[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 508 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 508

 To make changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965 incorporating the 
       results of the FED UP Initiative, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2005

Mr. McKeon (for himself and Mr. Boehner) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965 incorporating the 
       results of the FED UP Initiative, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fed Up Higher Education Technical 
Amendments Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCE; EFFECTIVE DATE; IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, 
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.).
    (b) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    (c) Implementation.--Sections 482(c) and 492 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a) shall not apply to the 
regulations implementing the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Amendments to Title I.--
            (1) Section 101(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)(1)) is amended by 
        inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, or 
        students who meet the requirements of section 484(d)(3)''.
            (2) Section 102(a)(3)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(3)(A)) is 
        amended by striking ``section 521(4)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act'' and inserting 
        ``section 3(3)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
        Technical Education Act of 1998''.
            (3) Paragraph (7) of section 103 (20 U.S.C. 1003) is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) New borrower.--The term `new borrower' when used with 
        respect to any date for any loan under any provision of--
                    ``(A) part B or part D of title IV means an 
                individual who on that date has no outstanding balance 
                of principal or interest owing on any loan made, 
                insured, or guaranteed under either such part; and
                    ``(B) part E of title IV means an individual who on 
                that date has no outstanding balance of principal or 
                interest owing on any loan made under such part.''.
            (4) Section 131 (20 U.S.C. 1015) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii)--
                            (i) by striking ``an undergraduate'' and 
                        inserting ``a full-time undergraduate''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (I), by striking 
                        ``section 428(a)(2)(C)(i)'' and inserting 
                        ``section 428(a)(2)(C)(ii)'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``the costs for 
                typical full-time undergraduate students'' and 
                inserting ``the prices for full-time undergraduate 
                students and the institution's rate of cost increase'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``costs'' 
                and inserting ``prices''; and
                    (D) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``3 years'' 
                and inserting ``4 years''.
            (5) Section 141 (20 U.S.C. 1018) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)(B)--
                            (i) by inserting ``unit'' after ``to reduce 
                        the''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and, to the extent 
                        practicable, the total costs of administering 
                        those programs'' after ``those programs'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``Each 
                        year'' and inserting ``Each fiscal year'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting 
                        ``secondary markets, guaranty agencies,'' after 
                        ``lenders,''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
                        ``Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990 and'' and 
                        inserting ``Chief Financial Officers Act of 
                        1990,'' and by inserting before the period at 
                        the end the following: ``, and other relevant 
                        statutes''; and
                    (C) in subsection (f)(3)(A), by striking 
                ``paragraph (1)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
    (b) Amendments to Title II.--Section 207(f)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
1027(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ``, including by electronic 
means,'' after ``sent''.
    (c) Amendments to Title III.--
            (1) Section 316(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3)) is amended by 
        striking ``give'' and inserting ``given''.
            (2) Section 326(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)) is amended, 
        in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting a colon 
        after ``the following''.
            (3) Section 342(5)(C) (20 U.S.C. 1066a(5)(C)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting a comma after ``equipment'' the 
                first place it appears; and
                    (B) by striking ``technology,'' and inserting 
                ``technology,''.
            (4) Section 343(e) (20 U.S.C. 1066b(e)) is amended by 
        inserting after the subsection designation the following: 
        ``Sale of Qualified Bonds.--''.
            (5) Section 351(a) (20 U.S.C. 1067a(a)) is amended by 
        striking ``of 1979''.
            (6) Section 1024 (20 U.S.C. 1135b-3), as transferred by 
        section 301(a)(5) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 
        (Public Law 105-244; 112 Stat. 1636), is repealed.
    (d) Amendments to Part a of Title IV.--
            (1) Section 402A (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``(g)(2)'' and inserting ``(g)(4)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``(g)(2)'' and inserting ``(g)(4)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (g)--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
                        (4) as paragraphs (3) through (6), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting before paragraph (3), as 
                        redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Different campus.--The term `different campus' means 
        an institutional site that--
                    ``(A) is geographically apart from the main campus 
                of the institution;
                    ``(B) is permanent in nature; and
                    ``(C) offers courses in educational programs 
                leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized 
                educational credential.
