordinating
center established under section 923
in the evaluation of the model program, including
regular submission of data on the experiences
and outcomes of individual students participating in the program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id97c18fb90c7341c1845ab9f49a9010d6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>partners with 1 or more local educational agencies to support students who are deaf-blind
participating in the model program who are still eligible for special
education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, including the use of funds available under part B of such
Act to support the participation of such students in the model program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf1ef57720b2a49e09ffb4e355096a9bb"><enum>(6)</enum><text>plans for the sustainability of the model program after the end of the grant period;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id31beca2a6f2d42eab9e0bd1d21a53916"><enum>(7)</enum><text>creates and offers a meaningful credential for students who are deaf-blind upon the completion of
the model program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id70BB610FD3214737B4D0D79EEF19442E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>provides for the collection and transmission of data in accordance with subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf2296eef55c24f7a93bd634cc3406826"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Data collection</header><paragraph id="idA145568D63B34FB99904EBA3F52AF6F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An institution of higher education (or consortium of such institutions) receiving a grant under
this section shall collect and transmit to the coordinating center
established under section 923, on an annual basis, student information
related to the
experiences and outcomes of
each student who participates in the
comprehensive
transition and postsecondary program for students who are deaf-blind.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA86E961AB8F549EDA69486DAA33CDCE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Longitudinal data</header><text>In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), each institution of higher education (or
consortium of such institutions) shall implement
a mechanism by which the institution or consortium will collect
longitudinal outcomes data from
former students who participate in the comprehensive transition and
postsecondary program supported under this section, and transmit that data
to the coordinating center established under section 923.
Such longitudinal data shall be collected for every student for the 5
years after
the student graduates from, or otherwise exits, the program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF327E9B01B174FF1A125F124C927890F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Data to be collected</header><text>The student information to be collected and transmitted under this subsection shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id10d1ac0d3cc546e5993c328004ffbc3d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and type of postsecondary education courses taken and completed by the student;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida544866dc9724cda915c5c98f11dc400"><enum>(B)</enum><text>academic outcomes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7341fee1ac9d42bd818b99ea8390e6e6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>competitive, integrated employment outcomes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdcc63444a38491f845515c43e3b60b0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>independent living outcomes; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id928f3421110b4237b9333e99ed10e278"><enum>(E)</enum><text>social outcomes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8456c5dd17094a9abd52cec517e2ec25"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header><text>An institution of higher education (or consortium of such institutions) that receives a grant under
this section shall
provide matching funds toward the cost of the model comprehensive
transition and postsecondary program for students who are deaf-blind
carried out under the grant. Such matching funds may be provided in cash
or in-kind, and shall be in an amount of not less than 25 percent of the
amount of such costs.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5e5e80d966a148f6a49c07164048b8d2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of the first grant awarded under this section, the Secretary
shall prepare and disseminate a report to the authorizing committees and
to the public that—</text><paragraph id="id73226161202742448483e65b63d77fd1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reviews the activities of the model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for
students who are deaf-blind that receive funds under this section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7db48ca08a04e24a7fbcf447851db76"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides guidance and recommendations on how effective model programs can be replicated.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide611f1c275814c6e8cabcb165d723de1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to reduce or expand—</text><paragraph id="ide7bb6a22acde44718c7b7962c6c35778"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the obligation of a State or local educational agency to provide a free appropriate public
education, as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd12a815ea1f94f3cbb1bb556841583f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>eligibility requirements under any Federal, State, or local disability law, including the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/701">29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.</external-xref>), or the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et
seq.).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idaa25cf948c704920917598fa6a279ce8"><enum>923.</enum><header>Coordinating center for the model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students
who are deaf-blind</header><subsection id="id537aa46e927847a49091b137080ee839"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity, or a partnership of entities, that has demonstrated expertise in—</text><paragraph id="id6feba7657935462c9bb184938e98f4d6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>higher education;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2b3cc3c0cff4d3c8fbb208f12026014"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the education of students who are deaf-blind;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb6a493c93384ab289dcec98311ea348"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development of comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students who are
deaf-blind; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8e35233153194a938455b00f666b3dbe"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evaluation and technical assistance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide0f8f50ff3a649838603d9ae0480e905"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From amounts appropriated to carry out this section that are reserved under subsection (c), the
Secretary shall
enter into a cooperative
agreement, on a competitive basis, with an eligible
entity for the purpose of establishing a coordinating center for
institutions of higher education that offer inclusive comprehensive
transition and postsecondary programs for students who are deaf-blind
(referred to in this section as a <quote>coordinating center</quote>). The coordinating center shall carry out the activities described in subsection (f) and shall
provide—</text><paragraph id="id0439c3159f824a478846b25d05125872"><enum>(1)</enum><text>recommendations related to the development of standards for such programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf1526c4c1fb148079b905b6a92b35275"><enum>(2)</enum><text>technical assistance for such programs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id24481b6b56c843dcabfc64244d64a10c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluations for such programs, including systematic collection of data on the experiences and
outcomes of individuals who are deaf-blind.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id0EE5D168CE694FFA86DBFB870D75833E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>For any fiscal year for which appropriations are made for this subpart in an amount greater than
$10,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve 4 percent of such funds to
carry out this section. For any fiscal year for which appropriations are
made for this subpart in an amount that is equal to or less than
$10,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve not less than $400,000 to carry
out this section. Not less than 40 percent of the amount reserved under
this subsection shall be used for the administration of continued
collection of data and dissemination of best practices, as described in
paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (f).</text></subsection><subsection id="idc077470bb5844af7aaa36fcb4d57facc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The program under this section shall be administered by the Office of Postsecondary Education, in
collaboration with
the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9e54c30bfcb4461796b43c911473271c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A cooperative agreement under this subsection shall be for a period of 5
years.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8390f5ba773840848dc4df213c346967"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Requirements of cooperative agreement</header><text>The coordinating center established under subsection (b) shall carry out the following activities:</text><paragraph id="id9291723532aa4351aafc877005744439"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Evaluating student progress by creating and maintaining a database of student-level information
related to the experiences and outcomes of youth students who participate
in each
comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students who are
deaf-blind. The student-level information and data that the coordinating
center will collect and maintain in the database shall include the
information described in section 922(e)(3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd27756d21d0b4e1f8745b6777ed48e15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Creating and maintaining a mechanism for continuing to collect outcomes information from students
participating in comprehensive programs that were developed in previous
cycles of the
program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8676c9d92201426ca7773fa7fc74ab8e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Creating and maintaining a mechanism for collaborating with highly integrated comprehensive
programs with the purpose
of disseminating and publicizing best practices for implementing
comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students who are
deaf-blind.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4a64fb8b39c64da295730423edf0886d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Serving as the technical assistance entity for all comprehensive transition and postsecondary
programs for students who are deaf-blind, including by providing technical
assistance regarding the development, evaluation, and continuous
improvement of
such comprehensive programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb51e4fe3177c477995c1a239adc5cb5c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Developing an evaluation protocol for such programs that includes qualitative and quantitative
methodologies for measuring student outcomes and program strengths in the
areas of—</text><subparagraph id="id804A28C9266A4073B529215C34311DA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>academic enrichment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC9060EABD7124738A963B575D64359D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>socialization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2181981D603410189D63788B8A82567"><enum>(C)</enum><text>independent living, and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85AB5A2C8920469586AEEACA865DA21F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the
attainment of competitive or supported employment by students who
participate in the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id17fbb2bafa6d48e7a9e25848a59590e8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Assisting recipients of grants under this subpart in efforts to award a meaningful credential to
students who are
deaf-blind upon the completion of a comprehensive program, which
credential shall
take into consideration unique State factors.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id43a0a95250fe44e2ba9c7435fd1aa323"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Developing recommendations for the necessary components of such programs, such as—</text><subparagraph id="id4bd52964068b4eb7b4292edafa1fd7f0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development of academic, career and technical, social, and independent living skills;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04c7bb20704947bdac2c1e5ac677d400"><enum>(B)</enum><text>program administration and evaluation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ee7138775c94f2ea33b895e69a47c7b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>student eligibility; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29aab9f1f1d14b3ea94902e583202ad2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>issues regarding the equivalency of a student’s participation in such programs to semester,
trimester, quarter, credit, or clock hours at an institution of higher
education, as the case may be.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idee4a3c53d94846a4b2f2449aa38f92c5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Analyzing possible funding streams for such programs and providing recommendations regarding the
funding streams.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb4a8d6b686d4f1cbb0062125cf95177"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Developing model memoranda of agreement for use between or among institutions of higher education
and
State and local agencies providing funding for such programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0eb6bfa89dd046999a461529893b1ba8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Developing mechanisms for regular communication, outreach, and dissemination of information about
comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students who are
deaf-blind that receive funds under section 922 between or among such
programs and to families
and prospective students.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8284e27631b54b5c915c8c08b64845cd"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Hosting a meeting of all recipients of grants under section 922 not less often than once each year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3c5c0b526f046adbbf8eed463695fc0"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Convening a workgroup to develop and recommend model criteria, standards, and components of such
programs that are appropriate for the development of accreditation
standards. The workgroup shall include—</text><subparagraph id="ida188d3a7466642569432dea8ffec9659"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an expert in higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83ceb9abc3e445c1a0f1fa95390d59c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an expert in special education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2994d84c7594617a57f3836920a9a1a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a disability organization that represents students who are deaf-blind;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b6620fd0f5c45df9d4c2e991269d733"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a representative from the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbac8c4874a3a45c2ba0f67d6e76e93b3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a representative of a regional or national accreditation agency or association.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id22b93c8513a84e5692ba6f1abf953b4a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the coordinating center shall report to the Secretary, the
authorizing committees, and the National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity on the recommendations of the
workgroup described in subsection (f)(12).</text></subsection></section></subpart></part><part id="id0E6C61EA3AD64807B688664309077308" style="OLC"><enum>C<?LEXA-Enum C?></enum><header>Providing accessible instructional materials to students with disabilities on college campuses</header><section id="idF6E96293DBA04AE19DB557F4F3029CDC"><enum>931.</enum><header>Guidelines for accessible instructional materials</header><subsection id="idddb27ed2105649b083447a1f538749bf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to authorize the Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board (referred to in this section as the <quote>Access Board</quote>) to establish guidelines for accessible instructional materials that will be used in postsecondary
education settings.</text></subsection><subsection id="id088b74a6d4464c579a2bc56ffff71c8c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>, the Access Board (established pursuant to section
502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/792">29 U.S.C. 792</external-xref>)) shall establish
guidelines for the accessibility of all instructional materials for
students who are attending institutions of higher education that receive
funds under title IV, including
electronic instructional materials and related information technologies.
Such guidelines shall—</text><paragraph id="idb73ab90c6e694245af57cb5340083011"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include performance criteria to ensure that such materials and technologies are accessible to
students with disabilities, as defined in section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12102">42 U.S.C. 12102</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7cf4a78ba224775aa08d59623279968"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if applicable, be consistent with the standards for technical and functional performance criteria
issued pursuant to section 508(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794d">29 U.S.C. 794d(a)(2)(A)(ii)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5e4252acc66f4826847456bb76b57f86"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Harmonization with national and international standards</header><text>The Access Board shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that the guidelines established under
subsection (b) are consistent with national and international
accessibility standards for electronic instructional materials and related
information technologies.</text></subsection><subsection id="id724152283db3460087519c2782006e27"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review and amendment</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the effective date of the guidelines described in subsection (b), and
every 3 years thereafter, the Access Board shall review and, as
appropriate, amend such guidelines to reflect technological advances or
changes in instructional materials and related information technologies.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8705636DBEBA4A699E564C85AD192643"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Safe Harbor protections</header><text>An institution of higher education that uses instructional materials that comply with the
accessibility guidelines described in subsection (b) shall be deemed to be
in compliance with the non-discrimination provisions in section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794">29 U.S.C. 794</external-xref>) and titles II and III of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12131">42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.</external-xref>, 42
U.S.C. 12181 et seq.) with respect to the use of such materials.</text></subsection><subsection id="id27880A076A2D49B5A8EB5ED15DF352A4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Noncompliant instructional materials</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an institution of higher education to use
instructional materials that conform to the accessibility guidelines
described in subsection (b). If an institution of higher education
chooses not to provide materials that conform to the accessibility
guidelines described in subsection (b), such institution of higher
education shall provide an assurance to the Secretary that the institution
of higher education will provide instructional materials in a manner that
is equally effective, integrated, and timely, and provides for a
substantially equivalent ease of use, as compared to the manner in which
such materials or technologies are provided to non-disabled students.</text></subsection></section><section id="id6FD2365A6F0A4CB8AE93EC826AC7B7A2"><enum>932.</enum><header>Demonstration program for improved postsecondary instructional materials in specialized formats</header><subsection id="id85cfb5fedc5f4a4f92a7dd0a6e6e1c95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It is the purpose of this section to support model demonstration programs for the purpose of—</text><paragraph id="id306C5BBBEEE742D8B51A516ED966F6EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encouraging the development of systems to improve the quality of
postsecondary instructional materials in specialized formats;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCCCC2E23987E41058303F64D83E0FC12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encouraging the timely delivery of such materials to postsecondary students with print
disabilities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2119AC20AB734076A47A4890CD349C5E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving efficiency and reducing
duplicative efforts across multiple institutions of higher education
relating to the development and delivery of such materials.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddff504f8ba474596b3c923382eab3d99"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of eligible partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>eligible partnership</term> means a partnership that—</text><paragraph id="id97d2b9690e1d4b27abebaeac24e5a02b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall include—</text><subparagraph id="ida8e370cb6b1e439cbcd77e7192afbc77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an institution of higher education with demonstrated expertise in meeting the needs of students
with print disabilities, including the retention of such students in, and
such students’ completion of, postsecondary education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id022bb00204cf447a9030811fd55e1336"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a public or private entity, other than an institution of higher education, with—</text><clause id="id7564774f5e2e468daf869588026a4d45"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrated expertise in developing accessible instructional materials in specialized formats for
postsecondary students with print disabilities; and</text></clause><clause id="id66B0C6978F1A4CD58381879B7C3FF6A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the technical development expertise necessary for the efficient dissemination of such materials,
including procedures to protect against copyright infringement with
respect to the creation, use, and distribution of instructional materials
in specialized formats; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3b147efde774a459fb52f756bfae2da"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may include representatives of the publishing industry.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id357dbbe3b7f348dcb6f3e1214b5e2883"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text>From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award grants or contracts,
on a
competitive basis, to not less than 1 eligible partnership to enable the
eligible partnership to carry out the activities described in subsection
(f) and, as applicable, subsection (g).</text></subsection><subsection id="id0840d281263d410294a9e8a80232257d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible partnership that desires a grant or contract under this section shall submit an
application at such time, in such manner, and in such format as the
Secretary may prescribe. The application shall include information on how
the eligible partnership will implement activities under subsection (f)
and, as applicable, subsection (g).</text></subsection><subsection id="idfab915c52ae94924ac7c064c5be5c2f2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants or contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to any
applications that include a plan for the development and implementation of
the
procedures and approaches described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of
subsection (g).</text></subsection><subsection id="id70bf7e3bd19b403f9f2e78b36d00c579"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Required activities</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant or contract under this section shall use the grant or
contract funds to carry out the following:</text><paragraph id="id6b5d96697ccc490fa2d45d27dde1dadf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Supporting the development and implementation of the following:</text><subparagraph id="iddfa549a71e844beb9c8450a5c2745138"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Processes and systems to help identify, and verify the eligibility of, postsecondary students with
print disabilities in need of instructional materials in specialized
formats.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf426a176c744f2784910681454367aa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Procedures and systems to facilitate and simplify the methods through which eligible students
described in subparagraph (A) may request accessible instructional
materials in specialized formats, which may include a single
point-of-entry system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id620e497d61f24951bb2b4e3ba9869146"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Procedures and systems to coordinate among institutions of higher education, publishers of
instructional materials, and entities that produce materials in
specialized formats, to efficiently facilitate—</text><clause id="idacc02c40b00a436b818f2aadde336bc6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requests for such materials;</text></clause><clause id="idd43e3932216e45bfb3ebc95794d4a7fb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the responses to such requests; and</text></clause><clause id="idc39c37fd594e481294e64552b34b44cb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the delivery of such materials.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ad333cd93e04eec8c1a99a6aac05785"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Delivery systems that will ensure the timely provision of instructional materials in specialized
formats to eligible students, which may include electronic file
distribution.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e73b1bb0adc4992a39019342035f28d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Systems to reduce duplicative conversions and improve sharing of the same instructional materials
in specialized formats for multiple eligible students at multiple
institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1e92b98cf904b7d88d0d96310cb68c2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Procedures to protect against copyright infringement with respect to the development, use, and
distribution of instructional materials in specialized formats while
maintaining accessibility for eligible students, which may include digital
technologies such as watermarking, fingerprinting, and other emerging
approaches.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id562b982de1834fca890f48b445d3fd71"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Awareness, outreach, and training activities for faculty, staff, and students related to the
acquisition and dissemination of instructional materials in specialized
formats and instructional materials utilizing universal design.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcdf966cdae7c4b928a8a357be0a73ef6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Providing recommendations on how effective procedures and systems described in paragraph (1) may be
disseminated and implemented on a national basis.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id567a57367cb8473fbded0f72debc85c9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorized approaches</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant or contract under this section may use the grant or
contract funds to support the development and implementation of the
following:</text><paragraph id="idccbff31015dc49cd9b8a2a3c0901bb5d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Approaches for the provision of instructional materials in specialized formats limited to
instructional materials used in smaller categories of postsecondary
courses, such as introductory, first-year courses, and second-year
courses.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb36681459d546bc9a7bdc92bf4a4039"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Approaches supporting a unified search for instructional materials in specialized formats across
multiple databases or lists of available materials.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id42b8ecee01984c028b4efc4f37b7bc40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Market-based approaches for making instructional materials in specialized formats directly
available to eligible students at prices comparable to standard
instructional materials.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3b071e7599b7426692146494c328701f"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date that the first grant or contract is awarded under this
section,
the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees a report that
includes—</text><paragraph id="ide49a5509fe01471dbf835e3813a58d8e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of grants and contracts and the amount of funds distributed under this section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3ae6236a4bf148e39f72daee844f514f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a summary of the purposes for which the grants and contracts were provided and an evaluation of the
progress made under such grants and contracts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide090a30792fc44ba9b3a0a598a980c41"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a summary of the activities implemented under subsection (f) and, as applicable, subsection (g),
including data on the number of postsecondary students with print
disabilities served and the
number of instructional material requests executed and delivered in
specialized formats; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id49dceab442474d9c8d00a3643faac3d8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs funded under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id4654999bf9e542b1b473f45b85c4af39"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement for producers of instructional materials</header><text>Producers of instructional materials for the postsecondary education
market that are involved in or affecting interstate commerce, produce such
materials for institutions of higher
education that receive Federal funds, and incorporate synchronized audio
and visual formats (including
DVDs, CDs, video, web video, and similar formats) shall provide closed
captions or subtitles.</text></subsection></section></part><part id="id3AEBD8E051BD402CACFC2CAA64AD3C7E" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Psychiatric Disabilities in Institutions of
Higher Education</header><section id="id93EFC127E5F54399A9E161E564FD7B7A"><enum>941.</enum><header>Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Psychiatric Disabilities in Institutions of
Higher Education</header><subsection id="id88a1101cf70a4f2195f37ffb90eb5710"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Psychiatric
Disabilities on College Campuses</header><paragraph id="id18e03632452a4527aa642c7746afa899"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a commission to be known as the Advisory Commission on Serving and
Supporting Students with Psychiatric Disabilities in Institutions of
Higher Education
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd3ff981e0c514eb39ec7bafd0d88a06c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><subparagraph id="id7889f424873a4de5971eff728edf3157"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Total number of members</header><text>The Commission shall include not more than 15 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary in
accordance with subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id181e6f664ed44a1cb4a7647626cee116"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Members of the Commission</header><text>The Commission members shall include 1 representative from each of the following categories:</text><clause id="idcb9a9df8fc094958bf755c8aad13f037"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Office of Postsecondary Education of the Department.</text></clause><clause id="idad133c46732d4421ab1ee885ebf0b4aa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the Department.</text></clause><clause id="id76923c2e20714030a0c616e0ea1bc2db"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Office for Civil Rights of the Department.</text></clause><clause id="id55148e7099b747e098ee43e1042c88f1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The National Council on Disability.</text></clause><clause id="id7f6f2c40d172459fa738823101395a21"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The Association on Higher Education and Disability, or a similar organization, as determined by the
Secretary.</text></clause><clause id="idebd5bc53fe6d4f8ba14dbe3e36d7f1ed"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental
Illness program of the National Disability Rights Network, or a similar
program, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause><clause id="id057561ca973c4888a4271b0422fb8c07"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>A national organization representing postsecondary education students with psychiatric
disabilities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5a9b9de16b5c4a17abee0643f933c936"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional members of the Commission</header><text>The Commission members shall include 4 representatives from each of the following categories:</text><clause id="id27dc8c35c3ee49488964613cce35068e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Staff from institutions of higher education with demonstrated experience in successfully
supporting
the retention and graduation of students with psychiatric disabilities.
