[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2914 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2914

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the authority of 
 the Secretary of Education with respect to eligibility standards for 
                    short term educational programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 1996

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the authority of 
 the Secretary of Education with respect to eligibility standards for 
                    short term educational programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS: PLACEMENT RATES.

    Section 481(e)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1088(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(C) In prescribing regulations pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the Secretary shall provide for the exclusion from the calculation of 
placement rates, graduates who are (i) aliens not authorized to accept 
employment in the United States, (ii) individuals with medical 
conditions precluding employment, and (iii) individuals who transfer 
credits from the program to the program of an accredited degree-
granting institution or who otherwise immediately enroll in such a 
program.''.
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