            ``(2) Different population.--The term `different 
        population' means a group of individuals, with respect to whom 
        an entity seeks to serve through an application for funding 
        under this chapter, that is--
                    ``(A) separate and distinct from any other 
                population that the entity seeks to serve through an 
                application for funding under this chapter; or
                    ``(B) while sharing some of the same 
                characteristics as another population that the entity 
                seeks to serve through an application for funding under 
                this chapter, has distinct needs for specialized 
                services.''.
            (2)(A) Section 404A(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-21(b)) is amended 
        by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Duration.--An award made by the Secretary under this 
        chapter to an eligible entity described in paragraph (1) or (2) 
        of subsection (c) shall be for the period of 6 years.''.
            (B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to 
        awards made either before or after the date of enactment of 
        this Act.
            (3) Section 407E (20 U.S.C. 1070a-35) is redesignated as 
        section 406E.
            (4) Section 419C(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070d-33(b)(1)) is 
        amended by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end 
        thereof.
            (5) Section 419D(d) (20 U.S.C. 1070d-34(d)) is amended by 
        striking ``Public Law 95-1134'' and inserting ``Public Law 95-
        134''.
    (e) Amendments to Part B of Title IV.--
            (1) Section 428(a)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1078(a)(2)(A)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause 
                (II) of clause (i); and
                    (B) by moving the margin of clause (iii) two ems to 
                the left.
            (2) Section 428(b)(1)(G) (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(G)) is 
        amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
        following: ``and 100 percent of the unpaid principal amount of 
        exempt claims as defined in subsection (c)(1)(G)''.
            (3) Section 428(c) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
                        subparagraph (H), and moving such subparagraph 
                        2 em spaces to the left; and
                            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
                        the following new subparagraph:
            ``(G)(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this 
        section, in the case of exempt claims, the Secretary shall 
        apply the provisions of--
                    ``(I) the fourth sentence of subparagraph (A) by 
                substituting `100 percent' for `95 percent';
                    ``(II) subparagraph (B)(i) by substituting `100 
                percent' for `85 percent'; and
                    ``(III) subparagraph (B)(ii) by substituting `100 
                percent' for `75 percent'.
            ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 
        term `exempt claims' means claims with respect to loans for 
        which it is determined that the borrower (or the student on 
        whose behalf a parent has borrowed), without the lender's or 
        the institution's knowledge at the time the loan was made, 
        provided false or erroneous information or took actions that 
        caused the borrower or the student to be ineligible for all or 
        a portion of the loan or for interest benefits thereon.''.
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ``in 
                writing''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(10) Documentation of forbearance agreements.--For the 
        purposes of paragraph (3), the terms of forbearance agreed to 
        by the parties shall be documented by confirming the agreement 
        of the borrower by notice to the borrower from the lender, and 
        by recording the terms in the borrower's file.''.
            (4) Section 428C(a)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(a)(3)(B)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(ii) Loans made under this section shall, to the extent 
        used to discharge loans made under this title, be counted 
        against the applicable limitations on aggregate indebtedness 
        contained in sections 425(a)(2), 428(b)(1)(B), 428H(d), 455, 
        and 464(a)(2)(B).''.
            (5) Section 428H(e) (20 U.S.C. 1078-8(e)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (6); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph 
                (6).
            (6) Section 428I(g) (20 U.S.C. 1078-9(g)) is amended by 
        striking ``Code,'' and inserting ``Code''.
            (7) Section 432(m)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1082(m)(1)(B)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``and'' after the 
                semicolon at the end; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period.