With respect to the 4 members appointed under this clause—</text><subclause id="idE40F71FF1E0F4D2AB65A2D06B25B298D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 member shall be a staff member of a 2-year degree-granting institution and 1 member shall be a
staff member from a 4-year degree-granting institution; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id8EC6AB0F2C2F4AF98C3F2535CD328687"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the 4 members selected shall represent institutions of differing sizes.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2fe95a9f2b194e439eeae5931d6d1ef5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Individuals with psychiatric disabilities, including not less than 2 currently enrolled
postsecondary education students.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id56eabee63c8a4c9992eb0ce3e50fd478"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the Commission and appoint the members of the Commission not later
than 120
days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Higher Education Affordability Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id020821437c97457a9c80451d939d2b19"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson and vice chairperson</header><text>The Commission shall select a chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members of the
Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida276b3dd662a4e2a8e73ad9d63df78b2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header><subparagraph id="id1da9c9608ced4cbcb68891d2d2c83b82"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29db3e23b3304c31b9a48c76faab4251"><enum>(B)</enum><header>First meeting</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the appointment of the members of the Commission under paragraph
(2), the Commission shall hold the Commission’s first meeting.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b67582e3cbc4c0fa2cec82def950cdc"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of
members may hold hearings.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb2b0a49a66774c0ca4f6240a3791df36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of the Commission</header><paragraph id="idcca06dae2aba483db8c2aa14bccfbeee"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><subparagraph id="id3383fc591ee843ce98df9b83a6577290"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive study to—</text><clause id="id08c8ffffde19466d820e1102cdefc909"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assess the barriers and systemic issues that may affect, and support- and service-delivery
solutions that may improve, the rates of retention and graduation for
postsecondary students with psychiatric disabilities; and</text></clause><clause id="id84732549e71144b9aa1d3abb2fc6e928"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make recommendations related to the development of a comprehensive approach to improve the
opportunities for postsecondary students with psychiatric disabilities to
receive services and supports that optimize their rates of retention and
graduation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0e9184760a240f9948a120f41908f03"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Existing information</header><text>To the extent practicable, in carrying out the study under this paragraph, the Commission shall
identify and use existing research, recommendations, and information, as
of the time of the study.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0f13b4caab204db7bcf30d11be7476a6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Based on the findings of the study under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall develop
recommendations—</text><clause id="id7add51bbe29c4f5a91c98120a2e6f1e2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to inform Federal regulations and legislation regarding the recruitment, retention, and support of
students with psychiatric disabilities at institutions of higher
education; and</text></clause><clause id="idcc22c4ef06fc4b6894c019cbb4d244dd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to identify best practices for serving and supporting students with psychiatric disabilities in
postsecondary settings, and maintaining the privacy protections provided
under the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/191">Public Law 104–191</external-xref>;
110 Stat. 2033) and section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act
(commonly referred to as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id602f0869c06b4d818faa2aa755b32c39"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit a
report
to the Secretary and the authorizing committees describing the findings
and
recommendations of the study conducted under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idda6c2e038872477998ee1664c86dd293"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dissemination of information</header><text>In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Commission shall disseminate a final report
through—</text><subparagraph id="id98886b3239b8499e8a6e085b5f9d1a26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Technical Assistance Centers established under sections 901 and 902; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8bd6277139254dca85756139519b253c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other means, as determined by the Commission.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9923a20d569248aa87fbfe66427e075f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination of the Commission</header><text>The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 90 days after the date on which the Commission
submits the report under subsection (b)(2) to the Secretary and the
authorizing committees.</text></subsection></section></part><part id="idED5811B4BF234A2AB570073F9C55A845" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><section id="id4BDB2B54E5064BB9A695D2808B40F760"><enum>951.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text></section></part>.<enum>X</enum><header>Amendments to other laws</header><part id="id5BE7D107C1514FB396E74669B41E67E7" style="OLC"><enum>A<?LEXA-Enum A?></enum><header>Truth in Lending Act</header><subpart id="idCA21BB5BD76E4123B9C36A6DBE0F0694" style="OLC"><enum>1<?LEXA-Enum 1?></enum><header>Definitions</header><section id="idD42EFA116F154180BD10023D7E631CD7"><enum>1010.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part—</text><paragraph id="idDDA9348283D849BAA3C5C6549BCDAF22"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the terms <term>alternative repayment arrangement</term>, <term>billing group</term>, <term>postsecondary education loan</term>, and <term>student loan servicer</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 188 of the Truth in Lending Act, as added by
section 1016;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA23DCFA3D0884881AC0295B95F038339"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idC035E62A85BE4F4E86E9848A83098AA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA0041B3F56774C17BD83A176F497EFB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id918620BBF8324A25AB9CEF40EE600D9C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ADF99EE118F41EA959D7A808AA048B3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2682F7B4DE8944A1A4B25A277DB01F11"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Bureau</term> means the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id978D412B14CF452FAD7EB52A916ED857"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <term>private education loan</term> has the meaning given that term in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1650">15 U.S.C. 1650(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></section></subpart><subpart id="idE120A95B4F0045418AA39E1DA065BC56" style="OLC"><enum>2<?LEXA-Enum 2?></enum><header>Amendments to Truth in Lending Act</header><section id="id21480424290846cc9ca49d641635a2a0"><enum>1011.</enum><header>Exempted transactions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104 of the Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1603">15 U.S.C. 1603</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idc749a219655e407e9c38c8f3dddabcd1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>This title</quote> and inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—This title</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcd2c70f324304c6e8d2279b5509b6029"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6B3F8823FA94F1D917191A79B68FF79" style="OLC"><subsection id="idE3559AB5DF644482A9DE358BDAB7F0A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in subsection (a) shall prevent or be construed to prevent the provisions of chapter 6 from
applying to any postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or
student loan servicer (as those
terms are defined in section 188).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idBD5710A84E0D4FE9BC5C51AAEBA4B4CF"><enum>1012.</enum><header>Mandatory
certification</header><subsection id="id9ED502DE309B4718BAE6AA6713DEDFF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 128(e) of the Truth in Lending Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1638">15 U.S.C. 1638(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idBD8239E1BBD54A82BBCBAE526D3128E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32BCF581FE5B4C3DB7C1629D18D8CF18" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id0FE2EE30A997465F919AC209828D652A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Institutional
certification required</header>
<subparagraph id="idCC235134FA0C4C4ABB486022C9D164C6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), before a creditor may issue any funds with
respect to an
extension of credit described in this subsection, the creditor
shall obtain
from the relevant institution of higher education at which such
loan
is to be used
for a student, such institution's certification of—</text>
<clause id="id8B2A6086AC924C588AA386C94D0A9852"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the enrollment
status of the student;</text>
</clause><clause id="id901104F3E60043F79063B1D7123414E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the student's
cost of attendance at the institution as determined by the
institution under
part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087kk et
seq.); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id703CBF65E12D4875A087F1B91AF26E90"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the difference
between—</text>
<subclause id="idD64A0249DB744FDB905CE25F662A1E68"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such cost of
attendance; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id56E86159444C460DA863A60135B5D8DA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the student's
estimated financial assistance, including financial assistance
received under
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
seq.) if the
student pursued such assistance, and other financial assistance
known to the
institution, as applicable.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D974FD13659467DBBD0B6B8DBEE581D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation on
Extension of Credit</header><text>A creditor shall not issue funds with respect
to an extension of credit described in this subsection in an amount
that is
greater than the amount described in subparagraph (A)(iii).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69CFDEAD98BA4479AA614D659C335CB0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), a creditor may issue funds with respect to an
extension of
credit described in this subsection without obtaining from the
relevant
institution of higher education such institution’s certification if
such
institution fails to provide within 15 business days of the
creditor’s request
for such certification—</text>
<clause id="id2E24880DAE8841D198F6ECF5DBDE50D6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the requested
certification;</text></clause><clause id="id36F3A7FC37EB4D15AEDF5349899537FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a notification of a refusal to certify pursuant to section 487(a)(28)(A)(i)(II) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(28)(A)(i)(II)</external-xref>); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id4BB7972B0E414749860F38B84AC00946"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>notification
that the institution has received the request for certification and
will need
additional time to comply with the certification request.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB49847AAE91F48A28F662EB644CA29A4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Loans Disbursed
Without Certification</header><text>If a creditor issues funds without
obtaining a certification, as described in subparagraph (C), such
creditor
shall report the issuance of such funds in a manner determined by
the Director
of the Bureau.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBF748918C7A548BAA84099BAEC7AC384"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id97397AB2E0A74FBBAD8D5FB9DD009185"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (8) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAB3EB51710446E68D9632B443398274" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id54F9146003494D59BD47CDC94D20F43F"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Provision of
information</header>
<subparagraph id="id14C82E5F4D9A42A1B8D4726B73DA34BA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Provision of
Information to Students</header>
<clause id="idF601E17B0B0B40918D3F7DC0F2FA8BC5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Loan
Statement</header><text>A creditor that issues any funds with respect to an
extension of credit described in this subsection shall send loan
statements,
where such loan is to be used for a student, to borrowers of such
funds not
less than once every 3 months during the time that such student is
enrolled at
an institution of higher education.</text>
</clause><clause id="id15E5B68EBF7A4608819B2D9F05A5942A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents of
Loan Statement</header><text>Each statement described in clause (i)
shall—</text>
<subclause id="idEDF791564DEA49718742B8C7CC5B5979"><enum>(I)</enum><text>report the
borrower's total remaining principal balance, including accrued but
unpaid
interest and capitalized interest;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2B8F61F80D20464FB250EFC0208AB247"><enum>(II)</enum><text>report any
increases in the principal balance since the last statement; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idA4D10239D1BF4CEABC2946D90AD75D79"><enum>(III)</enum><text>list the
current interest rate for each loan.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1F453F24881B4DAF81CE4C80373D4D56"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification of
loans disbursed without certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On or before the date a creditor issues any
funds with respect to an extension of credit described in this
subsection, the
creditor shall notify the relevant institution of higher education,
in writing,
of the amount of the extension of credit and the student on whose
behalf credit
is extended. The form of such written notification shall be subject
to the
regulations of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ac2467542844d08b90e417b0f980b22"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Annual report</header><clause id="id857C009F69C24277980ED5856A6F8718"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A creditor that offers to issue funds with respect to an extension of credit described in this
subsection shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection containing the required information about
private education loans described in clause (ii).</text></clause><clause id="id725D088B40BA4DEA91B5E46F32F9C25A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Information to be included</header><text>Each annual report required under clause (i) shall include the following information:</text><subclause commented="no" id="idd744bc3af60a4580bb0d988052179b25"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The number of borrowers who request a private education loan who have not exhausted the financial
assistance available under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idfa51087a80e94c929f4c4a09e1d330a2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The number of borrowers who request a private education loan above the cost of attendance.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id93068f67e4d74f4092c756ea2da01ec0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The number of borrowers who request a private education loan who have not exhausted their financial
assistance available under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>) who then after the institutional certification
process under section 487(a)(28)(A) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(28)(A)</external-xref>) is complete,
reduce the amount of
their private education loan.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idc0cfea7e9870416a9ac865585f2ccf98"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The number of borrowers who request a private education loan who have not exhausted their
financial
assistance available under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>) who then after the institutional certification
process under section 487(a)(28)(A) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(28)(A)</external-xref>) is complete, do
not take out
a private education loan.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idfad8ea2e9d054ac886f44df8141830e3"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Any other information the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, requires.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idEF9E881B8E934D65B73707F397AF8B84"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18DEABFDDBD649D3AF458FFE2AFAB4D8" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idBEABCE374EF14F70B6632C4E39C48F07"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Private education loan information in the National Student Loan Data System</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072270E8A76A47A78D583F93F5E537CD"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information from lender</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each private educational lender shall submit to the Director of the Bureau and the Secretary of
Education for inclusion in the
National Student Loan Data System established under section 485B of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092b">20 U.S.C. 1092b</external-xref>) such information as may be
determined
necessary by the Director and the Secretary under subparagraph
(B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id630C43A43A064BD7917B9C9731F0AB65"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Promulgation of regulation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act, the
Director, in
coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall promulgate a
regulation regarding the private education loan information required to
be submitted under subparagraph (A), including what private education loan
information shall be required to be submitted and the method and format
for
submission.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id975bb36573b24a1d90c463e9b2ca8621"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Additional electronic disclosures</header><subparagraph id="id963fd29c068f498ea19edcd86159c4fd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Availability of agreements</header><clause id="idA5246DC81DC24967BA9F80949EB9274A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each private educational lender shall establish and maintain an Internet site on which the private
educational lender shall post the written
agreement between the private educational lender and the borrower for each
private education loan account. Each private educational lender
shall also describe the number of private education loans, along with the
average loan amount at the time of disbursement, associated with each
private education loan of the borrower.</text></clause><clause id="id98BB6E3AC5DC42A69684DE510FD84419"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Protection of individual borrower information</header><text>A private educational lender may not post individual borrower information on the Internet site
established and maintained under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20ac06365d9b4b0e91a81a97e762f1a9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Provision of agreements to bureau</header><clause id="idb846aeb838254115823572cfab5c3bfb"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each private educational lender shall provide to the Bureau, in electronic format, the private
education loan agreements that it publishes on the Internet site of the
private educational lender pursuant to subparagraph (A).</text></clause><clause id="id3b94273f669a449b9c11503a36a8b5ab"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Record repository</header><text>The Bureau shall establish and maintain on the publicly available Internet site of the Bureau a
central repository of the private education loan agreements received by
the Bureau pursuant to clause (i), which shall be easily accessible and
retrievable by the public.</text></clause><clause id="id4BF9D72C73924C9DB35F5C8A1379A7DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Protection of individual borrower information</header><text>The Bureau may not post individual borrower information on the Internet site described in clause
(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b8fd97ab25b489ba09575f8e20229f5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>This paragraph does not apply to individually negotiated changes to contractual terms, including
individually modified
workouts or renegotiations of amounts owed by a borrower under a private
educational loan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70A582E50E7843548609AC2DB4ACA688"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Bureau may, in consultation with the other Federal banking agencies (as that term is defined in
section 603 of the Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1681a">15 U.S.C. 1681a</external-xref>)), issue
regulations to implement this paragraph, including regulations—</text><clause id="id3ba370c4dc0541b78df393214f04cdac"><enum>(i)</enum><text>specifying the format in which a private educational lender shall publish private education loan
agreements on the Internet site of the private educational lender; and</text></clause><clause id="id6192ab6ed1c5436693a7d18942d6c7f1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establishing exceptions to subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) in any case in which the administrative
burden outweighs the benefit of increased transparency, including when a
postsecondary education loan product has a de minimis number of consumer
account holders.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA2B9C66C38374EF5B4A69C36595CF7E7"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Predispute agreements and waivers</header><subparagraph id="id735296223A7C4FB7A41AD03457756F91"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A borrower may not waive any right or remedy relating to a private education loan that is available
to the borrower against a private educational lender, postsecondary
education lender, loan holder, or student loan servicer (as such terms are
defined in section 188) before the dispute as to which the right or remedy
relates arises. Any such waiver agreed to before, on, or after the date of
enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act shall not be
enforceable and shall have no force or effect.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9BDCDE323C524FBE992F4FEC6B25C309"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Predispute arbitration agreements</header><text>An agreement entered before, on, or after the date of enactment of the Higher Education
Affordability Act to arbitrate a dispute relating to a private education
loan that had not arisen at the time the
agreement was entered shall not be enforceable and shall have no force or
effect.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0383C8C00FC44E668B61C9E9FF1868F6"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Discharge of private education loans in the event of death or disability of the borrower</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each private education loan shall include terms that provide that the
liability to repay
the loan shall be cancelled—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id142954905292400F9E737A4D1DAF3671"><enum>(A)</enum><text>upon the death of
the borrower;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id485E3CF5E5CE423380BBD2C9D6EA57C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the borrower
becomes permanently and totally disabled, as determined under
paragraph (1) or (3) of section 437(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087">20 U.S.C. 1087(a)</external-xref>) and the regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
Education under that section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2C7B7011763240B8862987FDEABA5AB2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary
of Defense determines that the borrower
is unemployable due to a
service-connected condition or disability, in accordance with the
requirements of section 437(a)(2) of that Act and the regulations
promulgated by the Secretary of Education under that section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8337F17C5D11426D9B475715861A393D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection shall
issue
final regulations implementing paragraphs (3) and (9) of section
128(e)
of the Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1638">15 U.S.C. 1638(e)</external-xref>), as amended by subsection
(a).
