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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 184 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 6259.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with thepower to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongthe several states, and with the Indian tribes.''The single subject of this legislation is:This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 torequire institutions of higher education to establish record-management plans in order to be accredited or continue to beaccredited, and for other purposes.[Page H5544]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Records Protection Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill revises the requirements for an accrediting agency to be recognized by the Department of Education (ED) as a reliable authority on the quality of education being offered at an institution of higher education (IHE). It also requires an IHE to establish a records management plan for accreditation purposes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, an accrediting agency must require an IHE to submit for approval a records management plan upon notification by the IHE that it intends to cease its operations. The plan must include a plan for the custody, continued access, and disposition of student records (e.g., student transcripts, billing, and financial aid records). Further, the IHE must submit the plan to ED.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Under current law, an IHE must be accredited by an accrediting agency to participate in federal student aid programs. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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