3.0.0 4653 2022-11-01T13:49:42Z 2022-11-01T13:49:42Z House HR 2019-10-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 161 (Friday, October 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LEE of Nevada:H.R. 4653.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H8112]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-11T19:31:10Z 2019-10-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-10-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 N G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2019-10-11 True Education Business ethics Higher education Licensing and registrations Education 00 2019-10-11 Introduced in House 2020-06-15T13:07:56Z Protecting Undergraduates with Board Limitations from Influence and Conflicts Act or the PUBLIC Act

This bill revises provisions related to the recognition of an accrediting agency or association to preclude potential conflicts of interest.

Specifically, if an accrediting agency or association has a voluntary membership of institutions of higher education (IHE) and has as its primary purpose the accrediting of IHEs, it must be separate and independent of certain trade associations, membership organizations, and IHEs.

To be separate and independent, members of the accrediting agency or association may not be (1) chosen by the board or chief executive of any related trade association or membership organization, or (2) individuals who exercise substantial control over specified IHEs. Further, there must be at least one public member for every three members of the board of the accrediting agency or association. Dues paid to the accrediting agency or association must be paid separately from any dues paid to a related trade association or membership organization, and the budget of the accrediting agency must be developed and determined without consulting any other entity or organization.

]]> PUBLIC Act Display Title PUBLIC Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent conflicts of interest on accreditation boards. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced PUBLIC Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Undergraduates with Board Limitations from Influence and Conflicts Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4653ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4653ih.xml 2019-10-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.