Such regulations shall become effective not later than 6 months after
their
date of issuance.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3068A637E1E74946AEC3FEC28BCABE56"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on mandatory certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the issuance
of the regulations required under subsection (b), and at any other time
determined
appropriate by the Director of the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection and the Secretary of Education jointly, the Director
and the
Secretary shall jointly submit to
Congress a report on the compliance of institutions of higher education
and
private educational lenders with section 128(e)(3) of the Truth in Lending
Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1638">15 U.S.C. 1638(e)</external-xref>), as amended by subsection (a), and section 487(a)(28)
of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(28)</external-xref>), as amended by
section 491(b). Such report shall be based on the annual reports submitted
under section 128(e)(9) of the Truth
in Lending Act, as amended by subsection (a), and shall include
information about the degree to which
specific
institutions utilize certifications in effectively encouraging the
exhaustion
of Federal student loan eligibility and lowering student private education
loan
debt.</text></subsection></section><section id="id32B42FEC1BFB4442996A8A485F66D683"><enum>1013.</enum><header>Civil liability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 130 of the Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1640">15 U.S.C. 1640</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idA06683C4674C4DD5AFF0099BF5B4BDB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id1DA33FEF569C450E8F00B543AD2C46B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and any postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or student loan servicer (as such terms are
defined in section 188) who fails to comply with any requirement imposed
under chapter 6 with respect to any person</quote> before <quote>is liable to such person</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC594268981C49D9A9ABFD8E59E0E3E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="idD2E45601875E40558B10D6D50988066B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="id881A40D89D9E4D8DBFD306965807DFF7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>; or (iv)</quote> and inserting <quote>, or (iv)</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idCBD850A1C1B046EB84173788ABF7EA81"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or (v) in the case of a postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or student loan servicer (as
such terms are
defined in section 188) who fails to comply with any requirement imposed
under chapter 6, not less than $400 or greater than $4,000</quote> before the semicolon; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id87B415E66C2740DEA978DA74E3DC1A0E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or student loan servicer</quote> after <quote>creditor</quote> each place it appears; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id470FA35C9D974878A1FE7774DA4FF57B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the matter following paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="idF8026E2061FF4CEE8E70C02D4EC8C3FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text><subclause id="id3A328464C2A24154A97C0D22C74AA826"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or student loan servicer</quote> after <quote>creditor</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id8C61BC9D4E47433292811F8973372386"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>creditor's failure</quote> and inserting <quote>failure by the creditor, postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or student loan servicer</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id30071D3FAB2846BC93AA13942C05FAD7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the fourth sentence, by inserting <quote>other than the disclosures required under section 128(e)(12),</quote> after <quote>referred to in section 128,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idAEE56D1E2B6D4804BD7D480C9B6FCA49"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the fifth sentence, by inserting <quote>, postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or student loan servicer</quote> after <quote>creditor</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3D51BCE33A2F458494F2BAC836AC05BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>creditor or assignee</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>creditor, assignee, postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or student loan servicer</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4DF5504A0A8648FA9AFB3CDEFB9CF6E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e), as amended by sections 1416(b) and 1422 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">Public Law 111–203</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="idEC0B50D2C7484633AC86BEC73625B79C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by inserting <quote>or chapter 6</quote> after <quote>section 129, 129B, or 129C</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idADDC47FAB4B14107A41E07322482BF71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the fourth sentence, by inserting <quote>or chapter 6</quote> after <quote>or 129H</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4B2E09BF424B4B8E8200A01F1CE19243"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph id="id7F543A79F8B9415997C3DE8ABCFFC42A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>creditor or assignee</quote> and inserting <quote>creditor, assignee, postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or student loan servicer</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCEB7F6FA63C4B7B942BA824182EB7E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>creditor's or assignee's liability</quote> and inserting <quote>liability of the creditor, assignee, postsecondary education lender, loan holder, or student loan
servicer</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2640FACC2CA643CF813E124D3DFAF865"><enum>1014.</enum><header>Definition of
private education loan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 140(a)(7)(A) of the Truth in
Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1650">15 U.S.C. 1650(a)(7)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id688A8D541E604933ACBEF52E193A539A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idEE18FA5A6D96496CBCB9F26E5D2BF1C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id80DED2952A184B1498457D0C01ACE0C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding after
clause (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4C76DDB0CC94975BB5A3688D43D2ACB" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id439F528148CF4FFF878797D3B6363DE3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is not made,
insured, or guaranteed under title VII or title VIII of the Public
Health
Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/292">42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.</external-xref> and 296 et seq.);
and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id1C93AD8952AF4D45AEDC06D4F56C5626">
<enum>1015.</enum>
<header>Revenue sharing and disclosure of affiliation</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 2 of title I of the Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1631">15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FA759F2D99A44E9891552ACE658C352" style="OLC">
<section id="id879DC113FBA7478ABDAF7FC6498CD7A7">
<enum>140B.</enum>
<header>Preventing unfair and deceptive marketing of consumer financial products and services to students
of institutions of higher education</header>
<subsection id="id4C274738C2004D4E88660137C33E8B52">
<enum>(a)</enum>
<header>Definitions</header>
<text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idD93CCB8ACCA04AFA8FBFF8B23041BF23">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Affiliate</header>
<text>The term <term>affiliate</term> means any person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE9397B515ABA4C15B9FC09254BA3D19F">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Affiliated</header>
<subparagraph id="id26F416A2333649CE97F51AA921638C46">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>The term <term>affiliated</term>, when used with respect to a consumer financial product or service and an institution of higher
education, means an association between such institution and product or
service resulting from—</text>
<clause id="id27E00A616DB14EDD97694B8CF2BCA8B4">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>the name, emblem, mascot, or logo of the institution being used with respect to such product or
service; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id55266F8187AF4AEC9E67F64056209E61">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>some other word, picture, or
symbol readily identified with the institution in the
marketing of the consumer financial product or service in any way that
implies
that the institution endorses the consumer financial product or service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC1F6518AEF2541928B41B881A0A959DF">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Rule of construction</header>
<text>Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to deem an association between an
institution of higher education and a consumer financial product or
service to be affiliated if such association is solely based on an
advertisement
by a financial institution that is delivered to a wide and general
audience consisting of more than enrolled students at the institution of
higher education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA251F04B328143FA94A6238AB9CE54FD">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Consumer financial product or service</header>
<text>The term <term>consumer financial product or service</term> has the meaning given the term in section 1002 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5481">12 U.S.C. 5481</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCE457478887E4F62927DDC1EF28CDC6E">
<enum>(4)</enum>
<header>Financial institution</header>
<text>The term <term>financial institution</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0FB57E2693EF43C8A0F621470653B9F1">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>any person that engages in offering or providing a consumer financial product or service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B9B07AE2E324899B222AD7D885078CA">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>any affiliate of such person described in subparagraph (A) if such affiliate acts as a service
provider to such person.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8873EF6F3E754BF685F90B5835F4921E">
<enum>(5)</enum>
<header>Institution of higher education</header>
<text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1002).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA56E8FC1F7BB42719C1CD6F5FF45E6C2">
<enum>(6)</enum>
<header>Person</header>
<text>The term <term>person</term> means an individual, partnership, company, corporation, association (incorporated or
unincorporated), trust, estate, cooperative organization, or other entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4E647C5E79654E96B436706055BAF4C5">
<enum>(7)</enum>
<header>Revenue-sharing arrangement</header>
<text>The term <term>revenue-sharing arrangement</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC280CDD126994AE8B8F194FCA365085E">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>means an arrangement between an institution of higher education and a financial institution under
which—</text>
<clause id="idCB04EE3FE2034882AB6124F99961539F">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>a financial institution provides or issues a consumer financial product or service to college
students
attending the institution of higher education;</text>
</clause><clause id="id89E15CA07DCA4BCFA84996B0A725CAA2">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the institution of higher education recommends, promotes, sponsors, or otherwise endorses
the financial institution, or the
consumer financial products or services offered by the financial
institution; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3515516349F54440BBD985E6F554E5DC">
<enum>(iii)</enum>
<text>the financial institution pays a fee or provides other material benefits, including revenue or
profit sharing, to the institution of higher education, or to an officer,
employee, or agent of the institution of higher education, in connection
with the consumer financial products and services provided to college
students attending the institution of higher education; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7B9CED863241462585DD50217E448850">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>does not include an arrangement solely based on a financial institution paying a fair market price
to an institution of higher education for the institution of higher
education to advertise or market the financial institution to the general
public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA4D7C65F58FA4F06893EF0ED0E738139">
<enum>(8)</enum>
<header>Service provider</header>
<text>The term <term>service provider</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="id27C8BE6B17E44ACFAE1C61B4CE478AEA">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>means any person that provides a material service to another person in connection with the offering
or provision by such other person of a consumer financial product or
service, including a person that—</text>
<clause id="id4D1321D0144F41D6B1892CAAA5CAE8FE">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>participates in designing, operating, or maintaining the consumer financial product or service; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idEE50677F079346F18101F24CBAF570B7">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>processes transactions relating to the consumer financial product or service (other than
unknowingly or incidentally transmitting or processing financial data in a
manner that such data is undifferentiated from other types of data of the
same form as the person transmits or processes); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC6FC56CE18E44BA2920093D717D496D8">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>does not include a person solely by virtue of such person offering or providing to another person—</text>
<clause id="idF23DAD44E05245DA814CA95C50A08795">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>a support service of a type provided to businesses generally or a similar ministerial service; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id779E996586934296A2D87958D8B0493D">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>time or space for an advertisement for a consumer financial product or service through print,
newspaper, or electronic media.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0282772E18294155AD4680E576A92C51">
<enum>(b)</enum>
<header>Disclosure of affiliation</header>
<paragraph id="id4C9898A529084BCBB1849FA3C59A572B">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<header>Reports by financial institutions</header>
<subparagraph id="idE1D3D177698D41E889CEFE60210FBB7F">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>In general</header>
<text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act, and
annually thereafter, each financial institution shall submit a report to
the Bureau
containing the terms and conditions of
all business, marketing, and promotional agreements that the financial
institution has with any institution of
higher education, or an alumni
organization or foundation that is an affiliate of or related to an
institution of
higher education, relating to any consumer financial product or service
offered to college students at institutions of higher education.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA33E995012944A183731A0F1BAACB48">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Details of report</header>
<text>The information required to be reported under subparagraph (A) includes—</text>
<clause id="idE10F71F12DC0445296FF0CAF8C6B0F6E">
<enum>(i)</enum>
<text>any memorandum of understanding between or among the financial institution and an institution of
higher
education, alumni association, or foundation that directly or indirectly
relates to
any aspect of an agreement referred to in subparagraph (A) or controls
or directs any obligations or distribution of benefits between or among
the entities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id75A93B7119474B5C9EC80823D7E5A552">
<enum>(ii)</enum>
<text>the number and dollar amount outstanding of consumer financial products or services accounts
covered by any such agreement that
were originated during the period
covered by the report, and the total number and dollar amount of consumer
financial products
or services accounts
covered by the agreement that were outstanding at the end of such period.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD32F3D6BC4E244EDBB4F01675772347E">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Aggregation by institution</header>
<text>The information required to be reported under subparagraph (A) shall be aggregated with respect to
each institution of higher education or alumni organization or foundation
that is an affiliate of or related to the institution of higher education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id99A40C42841A4002AE40046577CEA591">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Reports by Bureau</header>
<text>The Bureau shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public, an annual report that
lists the information submitted to the
Bureau under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id753EA7E97B5541DE9105B1A39FBDF3F0">
<enum>(3)</enum>
<header>Electronic disclosures</header>
<subparagraph id="id70E738305B8F41F786DE1CA16E67B330">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<header>Posting agreements</header>
<text>Each financial institution shall establish and maintain an Internet site
on which the financial institution shall post the written agreement
between the
financial institution and the institution of higher education for each
affiliated consumer
financial product or service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82CC175B1467475FB2BE5433F7557969">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<header>Financial institution to provide contracts to the bureau</header>
<text>Each financial institution shall provide to the Bureau, in electronic format, the written
agreements that it
publishes on its Internet site pursuant to this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5FC8D7106944DEEA93590550145F9E4">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<header>Record repository</header>
<text>The Bureau shall establish and maintain on its publicly available Internet site a central
repository of the agreements received from financial institutions pursuant
to this paragraph, and such agreements shall be easily accessible and
retrievable by the public.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE1A28F9914694112BD78FBA300280463">
<enum>(D)</enum>
<header>Exception</header>
<text>This paragraph shall not apply to individually negotiated changes to contractual terms, such as
individually modified workouts or renegotiations of amounts owed by an
institution of higher education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id637FAF1D0057466E97D6CED8F2CB4456">
<enum>(c)</enum>
<header>Prohibition of revenue-Sharing arrangement</header>
<text>A financial institution that offers a consumer financial product or service that is affiliated with
an institution of higher education may not enter into a revenue-sharing
arrangement with the
institution of higher education.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2A539088D06B40DE9B3E3BC6F131F0CF">
<enum>(d)</enum>
<header>Rule of construction</header>
<text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a financial institution from establishing
a consumer product or service affiliated with an institution of higher
education if—</text>
<paragraph id="id533BC0F190CB4D8E978E623B3E0C27BF">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>the consumer product or service will—</text>
<subparagraph id="id220A41A9D7DC488193017046012CE06B">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>assist college students in reducing costs or fees associated with the use of consumer financial
products or services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDC01DBED777F4B5080D2A9B39724EFF3">
<enum>(B)</enum>
<text>increase consumer choice; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC2B0F35240E94A0DA6BAD8334398441C">
<enum>(C)</enum>
<text>enhance consumer protections; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C38EF7962664DA49F282A9009BFEF65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the financial institution is in compliance with the requirements of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id66E22EE6B7F447D8B9065C1788796423"><enum>1016.</enum><header>Improved consumer protections for student loan servicing</header><subsection id="idC9C57F9F537141F89B2CAF77292E3351"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1601">15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
chapter:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F93902C220F4D8AB59AC7D89EDB0400" style="USC"><chapter id="idED850DDCDCE8466BBE446A1055163715" style="OLC"><enum>6</enum><header>Postsecondary Education Loans</header><toc><toc-entry level="section">Sec. </toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="idE80795221FA7422388F49ACD5384B221" level="section">188. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="idF277E0D985EE4104AE22FC76B507500B" level="section">189. Servicing of postsecondary education loans.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="id6FF43D3ADD8147A4B7892DE4812C3F32" level="section">190. Payments and fees.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="id9de943971a344238b61e695bdec816c5" level="section">191. Authority of Bureau.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="idc7b86538b5134f34b2bd76e895f523f4" level="section">192. State laws unaffected; inconsistent Federal and State provisions.</toc-entry>
</toc><section id="idE80795221FA7422388F49ACD5384B221"><enum>188.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this chapter:</text><paragraph id="idd2938e9e5a59464ea3eb8b7033ccddca"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alternative repayment arrangement</header><text>The term <term>alternative repayment arrangement</term> means an agreed upon arrangement between a loan holder (or, for a Federal Direct Loan or a Federal
Perkins Loan, the Secretary of Education or the institution of higher
education that made such loan, respectively) or student loan servicer and
a borrower—</text><subparagraph id="idF1A8E37D7A054D0E83AA24F448231851"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is different than the terms under an existing postsecondary education loan; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7E655D35B564962AA234FFBD20A589F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pursuant to which remittance of a
monthly payment—</text><clause id="idC73A0A8DB28545D9AA727B342FB4C9C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>satisfies the terms of the postsecondary education loan; or</text></clause><clause id="id6A8439B817804B768DB9E1EDA703C45E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is not required for a period of 1 or more months in order to satisfy the terms of the postsecondary
education loan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ACDB5745B2D455897145888824A4F6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Billing group</header><text>The term <term>billing group</term> means a postsecondary education loan account that—</text><subparagraph id="idE2A026A6D79243F48DBEAE2DB6BA43DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is serviced by a student loan servicer; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id910BA80CBFFC4436964EAE0E0BA21A4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes 2 or more postsecondary education loans that are in repayment status.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0CCB6479AADB4A1081F591CEE4FE5A10"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bureau</header><text>The term <term>Bureau</term> has the meaning given that term in section 103.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id64A37D67D66F4D9AA1570EB610CB45A5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effective date of transfer</header><text>The term <term>effective date of transfer</term> means the date on which the first payment is due to a transferee servicer from a borrower under a
postsecondary education loan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA659EEC391E94DA6BFF4F0B42E263E55"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Federal Direct Loan</header><text>The term <term>Federal Direct Loan</term> means a loan made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et
seq.).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5662B3868700424D9E1DB0B448251CB8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal Perkins Loan</header><text>The term <term>Federal Perkins Loan</term> means a loan made under part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa
et seq.).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2C234EE9D66D407FA2FAC2C12BF2E0FB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBF008909C2CC4E8B83DAE8CB7D092352"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Late fee</header><text>The term <term>late fee</term> means a late fee, penalty, or adjustment to principal, imposed because of a late
payment or
delinquency by the borrower under a postsecondary education loan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1862DB9177D147C791972A4B389BC50E"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Loan holder</header><text>The term <term>loan holder</term> means a person who owns the title to or promissory note for a postsecondary education loan (except
for a Federal Direct Loan or a Federal Perkins Loan).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFE3F95DDB7014DEEBBD7B78B367ABF34"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Open end credit plan</header><text>The term <term>open end credit plan</term> has the meaning given that term in section 103.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8EA5E68D1C394D62B7A15A4E0C323306"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Postsecondary education expense</header><text>The term <term>postsecondary education expense</term> means any expense that is included as part of the cost of attendance (as that term is defined in
section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087ll">20 U.S.C. 1087ll</external-xref>)) of a
student.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id202cb1252d96413799991baeadcb0567"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Postsecondary education lender</header><text>The term <term>postsecondary education lender</term>—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8664DC92F4244FBCAE3E0FF9A4F85E08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means—</text><clause commented="no" id="id61e841bc3b5f4db5ab1d07e3483857a5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a financial institution, as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813) that solicits, makes, or extends postsecondary education loans;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idd2efb49a9bd64d989adb80fab4f1f992"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a Federal credit union, as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1752">12 U.S.C. 1752</external-xref>)
that solicits, makes, or extends postsecondary education loans; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id54e664faa17548fca95c368d6125d699"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other person engaged in the business of soliciting, making, or extending postsecondary
education loans; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id24190A7238CF4D27840F5E3ACAC03C67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include—</text><clause commented="no" id="id9B130267B4BF4C1A9E83FE47D6BBE97D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary of Education; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idFAF1563C303D4B4181853E3010D464F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an institution of higher education with respect to any Federal Perkins Loan made by the
institution.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3ec4acc507f74781a81e0224749d66a3"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Postsecondary education loan</header><text>The term <term>postsecondary education loan</term>—</text><subparagraph id="id2115C33BF3204321B7831C64812217C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a loan that is—</text><clause id="id1BB470B4530746DEB07F1B9CF14B39CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1071">20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.</external-xref>, 1087a et seq., 1087aa et seq.); or</text></clause><clause id="id0692F09F6331496F907A5D1DFEEB4840"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>issued or made by a postsecondary education lender and is—</text><subclause id="id07CC495802B94C72AB4462B5488D2282"><enum>(I)</enum><text>extended to a borrower with the
expectation that the amounts extended will be used in whole or in part to
pay postsecondary education expenses; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idDC7EC758A3A54F658A0D16E05421FB11"><enum>(II)</enum><text>extended for the purpose of refinancing or consolidating 1 or more loans described in subclause
(I) or clause (i);</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA76A2A5E3E514F619467A53A2621D006"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes a private education loan (as defined in section 140(a)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABED532C17324F8E9A7C18C96D54BD5F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not include a loan—</text><clause id="idB54A96169A14464489753C4970BFE12A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>made under an open-end credit plan; or</text></clause><clause id="idCD83680936F94416853A764576AC03D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is secured by real property.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbd8c9f95ec3f43b698cb6f948366a3bc"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Qualified written request</header><subparagraph id="id74BC8DD8DF5C4FA7BD033538E5228351"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the term <term>qualified written request</term> means a written correspondence of a borrower (other than notice on a payment medium supplied by
the student loan servicer)
transmitted by mail, facsimile, or electronically through an email
address or website designated by the student loan servicer to receive
communications from borrowers that—</text><clause id="ide7c4483df09c46be9c09edbe2595ced9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes, or otherwise enables the student loan servicer to identify, the name and account of the
borrower; and</text></clause><clause id="id45ba5adbbef042b8816814e40e73e17f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes, to the extent applicable—</text><subclause id="id0C3B6970CC9E48E1A3A498658CE0241A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>sufficient detail regarding the information sought by the borrower; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id851A2F454CAD47F79AE28870E0D61222"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a statement of the reasons for the belief of the borrower that there is an error regarding the
account of the borrower.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id731787C3A06D46C7BD06AC811D83CF21"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Correspondence delivered to other addresses</header><clause id="id581517DB64C945549731247A8ED6D3CB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A written correspondence of a borrower is a qualified written request if the written
correspondence—</text><subclause id="id79847508FF224F5A86EB85BF78BF9448"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meets the requirements under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A); and</text></subclause><subclause id="idFC3EA630112F41F9B7868DADEA9C761D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is transmitted to and received by a student loan servicer at a mailing address, facsimile number,
email address, or website address other than the address or number
designated by that student loan servicer to receive
communications from borrowers.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idB1406892BD9948349EDBEC4E7438A1D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Duty to transfer</header><text>A student loan servicer shall, within a reasonable period of time, transfer a written
correspondence of a borrower received by the
student loan servicer at a mailing address, facsimile number, email
address, or website address other than the address or number designated by
that student loan servicer to receive
communications from borrowers to the correct address or appropriate office
or other unit of the student loan servicer.</text></clause><clause id="id88A64B87C2A543F9AB5E67421E142BD0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Date of receipt</header><text>A written correspondence of a borrower transferred in accordance with clause (ii) shall be deemed
to be received by the student loan servicer on the date on which the
written correspondence is transferred to the correct address or
appropriate office
or other unit of the student loan servicer.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0F9430E7466B43E9BCD2F31B5DADB267"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Student loan servicer</header><text>The term <term>student loan servicer</term>—</text><subparagraph id="id491F75F5DCFA494199B5AF9DBDE91871"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a person who performs student loan servicing;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4F67566039BF45A1BE69086E012C6D0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes a person performing student loan servicing for a postsecondary education loan on behalf of
an institution of higher education or
the Secretary of Education under a contract or other agreement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBD6F250102A347808434A1103BF23A48"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not include the Secretary of Education to the extent the Secretary directly performs student
loan servicing for a postsecondary education loan; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B8E14AB20DA4506968526160B4D5FC5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>does not include an institution of higher education, to the extent that the institution directly
performs student loan servicing for a Federal Perkins Loan made by the
institution.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id58242b670545472d8a568beb5a449484"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Student loan servicing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>student loan servicing</term> includes any of the following activities:</text><subparagraph id="id247D55AA39F7431684FB9FF1FD2F5FD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Receiving any scheduled periodic payments from a borrower under a postsecondary education loan (or
notification of such payments).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CA7D9D75B3D474B9D0C17AA9D549B43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Applying payments described in subparagraph (A) to an account of the borrower pursuant to the terms
of
the postsecondary education loan or of the contract governing the
servicing of the postsecondary education loan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD9698511517F4C9391EB9FF02C77F41B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>During a period in which no payment is required on the postsecondary education loan—</text><clause id="id102EA0ACAC994FB4B8FB1FC8343051D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maintaining account records for the postsecondary education loan; and</text></clause><clause id="idB5946FEDAB884D0D9A99EC4849AACE9C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>communicating with the borrower on behalf of the loan holder or, with respect to a Federal Direct
Loan or Federal Perkins Loan, the Secretary of Education or the
institution of higher education that made the loan, respectively.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id685db7a5145f4688b2a5a33bb8115a57"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Interacting with a borrower to facilitate the activities described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C), including activities to help prevent default by the borrower of the
obligations arising from the postsecondary education loan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id037FFAFCA4B643E98239C2A5F03B34A4"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Transfer of servicing</header><text>The term <term>transfer of servicing</term> means the assignment, sale, or transfer of any student loan servicing of a postsecondary education
loan from a transferor servicer to a transferee servicer.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C25053CE89A40EEB6C4E4477B79EAA2"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Transferee servicer</header><text>The term <term>transferee servicer</term> means the person to whom any student loan servicing of a postsecondary education loan is assigned,
sold, or transferred.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90C6A9D3665944B7B9E764871587D384"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Transferor servicer</header><text>The term <term>transferor servicer</term> means the person who assigns, sells, or transfers any student loan servicing of a postsecondary
education loan to another person.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF277E0D985EE4104AE22FC76B507500B"><enum>189.</enum><header>Servicing of postsecondary education loans</header><subsection id="idd2f584a20b45451c9bf20b32e15a8188"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Student loan servicer requirements</header><text>A student loan servicer may not—</text><paragraph id="id8e49a096bd8a4322886c9989f47111cb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>charge a fee for responding to a qualified written request under this chapter;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d97994cfb2942599cffa91ebcebbd77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fail to take timely action to respond to a qualified written request from a borrower to correct an
error relating to
an allocation of payment or the payoff amount of the postsecondary
education loan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id51C1B69E93FE45EB90DCB4D880C4DAC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>fail to take reasonable steps to avail the borrower of all possible alternative
repayment arrangements to avoid default;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id280B89F3D66D4C638D4F2A6AE6A5B602"><enum>(4)</enum><text>fail to perform the obligations required under section 493C(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1098e">20 U.S.C. 1098e(d)</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id18f348639ea443239c9dde83060876d2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>fail to respond within 10 business days to a request from a borrower to provide the name,
address, and other relevant contact information of the loan holder of the
borrower's postsecondary education loan or, for a Federal Direct Loan or a
Federal Perkins Loan, the Secretary of Education or the institution of
higher education who made the loan, respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id651687BF43DA493FBE46CF2D61B555D7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>fail to comply with—</text><subparagraph id="idC5C32FE84B7947C49FFCF952E913D0E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any applicable requirement of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A5A62B360AF4230BC6DFBB243C04988"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a postsecondary education loan made, issued, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>),
part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et
seq.), or part E of title VIII of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/297a">42 U.S.C. 297a et seq.</external-xref>), any
applicable requirement of the Act authorizing the postsecondary education
loan;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1A0418E03C16480DAD3CED6AA89D4936"><enum>(7)</enum><text>fail to comply with any other obligation that the Bureau, by
regulation, has determined to be appropriate to carry out the consumer
protection
purposes of this chapter; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEFB9CA9B2F9D4BD3B25EA4D4B0A8247B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>fail to perform other standard servicer's duties.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id19fe15c155b44c33be84a72c77fd95a2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Borrower inquiries</header><paragraph id="idD3F9B7693437430A9284AEE7A3333ECB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duty of student loan servicers to respond to borrower inquiries</header><subparagraph id="id44ec095b9639417ab8d104374e8fb708"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notice of receipt of request</header><text>If a borrower under a postsecondary education loan submits a qualified written request to the
student loan servicer for information relating to the student loan
servicing of the postsecondary education loan, the student loan servicer
shall provide a written response
acknowledging receipt of the qualified written request within 5 business
days unless any
action requested by the borrower is
taken within such period.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D3EB912564D4017B6A793429058791D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action with respect to inquiry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 business days after the receipt
from any borrower of any qualified written request under subparagraph (A)
and, if applicable, before taking any action with respect to the qualified
written request of the borrower, the student loan servicer shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD27800D3F610474BA259EE9CDEA55F2A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make appropriate corrections in the account of the borrower, including the crediting of any late
fees, and transmit to the borrower a written notification
of such correction (which shall include the name and toll-free or
collect-call telephone number of a
representative of the student loan servicer who can provide assistance to
the
borrower);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08018B17F3E8483B824A0DBD57E7A532"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>after conducting an investigation, provide the borrower with a written explanation or clarification
that includes—</text><subclause id="ID9F96C4C07CDC4AD0A7A30B5C1A1CE03F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to the extent applicable, a statement of the reasons for which the student loan servicer believes
the account of
the borrower is correct as determined by the student loan servicer; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ID0F31F72A442846AB9A46837252FE6CA6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the name and toll-free or collect-call telephone number of an individual employed by, or the office
or department of, the
student loan servicer who can provide assistance to the borrower; or</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC78E3FDA054437E98D5439B06524D2C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>after conducting an investigation, provide the borrower with a written explanation or clarification
that includes—</text><subclause id="ID5317DBA4EB804EAEA03C8628F7232A93"><enum>(I)</enum><text>information requested by the borrower or an explanation of why the information requested is
unavailable or cannot be obtained by the student loan servicer; and</text></subclause><subclause id="IDDD95A7C3EC9B4C1F93BD4209F4D7A2BC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the name and toll-free or collect-call telephone number of an individual employed by, or the office
or department of, the
student loan servicer who can provide assistance to the borrower.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23f26da89f4a4d8aaf047f88d62f7900"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limited extension of response time</header><clause id="id4709D8BF2C674EEA98944527A5FB66D3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There may be 1 extension of the 30-day period described in subparagraph (B) of not more than 15
days if,
before
the end of such 30-day period, the student loan servicer notifies the
borrower of the
extension and the reasons for the delay in responding.</text></clause><clause id="id532D52800E574AB7A3CD4E849A66FB31"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reports to Bureau</header><text>Each student loan servicer shall, on an annual basis, report to the Bureau the aggregate number of
extensions sought by the student loan servicer under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida21e88ad633149de8551f04acc0954bc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Protection of credit information</header><text>During the 60-day period beginning on the date on which a student loan servicer receives a
qualified written request from a borrower relating to a dispute regarding
payments by the borrower, a student loan servicer may not provide negative
credit information to any consumer reporting agency (as defined in section
603 of the Truth in Lending Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1681a">15 U.S.C. 1681a</external-xref>)) relating to the subject of the
qualified written request or to such period, including any information
relating to a late
payment or payment owed by the borrower on the borrower's postsecondary
education loan.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA94EB53AE2E04FD487C08919BF874D7A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Single point of contact for certain borrowers</header><text>A student loan servicer shall designate an office or other unit of the student loan servicer to act
as a point of contact regarding postsecondary
education loans for—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54AA21520A884374889E3605564C7934"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a borrower who is not less than 60 days delinquent under the postsecondary education loan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8F1858100FB419F9AE3D691E94B5035"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a borrower who seeks information regarding, seeks to enter an agreement for, or seeks to resolve
an issue under a
repayment option that requires subsequent submission of supporting
documentation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99EEF94A62784B359F1339FBAA8CAC6C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a borrower under a private education loan (as defined in section 140) who is seeking to modify the
terms of the repayment of
the postsecondary education loan because of hardship.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4F712CE40BE4D8CA9652B1988BFA21D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Liaison for Members of the Armed Forces and veterans</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33E28A0CBFE340B1AAC481886AF64877"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>veteran</term> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">section 101</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA891254261734F5592C34C2151E2F9FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>A student loan servicer shall designate 1 or more employees to act as a liaison for members of
the Armed Forces, veterans, and spouses and dependents of a member of the
Armed Forces or a veteran, who shall be—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71734B302BF747CB9B6917C6992338DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>responsible for answering inquiries relating to postsecondary education loans from members of
the Armed Forces, veterans, and spouses and dependents of a member of the
Armed Forces or a veteran; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6407A88D751B4989BDE8FD00F0E61C63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specially
trained on the benefits
available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
(50
U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.) and other Federal and
State laws relating to postsecondary education loans.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id436BB192CB32450CA58CCBC292EC3F37"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Toll free number</header><text>A student loan servicer shall establish and maintain a toll-free telephone number that—</text><subparagraph id="id1685000926a34f2b9b23a13d7ef42bb2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be used by a member of the Armed Forces, veteran, or spouse or dependent of a member of the
Armed Forces or a veteran to connect directly to the liaison
designated under paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5303CBD404CE43D1B71EC9563352167D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be listed on the primary Internet website of the student loan servicer and on monthly
billing
statements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB5A2A9AE80D44C678A5ADF028C3FFF22"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transfer of servicing</header><paragraph id="id800FEB2E46294613A1045328FE2E971F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Disclosure to applicant relating to transfer of servicing</header><subparagraph id="id705264F1099647E9AFC5FF233FF4009F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A postsecondary education lender shall disclose to each person who applies for
a postsecondary education loan, at the time of application for the
postsecondary education loan,
whether there may be a transfer of servicing of the postsecondary
education loan at any time during which the postsecondary education loan
is outstanding.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB0E18C3CC034BA8A4BC0F213A586636"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No liability</header><text>A postsecondary education lender shall not be liable to a borrower for failure to
comply with subparagraph (A) if the application for a postsecondary
education loan was made before the
regulations established under section 191 take effect.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id09d006a883004c25bd49af44926d825d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice by transferor servicer at time of transfer of servicing</header><subparagraph id="idf0385a1edf864c9c875bfc50d8d72274"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notice requirement</header><text>A transferor servicer shall notify the borrower under a postsecondary education loan, in writing,
of any
transfer of student loan servicing for the postsecondary education
loan (with respect to which such notice is made).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbea2cc69ce8e4a6188b68d0856ecc607"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time of notice</header><clause id="id2637a4e24f544b809d337e9f8a2de730"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided under clause (ii), the notice required under subparagraph (A)
shall
be made to the borrower not less than 15 days before the effective date
of transfer of the student loan servicing of the postsecondary education
loan.</text></clause><clause id="id6dacb2fd7cfc410ebab8331f28b37ae9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception for certain proceedings</header><text>The notice required under subparagraph (A) shall be made to the borrower not more than 30 days
after the effective date of transfer of the student loan servicing of
the borrower's postsecondary education loan if the transfer of student
loan servicing is preceded
by—</text><subclause id="idc6885d9f6df64aee839e4de9ea8592b5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>termination of the contract for student loan servicing of the postsecondary education loan for
cause;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0d8a19f294ed48a197415ff8f0aae24a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>commencement of bankruptcy proceedings of the transferor servicer; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id3c40fe0d689f486b9a8eec2a4b633b16"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other situation in which the Bureau determines that such exception is warranted.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83a19a543468420a865f0e2e0c4ff532"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contents of notice</header><text>The notice required under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="id65542B1114604172BFB279CF201BFD0F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be made in writing and, if the transferor servicer has an email address for the borrower, by
email; and</text></clause><clause id="id8D56A1A6E7C1436E95529722055230FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include—</text><subclause id="idbc0fb1453c944aaea4edf0a5e831b432"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the effective date of the transfer;</text></subclause><subclause id="ideebf6704312f40e0ab20daa16cfb3ffc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the name, address, website, and toll-free or collect-call telephone number of the transferee
servicer;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1214365d6ea644c682ddaece6fa4a72a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a toll-free or collect-call telephone number for an individual employed by the transferor servicer,
or
the office or department of, the transferor servicer that can be contacted
by the borrower to answer
inquiries
relating to the transfer of servicing;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3cce1ee8dbae42cc90121e1e83773724"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the name and toll-free or collect-call telephone number for an individual employed by the
transferee servicer, or the office or department of, the transferee
servicer
that can be contacted by the borrower to answer
inquiries
relating to the transfer of servicing;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1fb959feb37b4c83b0ed84e144e88df1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the date on which the transferor servicer will cease to accept payments relating
to the borrower's postsecondary education loan and the date on which the
transferee
servicer will begin to
accept such payments;</text></subclause><subclause id="id791c0afcee0b4333873fc945ef41e0df"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>a statement that the transfer of student loan servicing of the postsecondary education
loan does not affect any term or condition of the postsecondary education
loan other
than terms directly related to the student loan servicing of the
postsecondary education loan;</text></subclause><subclause id="idb99eb527a05c432aa04a65a70ecc90f0"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>a statement disclosing—</text><item id="id0265EE6798314C8A84C6E0231504BE4F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>whether borrower authorization for recurring electronic funds transfers will
be
transferred to the transferee servicer; and</text></item><item id="id36D79C25561A4FD9974CEF4ABF8A8275"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if any such recurring electronic funds transfers cannot be transferred, information as to how the
borrower may establish new recurring electronic funds transfers in
connection with transfer of servicing to the transferee servicer;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idfec72684cd9e4304b7d94922df98b929"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>a statement disclosing—</text><item id="id3DE035E46D2C46AE9E5141F0CCB6DB0A"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the application of all payments and charges relating
to the borrower's postsecondary education loan as of the effective date of
the transfer, including—</text><subitem id="id0221B107EFE141ED85A2261A91318D66"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the date the last payment of the borrower was received;</text></subitem><subitem id="id0BDBF8523EF14A55ABCFCE1D45ADC990"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the date the last late fee, arrearages, or other charge was applied; and</text></subitem><subitem id="id6593F5C64B5348118194A13DAE3465EE"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>the amount of the last payment allocated to principal, interest, and other charges;</text></subitem></item><item id="idC625D1F6DD63433CBB482E99C4C683BB"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the status of the borrower's postsecondary education loan as of the effective date of the transfer,
including whether the loan is in default;</text></item><item id="id76B045AC67F04B1EA07B58BA0755721D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>whether any application for an alternative repayment arrangement submitted by the borrower is
pending; and</text></item><item id="id327641084EBE488E9DA3876182654CE3"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>an itemization and explanation for all arrearages claimed to be due as of the effective date of the
transfer;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id3664EFF569344956AB10DE0718148A11"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>a detailed description of any benefit, alternative repayment arrangement, or other term or
condition arranged between the transferor servicer and the borrower that
is not included in the terms of the promissory note;</text></subclause><subclause id="idd1488ed3bcc2488d88dd9a41ce9c3465"><enum>(X)</enum><text>a detailed description of any item identified under subclause (VIII) that will cease to apply upon
transfer, including an explanation; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idcf5a1e6d30174d4fb39823852d2d8481"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>information on how to file a complaint with the Bureau.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id31b5d035998e4952aed28c7727a65e1c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice by transferee servicer at time of transfer of servicing</header><subparagraph id="id0f7b658f4b0b4e20a659689a01b14f23"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notice requirement</header><text>A transferee servicer shall notify the borrower under a postsecondary education loan, in writing,
of any transfer of servicing of the postsecondary education loan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb11943520c414069833a157acca1133d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time of notice</header><clause id="ide4c567ad408f4c63b18707294efc2912"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the notice required under subparagraph (A)
shall be
made to the borrower not more than 15 days after the effective date of
transfer of the student loan servicing of the borrower's postsecondary
education loan.</text></clause><clause id="idfc812abc53424229bb92e123dc899a53"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception for certain proceedings</header><text>The notice required under subparagraph (A) shall be made to the borrower not more than 30 days
after
the effective date of transfer of the student loan servicing of
the student loan servicing of borrower's postsecondary education loan if
the transfer of servicing
is preceded
by—</text><subclause id="ida1db4ac02f6e40ab86e253ad78fbda34"><enum>(I)</enum><text>termination of the contract for student loan servicing the postsecondary education loan for cause;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida36100b7cd6f4334b8671562b92f2ea1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>commencement of bankruptcy proceedings of the transferor servicer; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idde9e70e833414dbf8e771cccc9f5d853"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other situation in which the Bureau determines that such exception is warranted.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2f05bc166a93493a8a538d3aa38d68eb"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contents of notice</header><text>The notice required under subparagraph (A) shall be made in the same manner as under paragraph
(2)(C) and include the information described in paragraph
(2)(C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id42e8c62b56dd48a4809bda7c923cf20d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Method of notification</header><text>The notification required under this subsection shall be provided in writing.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id06570a2bb95c43989f3f6f42c62cd61f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Treatment of loan payments during transfer period</header><subparagraph id="idEFC4470CC7224841A30F399B7777A0CF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During the 60-day period beginning on the effective date of transfer relating to a borrower's
postsecondary
education loan, a
late fee may not be imposed on the
borrower with respect to any payment on the postsecondary education loan,
and no such payment may
be treated as late for any other purposes, if the payment is received by
the transferor servicer (rather than the transferee servicer who should
properly receive payment) before the due date applicable to such payment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27D0DE778BAE40579B1750299A1FE26D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, a transferor servicer shall notify a borrower, both in writing
and by telephone, regarding any
payment received by
the transferor servicer (rather than the transferee servicer who should
properly receive payment).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67734c6c63ab47a5a8fd6bab7f2d1896"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Electronic fund transfer authority</header><text>A transferee servicer shall make available to a borrower whose student loan servicing is
transferred to the transferee servicer a simple, online process through
which the borrower may transfer to the transferee servicer any existing
authority for an electronic fund transfer that the borrower had provided
to the transferor servicer.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE77F08589B024427A838A4355303A615"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Servicer liability</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F395742444948C88074BF54BA6AC8BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Effective date of regulations</header><text>A student loan servicer shall not be liable to a borrower for failure to comply with paragraph (2)
or
(3) with respect to a transfer of student loan servicing before the
regulations under section 191 take effect.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CDA58AFCC8242628D1456E198CD4DB5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mitigating action</header><text>A student loan servicer or a postsecondary education lender shall not be liable to a borrower for
failure
to
comply with a requirement under this section if, not later than 60 days
after
discovering an error and before the commencement of an
action under section 130 or the receipt of written notice of the
error from the borrower, the student loan servicer notifies the borrower
of the
error and makes any adjustments in the appropriate account that are
necessary to ensure that the borrower will not be required to pay an
amount greater than the amount that the borrower otherwise would have
paid.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6FF43D3ADD8147A4B7892DE4812C3F32"><enum>190.</enum><header>Payments and fees</header><subsection id="idcea2edf5ab654dca8a5b78dfba1c9bfc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on recommending default</header><text>A loan holder or student loan servicer may not recommend or encourage default or delinquency on an
existing postsecondary education loan prior
to and in connection with the process of qualifying for or enrolling in an
alternative repayment arrangement, including the origination of a new
postsecondary education loan that refinances all or any portion of such
existing loan or debt.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2cf7c419021c4edeaa7c5d58962b1551"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Late fees</header><paragraph id="id09cbf2c7f29d4d12ac45c9e8743ea6a2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A late
fee may not be charged to a borrower under a postsecondary education loan
under any of the following circumstances, either individually or in
combination:</text><subparagraph id="id5e60c7b6126b443e9a7465035a344d8d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>On a per-loan basis when a borrower has multiple postsecondary education loans in a billing group.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96f68fc8a6a14db88b691c7c5ced8f84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In an amount greater than 4 percent of the amount of the payment past due.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id800e211aa66846d49c7b70148e6af02b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Before the end of the 15-day period beginning on the date the payment is due.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0583fb00a12742b48fafa38073a2b68c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>More than once with respect to a single late payment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1A030861D0B540818CAF3D12F3591913"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The borrower fails to make a singular, non successive regularly-scheduled payment on the
postsecondary education loan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id49a79b483a7840cc9950b50e0114e083"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination with subsequent late fees</header><text>No late fee may be charged to a borrower under a postsecondary education loan relating to an
insufficient payment if the payment is made on or before the due date of
the payment, or within any applicable grace period for the payment, if the
insufficiency is attributable only to a late fee relating to an earlier
payment, and the payment is otherwise a full payment for the applicable
period.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id372a86d168644fe2904a0a2291a455a3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acceleration of postsecondary education loans</header><paragraph id="id1ad884d035fb429ab6a9c30f8bac2b4d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), a postsecondary education loan executed after the date of
enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act may not include a
provision
that permits the loan holder or student loan servicer to accelerate, in
whole or in part, payments on the postsecondary education loan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb100f7613e2e4d9db8e3155b3d6a7030"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Acceleration caused by a payment default</header><text>A postsecondary education loan may include a provision that permits acceleration of the
postsecondary education loan in cases of payment default.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb62ec5069baa43d6a23dfb30f1c625e8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Modification and deferral fees prohibited</header><text>A loan holder or student loan servicer may not charge a borrower any fee to modify, renew, extend,
or amend a postsecondary education
loan, or to defer any payment due under the terms of a postsecondary
education loan.</text></subsection><subsection id="id05665e551c134044bbacdc077733b53f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Payoff statement</header><paragraph id="idfa3a9c79ad224134be02698b40114163"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fees</header><subparagraph id="id0a4edfdcaeb84252bf1a3504eb61f8f4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B) or (D), a loan holder or student loan
servicer may not charge a fee for informing or transmitting to a borrower
or a person authorized by
the borrower the balance due to pay off the outstanding balance on a
postsecondary education loan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80b7f89788e34d5e924a567a733b7676"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transaction fee</header><text>If a loan holder or student loan servicer provides the information described in
subparagraph (A) by facsimile transmission or courier service, the loan
holder or student loan servicer may
charge a processing fee to cover the cost of such transmission or service
in an amount that is not more than a comparable fee imposed for similar
services provided in connection with consumer credit transactions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22e72d4fb02b45cc9e9f631ee1e132b0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Fee disclosure</header><text>A loan holder or student loan servicer shall disclose to the borrower that
payoff balances are available for free pursuant to subparagraph (A) before
charging a transaction fee under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee4e41a8e5c0422a9f94be630797ca00"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Multiple requests</header><text>If a loan holder or student loan servicer has provided the information described in
subparagraph (A) without charge, other than the transaction fee permitted
under subparagraph (B), on 4 or more occasions during a calendar year, the
loan holder or student loan servicer may thereafter charge
a reasonable fee for providing such information during the remainder of
the calendar year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67a793812efb4cb2912ade1ee99b88b7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prompt delivery</header><text>A loan holder or a student loan servicer that has received a request by a borrower or a person
authorized by a borrower for the information described in
paragraph (1)(A) shall provide such information to the borrower or person
authorized by the borrower not later than 5 business days after receiving
such request.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0cca75eb4fe846759eef79470efb8033"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Interest rate and term changes for certain postsecondary education
loans</header><paragraph id="idD0F2AB076C8F4C15A273C05B7A63449D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification requirements</header><subparagraph id="id75492c03f41d42148bc09d77cea04825"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), a student loan servicer shall provide written notice to a
borrower of any material change in the terms of the postsecondary
education loan, including an increase in the interest rate, not
later than 45 days before the effective date of the change or increase.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96E448B93C984B09B717DF42952ACDED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Material changes in terms</header><text>The Bureau shall, by regulation, establish guidelines for determining which changes in terms are
material
under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6f0b8793332e4bd1a0360dec50d8a145"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limits on interest rate and fee increases applicable to outstanding balance</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), a loan holder or student loan servicer may not increase the
interest rate or other fee applicable to an outstanding balance on a
postsecondary education loan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc6439aad9c83412b8612f87cb5201f13"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to—</text><subparagraph id="id0c365c9e93394831b0513a94ec85b905"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an increase in any applicable variable interest rate incorporated in the terms of a
postsecondary education loan that provides for changes in the interest
rate according to operation of an index that is not under the
control of the loan holder or student loan servicer and is
published for viewing by the general public;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf3be4554bbc47c89695345927a5dbcb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an increase in interest rate due to
the completion of a workout or temporary hardship arrangement by the
borrower or the failure of the borrower to comply with the terms of a
workout or temporary hardship arrangement if—</text><clause id="id63e75725b3ec427cb8f1919c01fa4a37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the interest rate applicable to a category of transactions following any such
increase does not exceed the rate or fee that applied to that category of
transactions prior to commencement of the arrangement; and</text></clause><clause id="id282920fdb86e41a2946c52da2808c26d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the loan holder or student loan servicer has provided the borrower, prior to the
commencement of such arrangement, with clear and conspicuous disclosure of
the terms of the arrangement (including any increases due to such
completion or failure); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8E865C180F5E43E882B277015BE36029"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an increase in interest rate due to a provision included within the terms of a postsecondary
education loan that provides for a lower interest rate based on the
borrower’s agreement to a prearranged plan that authorizes recurring
electronic funds transfers if—</text><clause id="idC58C18BC2755498BA51A12E616F6CFF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the borrower withdraws the borrower’s authorization of the prearranged recurring electronic funds
transfer plan; and</text></clause><clause id="id4C13EEB57D084116A102943BEBFB1FA2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>after withdrawal of the borrower’s authorization and prior to increasing the interest rate, the
loan
holder or student loan servicer has provided the borrower with clear and
conspicuous disclosure of the impending change in borrower’s interest rate
and a reasonable opportunity to reauthorize the prearranged electronic
funds transfers plan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id358bc1c0468045bdba791ae7581f27e3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prompt and fair crediting of payments</header><paragraph id="idcc30dae72cc842e193e5b0d01e1cc92b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prompt crediting</header><text>Payments received from a borrower under a postsecondary education loan by the student loan servicer
shall be posted promptly to the
account of the borrower as specified in regulations of the Bureau. Such
regulations shall prevent a fee from being imposed on any borrower if the
student loan servicer has received the
borrower’s payment in readily identifiable form, by 5:00 p.m. on the date
on which such payment is due, in the amount, manner,
and location specified by the student loan servicer.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcef4e346371e4bac9e796cb5fb5b6af0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application of payments</header><subparagraph id="idb74e777bbbf74e3f8da06344cb80d02b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><clause id="id1fc20386dcb742f2a147e8da224439b9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Treatments of prepayments</header><text>A student loan servicer that services a billing group of a borrower shall, upon receipt of a
payment from the borrower, apply amounts in excess of the monthly payment
amount first to the principal of the postsecondary education loan bearing
the highest
interest rate, and then to each successive principal balance bearing the
next
highest interest rate until the payment is exhausted, unless otherwise
specified in writing by the borrower.</text></clause><clause id="idcf3b15cf40e94e1994f9e6c8b1ead5a2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Treatment of underpayments</header><subclause id="id313569a38e304ba98fb57d0d5fb9d98f"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Regulations required</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Bureau submits the first report required under
section
1018 of the Higher Education Affordability Act, the Bureau shall issue
regulations
establishing the manner in which a student loan servicer shall apply
amounts less than the total payment due during the billing cycle.</text></subclause><subclause id="ida789ce5c2ac14107ad3992c5d0a22456"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In issuing the regulations required under subclause (I), the Bureau shall consider—</text><item id="idc99b0fd230cb4d41a5464f24f47c8a60"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the impact of the regulations on—</text><subitem id="ide7678a1d6cdf49be9a7297a952a54d53"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>outstanding debt of borrowers and the imposition of late fees;</text></subitem><subitem id="id13ee481af96d4870b88b276138e7bb62"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>credit ratings of borrowers; and</text></subitem><subitem id="id0eb9a8c7b4654a07946c98b46ffe6293"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>continued availability of alternative repayment arrangements;</text></subitem></item><item id="id5b4aa8f8309245e4a1153662455773b8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any other factors the Bureau determines are appropriate; and</text></item><item id="idcc5b1118a99f43d7a9ddc1dcaefb39ac"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the findings from the report required under section 1018 of the Higher Education Affordability Act.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23c30a4c6e21493686c459eae1faaaff"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Changes by student loan servicer</header><text>If a student loan servicer makes a material change in the mailing address, office, or procedures
for handling borrower payments, and such change causes a material delay in
the crediting of a payment made during the 60-day period following the
date on which such change took effect, the student loan servicer may not
impose any late fee for a late payment on the postsecondary education loan
to which such payment was credited.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb3d414f7d3c84b13884f361dfb662cd3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Additional requirements for prepayments</header><paragraph id="id4ac2590893bd4bc9af5ba456c9ea235a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advancement of date due</header><text>A student loan servicer may advance the date due of the next regularly scheduled installment
payment of a postsecondary education loan upon remittance of a prepayment
by the borrower, if—</text><subparagraph id="id99e14f108b2d4626b692c824f98dc572"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the borrower's payment is sufficient to satisfy at least 1 additional installment payment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb05cd964b56c4deda8e795dc89e2b7e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of billing cycles for which the date due is advanced is equal to total number of
installment payments satisfied by the prepayment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb46838dba54b47a3887dfc31afd33842"><enum>(C)</enum><text>upon receipt by the student loan servicer, the prepayment is applied—</text><clause id="id0255c53140ea4fe6ba4d18a1fced20e0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to the principal balance of the postsecondary education loan; or</text></clause><clause id="id78828adbbd3e4b75933f842559c5b749"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the student loan servicer services a billing group of a borrower, to the principal balance of
the postsecondary education loan with the highest interest rate in such
billing group.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68286ade583643a5913fba665bfcc6b2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Borrower rights</header><text>A student loan servicer shall provide a clear, understandable and transparent means, including
through submission of an online form, for the borrower to elect to—</text><subparagraph id="id8cfe29fcf6b5459ea92f61a290316430"><enum>(A)</enum><text>instruct the servicer not to advance the date due of future installment payments as described in
paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40e7b3d0867f4c3f8ad119a96978846a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>voluntarily make payments in excess of the borrower's regularly scheduled installment payment
amount on a periodic basis via recurring electronic funds transfers or
other automatic payment arrangement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd594a3c9018d4f41a96b69a8fc0aefa8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Timing of payments</header><text>A student loan servicer may not treat a payment on a postsecondary education loan as late for any
purpose unless the student loan servicer has adopted reasonable procedures
designed to ensure that each billing statement required under subsection
(j)(1) is mailed or delivered to the consumer not later than 21 days
before the payment due date.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida6f69bc97bdc423188cf042756d05de7"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Other requirements for postsecondary education loans</header><paragraph id="id0bb66814db724390a8fdf69671b7954c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Statement required with each billing cycle</header><text>A student loan servicer for each borrower’s account that is being serviced by that student loan
servicer and
that includes a postsecondary education loan shall transmit to the
borrower, for each billing cycle at the end of which there is an
outstanding balance in that account, a statement that includes—</text><subparagraph id="id2a97cc8034564896b2b2138115064782"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the outstanding balance in the account at the beginning of the billing cycle;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf308810bc575422a9635f41abe2ec6dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total amount credited to the account during the billing cycle;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb6abe4b5f4684286a724602a9c41633c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amount of any fee added to the account during the billing cycle, itemized to show the amounts,
if any, due to the application of an increased interest rate, and the
amount, if any, imposed as a minimum or fixed
charge;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b8635fb1d064686b30a7387e738ed6c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the balance on which the fee described in subparagraph (C) was computed and a statement of how the
balance was determined;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8938d5fb43274daab43e29ad39b909cd"><enum>(E)</enum><text>whether the balance described in subparagraph (D) was determined without first deducting all
payments and other credits during the billing cycle, and the amount of any
such payments and credits;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d8c613216be4d29856397b8aaaaaf05"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the outstanding balance in the account at the end of the billing cycle;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf269c48ccf264e8ea8265e86ce97339a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the date by which, or the period within which, payment must be made to avoid late fees, if any;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf882b5c391cc46d4a64218ab159fc577"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the address of the student loan servicer to
which the borrower may direct billing inquiries;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9eb4de274baf4632b692c8a6e8287d1f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of any payments or other credits during the billing cycle that was applied to pay down
principal, and the amount applied to interest;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3580ad291206403bb70e1a67da65b13a"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in the case of a billing group, the allocation of any payments or other credits during the billing
cycle to each of the postsecondary education loans in the billing group;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7470E0C5FF964F6FAF2AD5971F70C919"><enum>(K)</enum><text>information on how to file a complaint with the Bureau and with the ombudsman designated pursuant
to section 1035 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5535">12 U.S.C. 5535</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide79cce6a8a5a4dec8c87e271e0f867e5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment deadlines and penalties</header><subparagraph id="idb72302efef544639a3c95046626bf9c0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Disclosure of payment deadlines</header><text>In the case of a postsecondary education loan account under which a late fee or charge may be
imposed due to the failure of the borrower to make payment on or before
the due date for such payment, the billing statement required under
paragraph (1) with respect to the account shall include, in a conspicuous
location on the billing statement, the date on which the payment is due
or, if different, the date on which a late fee will be charged, together
with the amount of the late fee to be imposed if payment is made after
that date.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a042fbc523e474c856efc098eca9598"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payments at local branches</header><text>If the loan holder, in the case of a
postsecondary education loan account referred to in subparagraph (A), is a
financial institution that maintains a branch or office at which payments
on any such account are accepted from the borrower in person, the date on
which the borrower makes a payment on the account at such branch or office
shall be considered to be the date on which the payment is made for
purposes of determining whether a late fee may be imposed due to the
failure of the borrower to make payment on or before the due date for such
payment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id94de0e7f4c47422e94e621cda9dd879b"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Corrections and unintentional violations</header><text>A loan holder or student loan servicer who, when acting in
good faith, fails to comply with any requirement under this section will
to
be deemed to have not violated such requirement if the loan holder or
student loan servicer establishes that—</text><paragraph id="id19a26261c0fd426eb534f84760d87a28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 30 days after the date of execution of the postsecondary education loan and prior
to the
institution of any action under subtitle E of title X of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5561">12 U.S.C. 5561 et seq.</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="id7c69e9fd800b46759a2de875c8f7c06e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the borrower is notified of or discovers the compliance failure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6cca40db3444083a0320474092782e3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriate restitution to the borrower is made; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01ed0b4fe54d46f493bb1d56f9edf10f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>necessary adjustments are made to the postsecondary education loan that are necessary to bring the
postsecondary education loan into compliance with the requirements of this
section; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ebd56be94ac49fcabc29feed644b85f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 60 days after the loan holder or student loan servicer discovers or is notified of
an unintentional violation or bona
fide error and prior to the institution of any action under subtitle E of
title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5561">12 U.S.C. 5561 et seq.</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="idcf5db339849c4c4baf91cd2ac144f9c8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the borrower is notified of the compliance failure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf98f27ca7dbc4547bf5a3544a5fe76a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriate restitution to the borrower is made; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id759698d678ea486e9288ccc10ef835d8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>necessary adjustments are made to the postsecondary education loan that are necessary to bring the
postsecondary education loan into compliance with the requirements of this
section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CF05B182BA34EF988D8E3F873AE9D37"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction for Federal postsecondary education loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to supercede any reporting or disclosure requirement
required for a postsecondary education loan that is made, issued, or
guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>), part A of title VII of the Public Health
Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/292">42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.</external-xref>), or part E of title VIII of such Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/297a">42 U.S.C. 297a et seq.</external-xref>), if such reporting requirement does not directly
conflict with the requirements of this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="id9de943971a344238b61e695bdec816c5"><enum>191.</enum><header>Authority of Bureau</header><subsection id="id53badef216004d0c94247fcc4d08382c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The Bureau, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, is authorized to prescribe
such rules and regulations, make such interpretations, and grant such
reasonable exemptions, in accordance
with, and as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of, this chapter.</text></subsection><subsection id="idf4db7928ca9746d8ae99a7fcfb247025"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disclosure requirements</header><paragraph id="ideb79398ba39c48869f43bc7a476f4955"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Bureau shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, issue regulations requiring
disclosures, including the disclosures required under section 483A of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, to
borrowers that clearly and conspicuously inform borrowers of the
protections afforded to them under this chapter and under other provisions
relating to postsecondary education loans. The Bureau shall consider
whether special disclosures are required to accommodate the unique needs
of borrowers who are members of the Armed Forces or veterans.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id47d564de89f7449dbd8cc75c9da93873"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations required</header><text>The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="idcb8c7db2768b45c58698eebf5fc274b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that a borrower is made aware of—</text><clause id="id2fe4934f52e74a56a2abc69a4faee1bd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all repayment options available to the borrower, including the availability of refinancing
products,
and the effect of each repayment option on the total amount owed under,
total cost of, and
time to repay the postsecondary education loan;</text></clause><clause id="id5b3d73be1b9e44579c21149640f57efb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the risks and costs associated with default; and</text></clause><clause id="id9cbb875ef2d8417080faeb20010d0692"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the eligibility of certain borrowers for discharge of certain postsecondary education loans; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id980d3dd5ddef457ba8eddafafcc3a4e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require provision of information about how a borrower can file a complaint with the Bureau relating
to an alleged violation of this chapter.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idda23e41f755f4aa58cb60e1cfa789963"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing of disclosures</header><text>The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall specify the timing of the disclosures described
in paragraph (2)(A). Such timing may include—</text><subparagraph id="idcabcbe1d6df44b47bea025302f8cee1a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>before the first payment is due under the postsecondary education loan; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ec3deb8713a4079abba248231e00696"><enum>(B)</enum><text>when the borrower—</text><clause id="id67f4067d0d8e4e599952934076e0cda9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>first exhibits difficulty in making payments under the postsecondary education loan;</text></clause><clause id="id7a356cf1f57047219592f551fb62bbac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is 30 days delinquent under the postsecondary education loan;</text></clause><clause id="id872d579773244a148d4431c3a68223f6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is 60 days delinquent under the postsecondary education loan;</text></clause><clause id="id30275b606b7c43d499ff34beb4ca14ea"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>notifies the student loan servicer of the
intent of the borrower to forbear or defer payment under the postsecondary
education loan;</text></clause><clause id="id8D0EBF2661394297A4EF26B34492E0B9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>inquires about or requests the refinancing or consolidation of the postsecondary education loan; or</text></clause><clause id="idDE8F6EA3F134497C9A8622E8EB85BA07"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>informs the student loan servicer, or a postsecondary education lender acting on behalf of the
borrower informs the student loan servicer, that the borrower will be
refinancing or consolidating the loan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ideeb6934ea1874706931b998d51e3132e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or lending practices</header><text>The Bureau, by regulation or order, shall prohibit acts or practices in connection with—</text><paragraph id="id77a4b3e8bbf642eaa798e2ef79842c48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a postsecondary education loan that the Bureau finds to be unfair, deceptive, or designed to evade
the provisions of this chapter; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id21a41810f9c74150a1b512dbf54a120b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the refinancing of a postsecondary education loan, including facilitation of refinancing or
enrollment in an
alternative
repayment arrangement, that the Bureau finds to be associated with
abusive lending practices, or that are otherwise not in the interest of
the borrower.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id198f0f0b783f4da294daf8794f85cee1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation with secretary of education</header><text>In order to avoid duplication, to the extent practicable, the Bureau, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, may consider—</text><paragraph id="ide76d4bbf579143e79d29115ed6d36157"><enum>(1)</enum><text>obligations of student loan servicers under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070 et seq.); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfd4e797eb02142b4814719b8f10fa7fe"><enum>(2)</enum><text>findings from the report authorized under section 456(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1087f(d)).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7b86538b5134f34b2bd76e895f523f4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>192.</enum><header>State laws unaffected; inconsistent Federal and State provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this chapter shall annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any
person subject to the provisions of
this chapter from complying with the laws
of any State with respect to
student loan servicing practices, fees on postsecondary education loans,
or other requirements relating to postsecondary education loans, except to
the extent that those laws are
inconsistent with any provision of this chapter, and then only to the
extent of the inconsistency. The Bureau is authorized to determine whether
such inconsistencies exist. The Bureau may not determine that any State
law is inconsistent with any provision of this chapter if the Bureau
determines that such law gives greater protection to the consumer. In
making these determinations the Bureau shall consult with the appropriate
Federal agencies.</text></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subpart><subpart id="id5FDC98FEE1004B20B91D3C001D323DEB" style="OLC"><enum>3<?LEXA-Enum 3?></enum><header>Regulations and reports</header><section id="id146437E31E4248F7BF3E451806EC1621"><enum>1017.</enum><header>Implementation of regulations</header><subsection id="id2746E3CF39A74FE9B33EFD63E6CF9967"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this part or the amendments made by this part, the Bureau, in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall issue the regulations
required under this part and the amendments made by this part not later
than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idC5A6EE6FA92D41B18692A7DFC04B6BA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional period</header><text>Any requirement under section 433 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1083">20 U.S.C. 1083</external-xref>), and any
regulation issued pursuant to such section, that is
determined by the Bureau to be duplicative of a regulation issued pursuant
to this part or amendment made by this part shall continue to be in effect
only until the effective date of such regulation issued pursuant to this
part or the amendment made by this part.</text></subsection></section><section id="id7c74d64fa20d4aaca631f45ede325ea7"><enum>1018.</enum><header>Report on credit reporting and student lending</header><subsection id="id92E39C3FE7AF4A73A96352D0CC149987"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and as frequently thereafter as the
Director of the Bureau determines an update is necessary, the Bureau
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
the impact of postsecondary education loan debt, which shall include an
evaluation, analysis, and discussion of—</text><paragraph id="id2854a895dead427792b9535bd797ef9e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impact on the credit of borrowers of—</text><subparagraph id="idfd9335ea2a5c4c1db9fe92473796f019"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the common use of billing groups for postsecondary education loans;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB7467CE81F0047719193C0F72FC3B370"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the delinquency of 2 or more postsecondary education loans contained in a billing group; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f96ac44190d453db3002e516c8cf5aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the availability of alternative repayment arrangements for postsecondary education loans;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id17f1321ae6b146c3ac159bcf1870f49d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>what processes student loan servicers implement in furnishing student loan information to credit
reporting agencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id283be4e27d9e4b549b09f770d58f1e54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the most effective ways to repair the credit history of a borrower after a default or delinquency
under a postsecondary education loan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc16ff88d4f554c3ab3c75de2dcc7a16a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>legislative or regulatory changes the Bureau determines would better assist borrowers under
postsecondary education loans;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6500DAABFC9949E8B44C92A4B583E6C1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the manner in which information about repayment information about postsecondary education loans is
furnished to
consumer reporting agencies and the impact on the credit profile and
credit score of the borrower when servicing rights for postsecondary
education loans are transferred between student loan servicers; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0a7cfa3694024ba7a9dd97132d24bf16"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other topics related to credit reporting of
postsecondary education loans the Bureau determines are necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id165AFD3E678349EFB48517F7150DF68F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disaggregate</header><text>To the extent practicable, the Director of the Bureau shall disaggregate the findings of the report
under paragraph (1) according to race, ethnicity, income level, and
geography.</text></subsection></section><section id="id1437e5b2675e415d98a80c651486873b"><enum>1019.</enum><header>Ombudsman report on private education loan market</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not less than once every 2 years, the ombudsman designated pursuant to section 1035 of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5535">12 U.S.C. 5535</external-xref>) shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report—</text><paragraph id="id54D3FD4064DA40A0818D7FEDC9F8A557"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing a detailed analysis of material terms and conditions in private education loans; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6858538BDDD544C2B1C55D8989DAA509"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing changes in the availability of private education loans and other consumer financial
products used to finance postsecondary education expenses.</text></paragraph></section></subpart></part><part id="idDFBC027EF90A4396BF702A5D3A82BBE3" style="OLC"><enum>B<?LEXA-Enum AI?></enum><header>Internal Revenue Code of 1986</header><section commented="no" id="id20DD92AA177F4A5C975849C1E3BF0D51"><enum>1022.</enum><header>Information sharing authority relating to income-based repayment</header><subsection id="idD4B95B73530041319356A2B8B04455C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6103">section 6103(l)(13)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>who has received an applicable student loan and whose loan repayment amounts are based in whole or
in part on the taxpayer's income</quote> and inserting <quote>who is more than 150 days delinquent on an eligible student loan</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id24685803EB624B638DAD2B333C0921A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restriction on redisclosures</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 6103(l)(13) of such Code is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2B8F079E0FE14F9BB736A7C339332B2B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Return information</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51B9BF2F81A94CA5A935DEA898C40808" style="OLC"><clause id="id7DBEEEDC59B14F818356142263A2E42E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, return information</text></clause><after-quoted-block>,</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id37EABD9256684CF38EBA8D3237B9FDB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>income contingent</quote> and inserting <quote>income-based</quote>,</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ECC49C3155B4FACB6D3A6368CE21B69"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>for purposes of enrolling the taxpayer in an income‐based repayment plan pursuant to section
493C(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as in effect on the date of
enactment of the Higher Education Affordability Act)</quote> before the period at the end, and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3C89FAEB83974010993F8303271821AF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clauses:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8113AD4ACF4447289F908EBA540BBBC0" style="OLC"><clause id="id4bac0ee01dd1452a9e6b5f6106bbb1b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Redisclosure of repayment amount to certain loan service providers</header><text>Upon request from an applicable loan service provider, the Secretary of Education may disclose to
the taxpayer and to the applicable loan service provider the taxpayer's
repayment amount under an income‐based repayment plan described in
section 493C(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as in effect on the
date of enactment
of the Higher Education Affordability Act).</text></clause><clause id="iddc6519050ed549168269e2fe1740e70e"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Use in administrative proceedings</header><text>The information disclosed pursuant to this paragraph may be open to inspection or disclosure to
officers and employees of the Department of Education who are personally
and directly engaged in any administrative proceeding arising out of the
determination of the income‐based repayment amount and to the taxpayer
and the taxpayer's representative.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id34A5FC6452144BF781200B95B3DE2059"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Subparagraph (C) of section 6103(l)(13) of such Code is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3E7AB65D546460B918BFD2EB6B846B9" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id6775D9E6749A4F51B7AEFC2081041236"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph—</text><clause id="id7DB9F617CA1F41BE8E259192A7B4209C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible student loan</header><text>The term <term>eligible student loan</term> has the meaning given to the term <term>eligible loan</term> under section 493C(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as in effect on the date of
enactment of the Higher Education Affordability).</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id046fc94c2c5343cba5b85b006e3581ab"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Applicable loan service provider</header><text>For purposes of this subparagraph, the term <term>applicable loan service provider</term> means—</text><subclause commented="no" id="id614ADE3BEA2B4E2AB3EFCB67B8D15244"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any entity with a contract to service loans under section 456 of the Higher Education Act of 1965,</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idAAB1CEBA7C2441D986A895CD5D5A1C61"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any entity that is a lender of loans made, insured, or guaranteed under part B of such Act,</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id463BAC5817E44965BCA8CDFA91519D24"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any entity that provides student loan servicing for a lender described in subclause (II).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idFA9A2CC9846145B1A511BDC9EDA6F41A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>Subparagraph (D) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6103">section 6103(l)(13)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2007</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2019</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id3C8BC2026C84486F8027FDDBF90BF4E8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The heading for paragraph (13) of section 6103(l) of such Code is amended
by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">income contingent repayment of student loans</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">auto-enrollment of delinquent student loan borrowers in income-based repayment plans</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idD3F0FD660F664DE9AFD5AA5453D097DB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application of certain rules to loan servicers</header><paragraph id="id137878318FB641A386D1C538D67B9600"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (3) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6103">section 6103(a)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting <quote>(13),</quote> after <quote>(12),</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3564D3D7F9E244A2B1D4F1CB9F093C49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty for unauthorized inspection</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 7213A of such Code is amended by striking <quote>subsection (l)(18) or (n) of</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (13) or (18) of subsection (l) of, or subsection (n) of,</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB21DFAC824E14CDF985018E45A2EE3A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Records of inspection and disclosure</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 6103(p)(3) of such Code is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id058C524C06CD414B8B8AE1D67347360C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(13),</quote> and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id994CF6B53D9841B7ACF8301DA6C373AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after the second sentence the following new sentence: <quote>The Secretary of Education shall supply the Secretary with such information as is necessary to
carry out this paragraph as it relates to section 6103(l)(13).</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4264372BCCE3448AB995985DEDA16368"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Safeguards</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) of such Code is amended by inserting <quote>(13),</quote> after <quote>(l)(10),</quote> each place it appears.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id73C33C8A4DDC450599B6CFD07B4A88BD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to requests made by the Secretary of Education
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></part><part id="idABEC4C27FF5A4428B85983F5CAB73067" style="OLC"><enum>C<?LEXA-Enum B?></enum><header>Title 11 of the United States Code</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id228e3fe1b0874869b5c3fa95afcca403" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1031.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Private loan
discharge in bankruptcy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/523">Section 523(a)(8)</external-xref> of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>dependents, for</quote> and all that
follows through the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>dependents,
for an educational benefit overpayment or loan made, insured, or
guaranteed by
a governmental unit or made under any program funded in whole or in part
by a
governmental unit or an obligation to repay funds received from a
governmental
unit as an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend;</quote>.</text>
</section></part><part id="id472147EE3074495686EBB92D349966CB" style="OLC"><enum>D<?LEXA-Enum E?></enum><header>Servicemembers Civil Relief Act</header><section id="id4FB5938457C840ECAD79B1B80F6AB858" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1041.</enum><header>Modification of limitation on rate of interest on student loans during and immediately after period
of military service</header><subsection id="idDD2D26106D144EF3A471750D2EBBF550"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of period of applicability of limitation on rate of interest on student loans incurred
before service</header><text>Section 207(a)(1) of the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/527">50 U.S.C. App. 527(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idAEF66C00A8814C879AB4AC2C2409E800"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or a student loan</quote> after <quote>nature of a mortgage</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8AACDDE8E02454EBFBADDD74A1116D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading,
by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">on debt
incurred before service</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Limitation to 6
percent</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE6B40DBAF5D443388CAF6806D35C12FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Debt entered into during military service To consolidate or refinance
student
loans incurred before military service</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 207 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/527">50 U.S.C. App. 527</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB7D04152412D45F3945CF37F01A79862"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7962673B89734DAAAF8DAB73F8110666"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A7725BE03F747CFA327B93DCAE0363B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idD2FFB8ACE3514FDD9D3913BB8B6ABD82"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation to 6
percent on debt incurred during service to consolidate or refinance
student
loans incurred before service</header><text>An obligation or liability bearing
interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent per year that is incurred
by a
servicemember, or the servicemember and the servicemember's spouse
jointly,
during military service to consolidate or refinance one or more
student loans
incurred by the servicemember before such military service shall
not bear an
interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent during the period of
military
service and one year thereafter.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id300D217F16874B10B48199BA8FB8FF3B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting <quote>or
(2)</quote> after <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id93BDE702041349898E1DFC0BF86C2786"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
as so redesignated, by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph (3)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id397C33D09D454A268E58E5FAE7975668"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation
of limitation</header><text>Subsection (b) of such section is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id693A720A11FD49F48396ED6A25E2088A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>the interest rate limitation in subsection (a)</quote> and
inserting <quote>an interest rate limitation in paragraph (1) or (2) of
subsection (a)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF49FA4BBB80F4F859A5CA7B81D2B22AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5365D2B1C20942FB94395C1F9F035D8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">as of
date of order to active duty</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D19E077ECA24389A12283FFA6F12147"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>in the case of an obligation
or liability covered by subsection (a)(1), or as of the date the
servicemember
(or servicemember and spouse jointly) incurs the obligation or liability
concerned under subsection (a)(2)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC711FB22EACA45D590ED138395F7A3BA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Student loan
defined</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85ED31F1E9784606B8BD0395ED1F1EB6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id45CE21FBAE024A8D902976BACE7E42B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Student
loan</header><text>The term <term>student loan</term> means the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id267F5BEDA26841CF95BEDD7363E00B6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A Federal student
loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher
Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id895C1C0A8B5742A58EB2BD4A57E4736C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A student loan made pursuant to title VII or VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292
et seq. and 296 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD28D09768A584362ACFA970728A6FAB3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A private student
loan as that term is defined in section 140(a) of the Truth in
Lending Act (15
U.S.C.
1650(a)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="id24B3CD9080E0497EA142075B322C9123" style="OLC"><enum>E<?LEXA-Enum F?></enum><header>United States Institute of Peace Act</header><section commented="no" id="id6BCDAB924B2944C6AF24FFDED2B3C539"><enum>1051.</enum><header>United States Institute of Peace Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1710(a)(1) of the United States Institute of Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4609">22 U.S.C. 4609(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>to be appropriated</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2015 through 2019</quote>.</text>
</section></part><enum>XI</enum><header>Reports, Studies, and Miscellaneous provisions</header><section id="id92ADC442C47743D8B57AA6DE823E4026"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Consumer
protections for students</header>
<subsection id="id8FB23D1032E9487DA7C8CF166EB0822B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="idE7513F69139543628D5CA7DC06E6CFDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<subparagraph id="id9A546C927540445B95C75AB494BB6E1C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal
financial assistance program</header><text>The term <quote>Federal financial
assistance program</quote> means a program authorized and funded by the Federal Government under any of the following
provisions of law:</text><clause id="id0e3859bfdaa24facaa53e9c3bd560237"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="idbd9a27828e1d4817ba404edea6095ce7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.</external-xref>) or title I of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3111">29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="idccbd2dcf259e4f10acdc91aab2d452fe"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101</external-xref> note et seq.).</text></clause><clause id="id8b4e6219be9440f0bd1d262aeca42ff0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of title 38, United States Code.</text></clause><clause id="id09f083dbbd864ee38885c814a5d52548"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Chapter 101, 105, 106A, 1606, 1607, or 1608 of title 10, United States Code.</text></clause><clause id="id1c4dc06255e24398a676ff12367075e8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Section 1784a, 2005, or 2007 of title 10, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16D802FDB8884736BF7F956C534BE6B6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <quote>institution of higher education</quote>—</text><clause id="id8b10989626314944b51ee2e4178cf81a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to a program authorized under subparagraph (A)(i), has the meaning given the term in
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="id7bdc6487c6df4014a9507c77fcbdf152"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to a program authorized under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), has the meaning given the term <term>postsecondary educational institution</term> as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">29 U.S.C. 2801</external-xref>), and with
respect to a program authorized under title I of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3111">29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.</external-xref>), has the
meaning given the term <term>institution of higher education</term> as defined in section 3 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="id29042d9f6d284168b8da1616829e858c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with respect to a program authorized under subparagraph (A)(iii), has the meaning given the term <term>postsecondary educational institution</term> as defined in section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3272">29 U.S.C. 3272</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="idff2e09cc5ef844cf9bb4ceb8dc39adf9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>with respect to a program authorized under subparagraph (A)(iv), has the meaning given the term <term>educational institution</term> under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3452">section 3452</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code;</text></clause><clause id="id99a1ac242f4d4ff98b2cc9f593a2a337"><enum>(v)</enum><text>with respect to a program authorized under subparagraph (A)(v), means an educational institution
that
awards a degree or certificate and is located in any State; and</text></clause><clause id="idfaa8bf55b2bb4f828bd7fb2cad86326d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>with respect to a program authorized under subparagraph (A)(vi), means an educational institution
that
awards a degree or certificate and is located in any State.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31F15F80B77D434896998F1F99199D3D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State</header>
<clause id="IDD66325E0F8D940CBB2F65137D50EF1C4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> includes, in addition to the several States of the
United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia,
Guam,
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the freely associated States.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4ED1806F54E3449AB5B30FC124A48C8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Freely
associated States</header><text>The term <term>freely associated States</term>
means the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia,
and the Republic of Palau.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFACC42DFD3114DBC9472986286F0A8F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consumer
protections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, an institution of higher education is not
eligible
to participate in a Federal financial assistance program with respect to
any
program of postsecondary education or training, including a degree or
certificate program, that is designed to prepare students for entry into a
recognized occupation or profession that requires licensing or other
established requirements as a condition for entry into such occupation
or
profession, unless, by not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="idfc2a49e971f94fc8bf99df5496bea8b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the successful
completion of the program fully qualifies a student, in the Metropolitan
Statistical Area in which
the
student resides (and in any State in which the institution indicates,
through advertising or marketing activities or direct contact with
potential students, that a student will be prepared to work in the
occupation or profession after successfully completing the program), to—</text>
<clause id="id1cc16ab5d8c84865b98641201409efa8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>take any
examination required for entry into the recognized occupation or
profession in
the Metropolitan Statistical Area and State in which
the
student resides, including satisfying all State or professionally mandated
programmatic and specialized accreditation requirements, if any; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ide7eeea83966c406ca73dbae2c32f696d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be
certified or licensed or meet any other academically related
conditions
that are required for entry into the recognized occupation or profession
in the
State; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf13bc749e34747f9811a7e34635efb58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the institution
offering the program provides timely placement for all of the academically
related pre-licensure requirements for entry into the recognized
occupation or
profession, such as clinical placements, internships, or
apprenticeships.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9010bfb8a1e2432c941c7fa23b50c1cd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations on programs in preaccreditation status</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall promulgate regulations on requirements of an institution of higher
education with respect to any program of the institution that is in a
preaccredited status, including limitations on, or requirements of,
advertisement of the program to students. Such regulations shall be
consistent with the provisions of paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09e3fcf2074c426c8c4a98bcc035c912"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Loan discharge</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall promulgate regulations that condition eligibility for an
institution of higher education to participate in any Federal financial
assistance program on the institution signing with each student enrolled
in any program of the institution that is in a preaccredited status, a
loan discharge agreement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d801ba6e4344dc59bbbc5ae4c863844"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idCF6A72F6FD1D4395A69745E9F601CD67"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Longitudinal
study of the effectiveness of student loan counseling</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id3C0754BE91A74F1589CD741757937709"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education and
the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, acting
through the
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall begin conducting a
rigorous longitudinal study of the impact and effectiveness of student
loan
counseling, as provided in accordance with subsections (b), (l), and (n)
of
section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092">20 U.S.C. 1092</external-xref>) and
through
such other means of providing student loan counseling services as the
Secretary
may determine.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id9AEE36F6A2724E7F88F4A2977F938F5D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The longitudinal study shall include borrower information, in the aggregate and disaggregated by
race,
ethnicity, gender, income, and status as an individual with a disability,
about—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id2B2FBFCF733D40B7AA44C8F952C65BE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">student
persistence;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id53A525F74CF24408A19927D9B330A1BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">degree attainment;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAC6712ECC9EC4FF394ADD11B3A402D5B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">program completion;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idBB51848662784D1B97110B555E4CBF2D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">successful entry into
student loan repayment;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0BE19F97E67140A9A73DDA02163B11D1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cumulative borrowing levels; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idE7B9EF44569447F284FEBE47B74D296D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other
factors as
the Secretary may determine.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id77D3C6E3C83E4138B66FC049C47EF855"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interim
Reports</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the commencement of the
study described under this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall evaluate the progress of the study and report any short-term
findings to
the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id63E893953A86437693DE4B3F48F81BCE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015
and
each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id0A110CFC2B154428A38461D1373E4223"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Recommendations for student loan counseling</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury, acting
through the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability and the
Financial Literacy and Education Commission, shall prepare and
submit to
Congress and to the Secretary of Education a report containing
recommendations about information, including methods and strategies for
conveying such information to borrowers in order to ensure comprehension,
that should
be
included in financial literacy counseling for first-time student loan
borrowers.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id034B035DC3404286BB63EDCBCDD91107" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Working group on improvement of resources available to members of the Armed Forces and their
spouses in using tuition assistance programs of the Department of Defense</header><subsection id="idCF3BB30DE5CB4F34B1C1A54C07E6E5FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Working group required</header><text>The Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the
Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall jointly, and
in consultation with the heads of such other departments and agencies of
the Federal Government as such officials consider appropriate, establish
and maintain a working group to assess and improve the resources available
to education service officers and other personnel of the Federal
Government who provide assistance to members of the Armed Forces and their
spouses in using or seeking to use the tuition assistance programs of the
Department of Defense.</text></subsection><subsection id="id717284AB06D644F9AD4EE3589A3127FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Resources</header><text>In improving resources as described in subsection (a), the working group shall provide for the
inclusion of the following in such resources:</text><paragraph id="id71CF84C6D1FE44F5A769155BCA9E9782"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Information on the benefits and protections for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents
provided in this Act and the amendments made by this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8BF86246603F4AD58F02ECE4E4763DAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Consumer information, resources, and tools created and maintained by the working group pursuant to
this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id190DCA04631B4D4088EC330D2DF70813"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Information on the availability of consumer protection measures, including the complaint system
established pursuant to Executive Order 13607 (77 Fed. Reg. 25861;
relating to establishing principles of excellence for educational
institutions serving servicemembers, veterans, spouses, and other family
members).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AD1F79F5C9C47B29ED3BEF2EA16F6C4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Such other information or resources as the working group considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id847EFF2F11724B328E80B50853477BF3"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Study on public service loan forgiveness</header><subsection id="id36fa7dd83be64f92a1c246f7de96f82c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>By not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in
consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection,
prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a
report evaluating the effectiveness of the public service loan
forgiveness program under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087e">20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="id797f65d6aad948adb5fc96f800163a89"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="id7c68cf8fc06d415c96401bc7454dfb28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of total borrowing for prospective recipients of loan forgiveness under section 455(m)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087e">20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)</external-xref>), including
participants that have completed the certification form developed by the
Secretary pursuant to such section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb5056b4c0cfa4656ad508e3b0762a34a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of the public service entities employing prospective recipients of loan forgiveness
under such section,
including public service organizations identified on the certification
forms
developed by the Secretary pursuant to such section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id364a96b4a95a4e02bef25653aba2faf0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an analysis of the impact of the availability of public service loan forgiveness under such section
on the utilization of
other benefits established to encourage or reward public service
employment
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070</external-xref>),
including the programs established under sections 428J, 460, and
465 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-10">20 U.S.C. 1078–10</external-xref>, 1087j, and 1087ee);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2f4c7f164504107b666452d966d4234"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an analysis of the impact public service loan forgiveness under section 455(m) of such Act has had
on the existence of loan
repayment assistance programs offered by institutions of higher education
for students employed in public service;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1163493ed4c2415b9f221943f4438af5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an evaluation of the impact of the public service loan forgiveness program under such section on
total tuition and
fees at institutions where the Secretary finds a reasonable number of
borrowers are both—</text><subparagraph id="idacbcc32ddfc54ee1a5dfadeb613108c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prospective recipients of loan forgiveness under section 455(m), as described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16c479022c084032bfaef32c131e4a05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recipients of an award under a loan repayment assistance program made by an institution of higher
education described in paragraph (4);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idef8bcf8dfd3c4e81b947bb66accf55e1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an evaluation of the impact of borrowers described in paragraph (5) on total
program costs for the public service loan forgiveness program under
section 455(m); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id94DB71C872E74711BBE577603F00B689"><enum>(7)</enum><text>an evaluation of the cost and feasibility of altering the public service loan forgiveness program
carried out under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1087e(m)) in order to allow a proportionate percentage of loan
cancellation for each year of public service that the individual
completes, and a comparison of the estimated costs of such a prorated
program with the estimated costs of the public service loan forgiveness
program carried out under such section 455(m), as in effect on the date of
the study.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD4D5A9A850474C21B8FD835C3C6B454F"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Longitudinal study of the causes of student loan default</header><subsection id="id5B261BD4783B4424A57A2C4046B980E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education and the
Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, acting
through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall begin
conducting a rigorous longitudinal study of the causes of default on loans
made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1071">20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.</external-xref>, 1087a et seq., 1087aa et seq.).</text></subsection><subsection id="idE1846009CEF74DC9B146C9C8AD6AE63A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The longitudinal study shall include—</text><paragraph id="id768A6DC7BF7643128ADC9A48C377D7C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information about borrowers of loans described in subsection (a), disaggregated by age, race,
ethnicity,
gender, status as an individual with a disability, and status as a
low-income individual, regarding possible risk factors for default,
including—</text><subparagraph id="id36F3DA926F1244F0B3117090884E4B57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the type of institution attended by the borrower;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CAAB143EFA74381BF5228BDEEA0CAA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the degree or program in which the borrower was enrolled;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC29366D494D54765A1CA914BE8E15264"><enum>(C)</enum><text>educational attainment level;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4490560E9EA549C38D74FDCE4EAEEA33"><enum>(D)</enum><text>personal and
financial circumstances;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBD41A1586DC94F36A546607FD6EC68AC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>employment status;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11A9795D92D04A499D5D263F48CC03BC"><enum>(F)</enum><text>types of loans held by the borrower;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D0CEBC765E6487DB209ED1BE1746B74"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the interest rate on outstanding loans held by the borrower;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF913491232134F1D9E6DE3E2D3EFBEBE"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the repayment
plan selected by the borrower;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1AF239D853C64CE59C8D287ADFE7A5EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>loan servicing difficulties;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id112D02D475CC43CD878F2117B5571A63"><enum>(J)</enum><text>outstanding debt level; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D09184A5E514BF69F630C6B7EC059B9"><enum>(K)</enum><text>such other
factors as the Secretary and Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection may determine;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA65002FE93DF4879BF51FEEED59FC20D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consideration of the relevance of the possible risk factors; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD05ABF3367A54ED8A591ED69956155E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>policy recommendations designed to decrease the likelihood of
student loan default.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD43A46C0A5BE4839A6A3DDAA555D8959"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="id0F922AAB46234CC9A6CCBD7D9F6C06CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interim reports</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the commencement of the study described under this section, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall evaluate the progress of the
study and report any short-term findings to the appropriate committees of
Congress.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2BE5B2EFAAE44F7CBC5BDE17C79ECA5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final report</header><text>Upon completion of the study described under this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a
final report regarding the findings of the study to the appropriate
committees of Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC12DCBC4DB7E42D296DCFB22634C315F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection></section><section id="id71AC7E46294B452186AED4D048855267"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Institutional Risk-Sharing Commission</header><subsection id="idfa0cc11139df4521adaca818f7216944"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of Commission</header><paragraph id="idC3DEBE3AC3A7495194BD1D758F514A0D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall establish an Institutional Risk-Sharing Commission (referred to in
this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>) whose members shall be selected by the Secretary and comprised of the following relevant
stakeholders:</text><subparagraph id="id6381a3e8646e4a8b9806685118911b0b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>2 representatives of national or regional student advocacy organizations with a track record of
engagement and expertise on issues related to college costs, consumer
protection, and
institutional accountability and an alternate member.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ce51985a43b4832bd75c4879fb8a7ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 student representative who is attending an institution of higher education on the date of the
selection and an
alternate member.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idedcbad08c5fb4e2f93386ab7ca015d20"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 member of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with demonstrated knowledge of student loan
borrowing and an alternate member.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74f9414378774d148557249da7bd65fa"><enum>(D)</enum><text>2 administrative officers from different types of institutions of higher education and an alternate
member.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idffdbef3f9f1e420cad6b4e5662f35925"><enum>(E)</enum><text>1 higher education researcher and an alternate member.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id496599a266704319b19068aee0d45778"><enum>(F)</enum><text>1 State postsecondary education data system director and an alternate member.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id530e365ff3d54218ac462f915b1003b9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>1 representative from the National Center for Education Statistics and an alternate member.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d98c10a73014116acf50615b5671237"><enum>(H)</enum><text>1 representative from the Government Accountability Office and an alternate member.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a85fb0338ff4330a89da24798156315"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 representative from the Department of the Treasury and an alternate member.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBBA4545F78EA4C0FB4E306BAB382E425"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>Each member selected under paragraph (1) shall participate for the purpose of determining agreement
by majority vote on the Commission on the report and its contents
described in paragraph (4). Each alternate member shall participate for
the purpose
of determining the majority vote in the absence of the
member. Either the member or an alternate member may speak during the
negotiations. In the event that the Commission is unable to form agreement
on the contents of the report by majority vote, the contents of the report
shall be determined by a plurality vote.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2660767d8cbc47c7bf94a7b2b65bdcb3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="id2d86104dfc504a67b02280924f9e3eeb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date that all members of the Commission have been selected under
subsection (a), the Commission shall complete a study and develop
recommendations for implementation of a new risk-sharing system for
institutions of higher education that participate in the Federal Direct
Loan Program under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087a">20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.</external-xref>) through which institutions would be held
financially accountable for poor student outcomes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddc0bb3cad3314ee09fcb1ae83af555e3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content of study</header><text>In conducting the study required under paragraph (1), the Commission shall, at a minimum, consider
the following issues:</text><subparagraph id="idcf061a8ee98c4fb6b460e905a49f98c8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Identifying an annual measure or set of measures for the risk-sharing system that would provide the
most accurate assessment of an institution’s level of success or failure
at providing their students with basic educational outcomes, such as
degree completion, ability to repay loans made, insured, or guaranteed
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
seq.), post-graduation employment, and post-graduation earnings. Such
possible measures may include cohort default rates, loan repayment rates,
graduation rates, graduate earnings, and other measure that the Commission
considers an accurate reflection of student outcomes, regardless of the
feasibility of access to the data required to implement collection of such
measures.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb95f9012e7ac429181cda91e307f396e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>What specific metrics would require the lowest performing institutions to make annual payments into
the
risk-sharing system, and what metrics would exempt institutions
from making an annual risk-sharing payment based on performance measures
that exceeded a minimum level (which level would be identified by the
Commission).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0dd4844c6ff84a5093b61d62315a5f9f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>How the payments for each institution should be calculated, including whether the use of a
percentage of Federal Direct Loans disbursed the year prior to
identification, the percentage of loans in default, or any other
calculation should be used.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4766d87244547b2a10f1e206db0e5c5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Whether a sliding scale of payments should be required of institutions based on their performance
on the identified measures.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddadae59a7d1f44ada96b7e2bbb58c9b8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Any legislative safeguards or mechanisms to ensure that an institution required to participate in
the risk-sharing system would not pass any prospective costs directly or
indirectly onto students, or limit access to low-income students.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e5786bfbf4d492fa6584c4900220269"><enum>(F)</enum><text>How an institution’s level of access to low-income students (such as measured by the percentage of
students enrolled at the institution who receive Federal Pell Grants under
subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070a et seq.)) and affordability (as measured by average net
price) should be considered in the risk-sharing system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17bb3eda3aab4f33940b0e8e865261ad"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Specifying a means for the risk-sharing system payments to go primarily towards students in
default, additional aid to low-income students, or any other form of aid
to student borrowers most in need, including after degree completion.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56f6ab8166004508883fb860c8b558e5"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Whether any extraordinary consideration exists that warrants allowing a waiver process through
which a very limited number of institutions would be eligible to apply for
a waiver from a risk-sharing payment on a yearly basis, and under what
conditions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf08c267b16b1491abe6c2ec33bfcbd95"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Outside recommendations</header><text>As part of the study required under paragraph (1), the Commission shall develop a public process
for soliciting recommendations for the risk-sharing system and shall
consider these recommendations as part of the study. The Commission shall
factor in any financial or other interests of any submitting party in
weighing and considering such recommendations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb29d444075784d219197e6e68becf2ff"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="id0D11328A592B4A49AB03C44C42E2D3E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Not later than 90 days after completing the study required under paragraph (1), the Commission
shall issue, by majority vote, or if unable to achieve a majority vote,
then a plurality vote, a report regarding its recommendations for
a risk-sharing system. The report shall include the following:</text><clause id="id23ecafa794a24dcc9ede1f20f909b9c3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A description of the Commission’s findings as to the issues described in paragraph (2).</text></clause><clause id="id8771c9cee06e4c11aeaf5d6a24ea6400"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A data analysis using the Commission’s recommended metrics that demonstrates how each institution
of higher education that participates in the Federal Direct Loan Program
under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087a et seq.) as of the period of the Commission’s study would fare under
the proposed risk-sharing system, including projections for the amounts of
payments the lowest performing institutions would have to pay.</text></clause><clause id="idf8bb058cb7364e7dbd18bae89db96e51"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>An evaluation of the feasibility and unintended consequences of implementing the recommended
risk-sharing system, including any legislative or regulatory action needed
to implement such a system.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD9C2A82F43BB4BB095CB57AAD24B36AA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The report described in subparagraph (A) shall be—</text><clause id="id22CF24A8FFF74CE39E73A26B65154DB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provided to the Secretary of Education, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives; and</text></clause><clause id="id54B8882C5792440B9219F6E94DE07646"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>made publicly available.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb81edda7879948f590e8d429cc8a6a68"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Securing information and privacy</header><paragraph id="idC0F7A7C278EF4E2B8A6BCD239B2655C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission may secure directly from any Federal department or agency
such information as the
Commission considers necessary to carry out its duties under this section.
The Commission may request the head of any State or local department or
agency to furnish such information to the Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5bf688e419594f4b97d296b354b1c928"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>Any Federal department or agency, State or local department or
agency, or institution of higher education in providing information to the
Commission under this section shall not share
any personally identifiable information and shall act in accordance
with section
444 of the
General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>, commonly known
as the
<term>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</term>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6f297a2016454b28955b3f07f3ed9409"><enum>1108.</enum><header>GAO report on educational attainment of homeless children and youth and foster care children and
youth</header><subsection id="idb173d10b59154e8190536d50c30b930e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="idC1A209D9E8C147BCA10E8285D3D22D37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Foster care children and youth</header><text>The term <quote>foster care children and youth</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBC36ADFBE52642879FA8269D72DBC5F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Homeless children and youth</header><text>The term <term>homeless children and youth</term> means children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes—</text><subparagraph id="idfc484c9840f74c14a0804e36835497cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>children and youth who—</text><clause id="idB13CF9B6B98E4B44A654612D6620FE3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar
reason;</text></clause><clause id="id919D1043387D471CBC2F6B9C25F2DBD2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative
adequate accommodations;</text></clause><clause id="id673078BBF02E4DBC88513D64814AAF29"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are living in emergency or transitional shelters;</text></clause><clause id="id65DCF9C3350F457695666BEF8C3629A6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>are abandoned in hospitals; or</text></clause><clause id="idA6DBE39AB33B43008D5BED3FB390FDFB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>are awaiting foster care placement;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7c467b9db5204df38feca5d6dfdc3a79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not
designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for
human beings;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99e0e82248d9425e8a8504554d9c3870"><enum>(C)</enum><text>children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard
housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd965ea0150e54143a43c966d73d36452"><enum>(D)</enum><text>migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6399">20 U.S.C. 6399</external-xref>)) who are living in circumstances
described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6AE0A40E73914083A11608EB2A6F29E8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1002).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4100838777BB497E8755B1332019487E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall
prepare and submit to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a
report on the educational
attainment of youth who are or have been homeless (including youth who are
or have been homeless children and youth) and foster care children and
youth.</text></subsection><subsection id="id09c9ab912f85492da848fe5d88963663"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The report described in subsection (b) shall contain a review and assessment of enrollment and
completion data for
both accompanied and unaccompanied homeless children and youth and foster
care children and youth,
including the following:</text><paragraph id="id6c5aa18a55c24c2ebad5b08a5a18c97d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The percentage of such youth attending an institution of higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7d860ff129fa43488bf81697b04b9b86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The percentage of such youth graduating from an institution of higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c6686782c3343cca67c5429d7cf0d76"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The average length of time taken to obtain an associate or baccalaureate degree.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddff39379abef456bb31c34b2e6e11dc1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The percentage of such youth attending—</text><subparagraph id="id7f21b333107b47c5976e74ac41811950"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a public institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc6786c7544e5435aae25d83472ec10f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a private institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4042812ad8d47efa3fc340ab6bc8112"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a community college; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf581bcf7a6d4153b5f30361cf44850c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a 4-year institution of higher education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5de3aa20e111419084165e0f9181275b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Reasons why such youth choose not to pursue a higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id080a28e69c9d4fe3932db5dc97479e9b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The availability of public and private tuition assistance specifically for such youth and the
awareness among such youth of such tuition assistance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idac436e8fe65741dead60c05197780be6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The availability of other public or private programs designed to encourage and support enrollment
in, and completion of, higher education for such youth.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd0ff3c57896a4e89bc81f1faafa4f2e9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Ways in which the Department of Education might increase the educational attainment rates of such
youth.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id34FBB17E624541A19F3ACBCB37F5999B"><enum>1109.</enum><header>American Dream Accounts</header><subsection id="S1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>American Dream Accounts Act</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id34368f466fb9476f8b1c127584494267"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="idd1edd26558084ec2adee26e24f364286"><enum>(1)</enum><header>American dream account</header><text>The term <term>American Dream Account</term> means a personal online account for low-income students that monitors higher education readiness
and includes a college savings account.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id845a2c7441364da8a73f218295f2b437"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate committees of congress</header><text>The term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Appropriations,
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on Education
and the Workforce, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, as well as any other
Committee of the Senate or House of Representatives that the Secretary
determines appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7300297144F448709D8DEFC6DC612C36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Charter school</header><text>The term <term>charter school</term> has the meaning given such term in section 5210 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7221i">20 U.S.C. 7221i</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a8d5f4ca51b468683341de7ec4cb436"><enum>(4)</enum><header>College savings account</header><text>The term <term>college savings account</term> means a savings account that—</text><subparagraph id="id29de57db392246babf0ec982a2e96bd2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides some tax-preferred accumulation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idffc1208eee9e4e8193ef816b5387f060"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is widely available (such as Qualified Tuition Programs under section 529 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 or Coverdell Education Savings Accounts under section 530 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb38d9bb809e94378b4591c05d6cb26d8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contains funds that may be used only for the costs associated with attending an institution of
higher education, including—</text><clause id="id718045b3bfe3467b949a6f9f33a12342"><enum>(i)</enum><text>tuition and fees;</text></clause><clause id="idaffc3da6465241099e159520f1349730"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>room and board;</text></clause><clause id="id76c2b975455c436e8b2d64461c64da5c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>textbooks;</text></clause><clause id="id79735db44d784e2e90308a6961bbd82c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>supplies and equipment; and</text></clause><clause id="id9915464ae76e45f1a724e2873eecb184"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Internet access.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id51081c78c55045caa800f34547dad38b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Dual enrollment program</header><text>The term <term>dual enrollment program</term> means a program of study—</text><subparagraph id="id698C8483EAD34F66B6694C3CD1019156"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provided by an institution of higher education through which a student
who has not graduated from secondary school with a regular high school
diploma is able to earn secondary school credit and postsecondary credit
that is accepted as credit towards a postsecondary degree or credential at
no cost to the participant or the participant’s family; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE8A5E937B6214326B903CC0E32361836"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that shall consist of not less than 2 postsecondary credit-bearing
courses and support and academic services that help a student persist and
complete such courses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id03D11EBB251E46159D1E44179CD52A5D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Early college high school</header><text>The term <term>early college high school program</term> means a formal partnership between at least 1 local educational agency and at least 1 institution
of higher education that allows students to simultaneously complete, as
part of an organized course of study, requirements towards earning a
regular high school diploma and earning not less than 12 transferable
postsecondary credits that are accepted as credit towards a postsecondary
degree or credential at no cost to the participant or the participant’s
family.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id93b0ce1cb7464f4b93c2438f77942b39"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idfdc11f00b0ee4de8a77e66ecbfbfee76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State educational agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43749823657f465f9e8866ac205ba7f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a local educational agency, including a charter school that operates as its own local educational
agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43405ddb3e014adb95b389b3badb84aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a charter management organization or charter school authorizer;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd123a311298d4e0e82aae777d2fb3d71"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an institution of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97d21f14d5174cc1b8824825354650a1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b1e5275ea5a45718b3442269c50e844"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an entity with demonstrated experience in educational savings or in assisting low-income students
to prepare for, and attend, an institution of higher education; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86dd8e1737e34d0c9e87d3b32e8fe98d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a consortium of 2 or more of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9e2ae28ed7d640009f6d38800ae740d7"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a)).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id93d279cb815b4650a1fc1d8e337254c7"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Local educational agency</header><text>The term <term>local educational agency</term> has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4CF4D48A5A3E417F8E38CE1D71E7A31D"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Low-income student</header><text>The term <term>low-income student</term> means a student who is eligible to receive a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB86D8CFA715E4CB0BB4D8CCF477E3A1D"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Parent</header><text>The term <term>parent</term> has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD96A13B2081548F98284C94B56999631"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE50E837616324EE3B14537AF1A4F3EF9"><enum>(13)</enum><header>State educational agency</header><text>The term <term>State educational agency</term> has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida1fd3c2159f04fb1b041a2c0598a58f3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant program</header><paragraph id="id5ce9a3c6c92845d8b4cf15a0cb14caff"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program Authorized</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable
such eligible entities to establish and administer American Dream Accounts
for a group of low-income students.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5529abb24f534577b351ade9e485c805"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>From the amounts appropriated each fiscal year to carry out this section, the Secretary shall
reserve
not more than 5 percent of such amount to carry out the evaluation
activities described in subsection (f)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a0299edb06e48e39d1bd13d219b1a71"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 3 years. The Secretary
may
extend such grant for an additional 2-year period if the Secretary
determines that the eligible entity has demonstrated significant progress,
based on the factors described in subsection (d)(2)(K).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id80c8acc8c36a482381f77b4128c574c7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications; priority</header><paragraph id="id8f963282a16b46bda30b9c9160e2d667"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7865027025804c1c9fba3fc11e594a63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>At a minimum, the application described in paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text><subparagraph id="id136e66ff0f7e468d82f75e8537e42a71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of the characteristics of a group of not less than 30 low-income public school
students who—</text><clause id="ida94bdf5647a1413889e1c18c64ba275d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are, at the time of the application, attending a grade not higher than grade 9; and</text></clause><clause id="idec50261c8c2a4de49e7dea52dea3bd98"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will, under the grant, receive an American Dream Account.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25f2ca6b06984868b368fd93697ab360"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible entity will engage, and provide support (such as tutoring and
mentoring for students, and training for teachers and other stakeholders)
either online or in person, to—</text><clause id="id4a39edad8f7d4002b55ca1e8388671fd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the students in the group described in subparagraph (A);</text></clause><clause id="id59a4057370044606a852fd110ba46347"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the family members and teachers of such students; and</text></clause><clause id="id33a26ca03af146199f7fbaa749e02dfa"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other stakeholders such as school administrators and school counselors.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36933e093af44f0192b227d636c83e68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An identification of partners who will assist the eligible entity in establishing and sustaining
American Dream Accounts.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id697f0a82176b42f3a68c208bda45c89d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of what experience the eligible entity or the partners of the eligible entity have in
managing college savings accounts, preparing low-income students for
postsecondary education, managing online systems, and teaching financial
literacy.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9213a793b244c608160e94dcc3da6fe"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A demonstration that the eligible entity has sufficient resources to provide an initial deposit
into the college savings account portion of each American Dream Account.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idffe292138dd74a9598b0134b95073313"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible entity will help increase the value of the college savings
account portion of each American Dream Account, such as by providing
matching funds or incentives for academic achievement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba55b3938aee4611aebcd0495f425fa3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible entity will notify each participating student in the group
described in subparagraph (A), on a semiannual basis, of the current
balance
and status of the college savings account portion of the American Dream
Account of the student.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2715c90826c4c3f90cfff30fab0af83"><enum>(H)</enum><text>A plan that describes how the eligible entity will monitor participating students in the group
described in subparagraph (A) to ensure that the American Dream
Account of each student will be maintained if a student in such group
changes schools
before graduating from secondary school.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id290460fd2d014f7f9d128b07f2ad197d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A plan that describes how the American Dream Accounts will be managed for not less than 1 year
after a majority of the students in the group described in subparagraph
(A)
graduate from secondary school.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb57619bad9e4cfeae2d32a2fc54e049"><enum>(J)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible entity will encourage students in the group described in
subparagraph (A) who fail to graduate from secondary school to continue
their
education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida830743b5f25452ba226a0c151154ec2"><enum>(K)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible entity will evaluate the grant program, including by collecting,
as applicable, the following data about the students in the group
described in subparagraph (A) during the grant period, or until the time
of
graduation from a secondary school, whichever comes first, and, if
sufficient grant funds are available, after the grant period:</text><clause id="ida7347e8da3134f77a94634c5c1e5bac4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Attendance rates.</text></clause><clause id="id4ab6accabbb54e41a12fcf4ed072c82f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Progress reports.</text></clause><clause id="idc9747e615f5f44eeb50f37b51baafd38"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Grades and course selections.</text></clause><clause id="ide4496277a72b4591842dfc771ec80770"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The student graduation rate, as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="id6ddedff43e8a4a77b02823fb6414eda2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Rates of student completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section
483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1090">20 U.S.C. 1090</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="id748c246dd5aa4edf9557d364b06b2fbc"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Rates of enrollment in an institution of higher education.</text></clause><clause id="id938a29d7d6b147c1ad980a3f9b1a25c5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Rates of completion at an institution of higher education.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideafb0167ae7c4506a6f394c6e54d68e2"><enum>(L)</enum><text>A description of what will happen to the funds in the college savings account portion of the
American Dream Accounts that are dedicated to participating students
described in subparagraph (A) who have not matriculated at an institution
of
higher education at the time of the conclusion of the period of American
Dream Account management described in subparagraph (I), including how the
eligible entity will give students this information.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd95a8ffe876c48b88479bc8bc77b2b0a"><enum>(M)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible entity will ensure that funds in the college savings account
portion of the American Dream Accounts will not make families ineligible
for public assistance.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc568f351e344918bba279546906bc46"><enum>(N)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible entity will ensure that participating students described in
subparagraph (A) will have access to the Internet.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0d5882109be545e9b57e645abf443caa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications from
eligible
entities that—</text><subparagraph id="id32a8730cbe3e43a697fec6bc905cdec0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are described in subsection (b)(7)(G);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b52cc40c7aa4aa8a4938600ecdf092c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve the largest number of low-income students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfe76e2adb275451cb66cb1d4f2fb0439"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of an eligible entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(7),
provide
opportunities for participating students described in paragraph (2)(A) to
participate in a dual enrollment program or early college high school
program at no cost to the student; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8786014ceee74873afb1601a77959810"><enum>(D)</enum><text>as of the time of application, have been awarded a grant under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of
title IV of the Higher
Education Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-21">20 U.S.C. 1070a–21 et seq.</external-xref>) (commonly referred
to as the <quote>GEAR UP program</quote>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idefc78ba798ab4a04b5c820edf0ee4b20"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorized activities</header><paragraph id="id66dcdad5b8894d9cbe3ee9d3f88f24a7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use such grant funds to establish
an
American Dream Account for each participating student described in
subsection
(d)(2)(A), that will be used to—</text><subparagraph id="id1602c0d9a2664d2da351932e84525ddd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>open a college savings account for such student;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf1d0ec813b240588df1be4ea34d8cb7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>monitor the progress of such student online, which—</text><clause id="idbe7f839ce9e1474ba0349d3d69a92e82"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall include monitoring student data relating to—</text><subclause id="idf6d26b023d8f45d0bde500d1ef02feb3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>grades and course selections;</text></subclause><subclause id="id91ae54f37da54a6f9d694897095eb228"><enum>(II)</enum><text>progress reports; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idcdd730864b3b47ef95473985c5203490"><enum>(III)</enum><text>attendance and disciplinary records; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idcbc0dcc9033f48479b35a8494ff9dc98"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may also include monitoring student data relating to a broad range of information, provided by
teachers and family members, related to postsecondary education readiness,
access, and completion;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1abdae5e237743ddb6c91440618c7626"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide opportunities for such students, either online or in person, to learn about financial
literacy, including by assisting such students in financial planning for
enrollment in an institution of higher education; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideabf34fccee0426598b263e7aac579a2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide opportunities for such students, either online or in person, to identify skills or
interests, including career interests.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf2ad3349570a4029b476a5bce48dc294"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access to American Dream Account</header><subparagraph id="id4c414380a582440580273553b0144b80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), and in accordance with applicable Federal laws and
regulations
relating to privacy of information and the privacy of children, an
eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall allow
vested
stakeholders, as described in subparagraph (B), to have secure access,
through an Internet website, to each American Dream Account.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39a0587f94234d8999ce616668eaa858"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Vested stakeholders</header><text>The vested stakeholders that an eligible entity shall permit to access an American Dream Account
are individuals (such as the student's teachers, school counselors,
school administrators,
or other individuals) that are designated, in accordance with section 444
of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>, commonly known
as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>), by the
parent of a participating student in whose name such American Dream
Account is held, as having permission to access the account. A student's
parent may withdraw such designation from an individual at any time.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida278101e9fb84213a78971ddfdc81f5c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception for college savings account</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall not be required to give vested
stakeholders, as described in subparagraph (B), access to the college
savings
account portion of a student's American Dream Account.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb136c7df915480d91ed01d4a918704f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Adult students</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), if a participating student is age 18 or older, an
eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall not provide
access to such participating student's American Dream Account without the
student's consent, in accordance with section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">20 U.S.C. 1232g</external-xref>, commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5bacde614ba643d6a753b59daa45a994"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Input of student information</header><text>Student data collected pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(i) shall be entered into an American Dream
Account only by a school administrator or the designee of such
administrator.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f750e4b22544ff3b7e2fd96f84025e2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of student information</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall not use any student-level
information
or data for the purpose of soliciting, advertising, or marketing any
financial or non-financial consumer product or service that is offered by
such eligible entity, or on behalf of any other person.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc9b57dd15d36409098a2c2e505b9e25a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on the use of grant funds</header><text>An eligible entity shall not use grant funds provided under this section to provide the initial
deposit
into a college savings account portion of a student's American Dream
Account.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf3969a86f9204863afca4a92b5e106fa"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports and evaluations</header><paragraph id="idb1ea363c73934a058f8b848085904ec1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the Secretary has disbursed grants under this section, and annually
thereafter until each grant disbursed under subsection (c) has ended, the
Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the appropriate committees
of Congress, which shall include an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
grant program established under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9c4fe57779a14b9d9d95c1c183593ddb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report described in paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="id82b9987fc60247b39a47c18a03785219"><enum>(A)</enum><text>list the grants that have been awarded under subsection (c)(1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida5238977ea514d79b4fe8c2bb4f6c21c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the number of students who have an American Dream Account established through a grant
awarded under subsection (c)(1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6aff87dbe37b423ba3ab7dfc91754fb3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide data (including the interest accrued on college savings accounts that are part of an
American Dream Account) in the aggregate, regarding students who have an
American Dream Account established through a grant awarded under
subsection
(c)(1), as compared to similarly situated students who do not have an
American Dream Account;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id628e68bf827a488ab6a3b692b17633f2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identify best practices developed by the eligible entities receiving grants under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73b90a0ec94a4b2bbf0932d2916e5d8c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identify any issues related to student privacy and stakeholder accessibility to American Dream
Accounts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfe382a92e85c428d92f0e9c4cf970cf3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provide feedback from participating students and the parents of such students about the grant
program, including—</text><clause id="id88c91afe267a473c9e825b5d918bd574"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the impact of the program;</text></clause><clause id="id953cef232243420b840e6da1d51d48c5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>aspects of the program that are successful;</text></clause><clause id="id03a67b0b6f7e4b299074021dfb1efd77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>aspects of the program that are not successful; and</text></clause><clause id="id6a245a35434e444a90e2773c29703916"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other data required by the Secretary; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4cdae41074f47e5a394b334934e9fcd"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provide recommendations for expanding the American Dream Accounts program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id729c6f376b9c449ab81a1d0270484768"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Eligibility To receive Federal student financial aid</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds that are in the college savings account
portion of a student's American Dream Account shall not affect such
student's eligibility to receive Federal student financial aid, including
any Federal student financial aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>), and shall not be considered in determining the
amount of
any such Federal student aid.</text></subsection><subsection id="id65f0f7bd1780411696621542158e6259"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2015 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection></section><section id="id0B37F5C814DC4C4B9CE0CFE830BD9C08"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Study on the impact of Federal financial aid changes on graduate students</header><subsection id="id8AEA779B6A754B038E27B2C9BF5D5B70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, acting
through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall begin
conducting a study of the impact of recent policy changes to title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 on graduate students.</text></subsection><subsection id="idB32A8A8E708B4CC095D1A49F8AA9B83D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of significant changes in Federal student
financial
aid policy on access, affordability, and labor market outcomes for
graduate students. The study shall include an exploration of the impact of
the following significant changes:</text><paragraph id="id5102521261C04B449AE1EA3873DA14ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The authorization of PLUS Loans for graduate students.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF06E19A182F1455FAB050199F95D0E44"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The elimination of Federal Direct Stafford Loans for graduate students.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id72AB3F0D4A524B429FD9B67A37825BED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The increase in origination fees due to the sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/900">2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.</external-xref>) for
fiscal year 2013.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2D7C0B3C80CE4BCB8928E3EC3E8E2DC1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Differentiation in interest rates between undergraduate and graduate Federal Direct Unsubsidized
Stafford loans.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF70714E4C70A466481B24F365061D0F0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Changes to the income-based repayment plan described under section 493C (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1098e">20 U.S.C. 1098e</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBE05FE2A4B0C441CB025684DEA80EF93"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study shall include—</text><paragraph id="idBA39049C5C6040B794E10D1C24C3C025"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information about the effects of the changes described in subsection (b) on graduate students,
disaggregated by the student's age, race,
ethnicity, gender, income, status as an individual with a disability, and
type of institution of higher education that the graduate student attended
for such student's graduate program (including 2-year or 4-year
institution of higher education, public or private institution of higher
education, and proprietary or nonprofit institution of higher education);
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD5D02D658DFF4428B8A1FEF63F5D0F65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an examination of the effects of the changes described in subsection (b) on—</text><subparagraph id="id762A4DC995DA4AB38D3E32EBDC01F239"><enum>(A)</enum><text>changes in graduate enrollment patterns (such as increases or decreases in enrollment);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D28BD07390F46F2AB0EAFF3182BA2F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>net tuition and fees for graduate students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4D89CEB3CC942A98F43A341E08A6060"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the aggregate amount of Federal student loan debt resulting from graduate education, as a whole
and disaggregated by each type of Federal loan under title IV;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id544D40E8A641480085D2B44D54FBECE0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the median level of individual student loan debt that is the result of graduate education (ensuring
that the amount of undergraduate student loan debt is distinguished from
the amount of graduate student loan debt);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA726D7E556134ABD875828A77624A9C1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>default rates, and the range of amounts of unpaid debt, for title IV loans for graduate students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CDBF5FE0EB94C73B562511A971EC04C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the use of each type of loan repayment plan under title IV, including income-based repayment, and
the median level of graduate student debt for individuals in each
repayment plan;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE825F7B32544F828BCB9FDE8D7BA0FB"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the number of individuals who have a graduate degree that enter public service jobs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id872E2063B8D14B0FA8395A487C96FC7A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the level of total educational debt for graduate students, including Federal student loans and
private education loans;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63BB5A520222470EB2A8D3C3DDE5AD40"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the correlation between high graduate student debt levels and household consumption (including the
purchasing of homes and automobiles) and retirement savings; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC2846F8F293482986DB0F00C039BE39"><enum>(J)</enum><text>such other factors as the Secretary may determine;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA0DBAF8AA5C24D73AFBF4940504E8A86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an analysis of how the effects of the changes described in subsection (b) differ according to—</text><subparagraph id="id56F4726CF9754DABBCEEB1C9C65651FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether an individual was or is attending graduate school on a full-time or part-time basis; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id270F2C5B21EF440F8F7E6FEB92B22706"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether an individual has or is pursuing a master's degree, a doctorate research degree, or a
doctorate professional practice degree;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD3697E9D611D44F687CB852D88B697E9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a detailed explanation of the impact of such changes on students who were eligible for a Federal
Pell Grant as an undergraduate student, women, and
traditionally underrepresented populations; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDF9678C7B83E4B45AF5AC6E1C93DBCA7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>policy recommendations designed to improve access, affordability, and labor market outcomes for
graduate students.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCBEDC9CF0CA34BEF8C1EE95DAB137506"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="id4A4F2E27F67A49E995F6707AE0F079F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interim Reports</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the commencement of the study described under this section, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall evaluate the progress of the
study and report any short-term findings to the appropriate committees of
Congress.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9099728137EC463BADFEF231E1A70407"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final report</header><text>Upon completion of the study described under this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a
final report regarding the findings of the study to the appropriate
committees of Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEC542CC93FA840C9B0A2EA359041D5E3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2015 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection></section>