            (8) Section 439(d) (20 U.S.C. 1087-2(d)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
    (f) Amendment to Part D of Title IV.--Section 457(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
1087g(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``431'' and inserting ``437''.
    (g) Amendments to Part E of Title IV.--
            (1) Section 462(g)(1)(E)(i)(I) (20 U.S.C. 
        1087bb(g)(1)(E)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting ``monthly'' 
        after ``consecutive''.
            (2) Section 464(c)(1)(D) (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(1)(D)) is 
        amended by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) 
        and (ii), respectively.
            (3) Section 465(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 
                111(c)'' and inserting ``section 1113(a)(5)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``With 
                Disabilities'' and inserting ``with Disabilities''.
            (4) Section 467(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087gg(b)) is amended by 
        striking ``(5)(A), (5)(B)(i), or (6)'' and inserting ``(4)(A), 
        (4)(B), or (5)''.
            (5) Section 469(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087ii(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``sections 602(a)(1) and 672(1)'' 
                and inserting ``sections 602(3) and 632(5)'';
                    (B) by striking ``qualified professional provider 
                of early intervention services'' and inserting ``early 
                intervention services''; and
                    (C) by striking ``section 672(2)'' and inserting 
                ``section 632(4)''.
    (h) Amendments to Part F of Title IV.--
            (1) Section 478(h) (20 U.S.C. 1087rr(h)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``476(b)(4)(B),''; and
                    (B) by striking ``meals away from home, apparel and 
                upkeep, transportation, and housekeeping services'' and 
                inserting ``food away from home, apparel, 
                transportation, and household furnishings and 
                operations''.
            (2) Section 479A(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a) In General.--'' and inserting 
                the following:
    ``(a) Authority to Make Adjustments.--
            ``(1) Adjustments for special circumstances.--'';
                    (B) by inserting before ``Special circumstances 
                may'' the following:
            ``(2) Special circumstances defined.--'';
                    (C) by inserting ``a student's status as a ward of 
                the court at any time prior to attaining 18 years of 
                age,'' after ``487,''.
                    (D) by inserting before ``Adequate documentation'' 
                the following:
            ``(3) Documentation and use of supplementary information.--
        ''; and
                    (E) by inserting before ``No student'' the 
                following:
            ``(4) Fees for supplementary information prohibited.--''.
    (i) Amendments to Parts G and H of Title IV.--
            (1) Section 483(d) (20 U.S.C. 1090(d)) is amended by 
        striking ``that is authorized under section 685(d)(2)(C)'' and 
        inserting ``, or another appropriate provider of technical 
        assistance and information on postsecondary educational 
        services, that is supported under section 663''.
            (2) Section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking 
                ``certification,,'' and inserting ``certification,'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``section 428A'' and inserting 
                        ``section 428H'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon at the end thereof;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a period; and
                            (iv) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) in subsection (l)(1)(B)(i), by striking 
                ``section 521(4)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
                and Applied Technology Education Act'' and inserting 
                ``section 3(3)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
                Technical Education Act of 1998''.
            (3) Section 484(r)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1091(r)(1)) is amended by 
        striking everything preceding the table and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--A student who is convicted of any 
        offense under any Federal or State law involving the possession 
        or sale of a controlled substance for conduct that occurred 
        during a period of enrollment for which the student was 
        receiving any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title 
        shall not be eligible to receive such grant, loan, or work 
        assistance from the date of that conviction for the period of 
        time specified in the following table:''.
            (4) Section 484B (20 U.S.C. 1091b) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``subpart 4 
                of part A or'' after ``received under'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii), by inserting ``(as 
                determined in accordance with subsection (d))'' after 
                ``student has completed'';
                    (C) in subsection (b)(2), by amending subparagraph 
                (C) to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Grant overpayment requirements.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding 
                        subparagraphs (A) and (B), a student shall only 
                        be required to return grant assistance in the 
                        amount (if any) by which--
                                    ``(I) the amount to be returned by 
                                the student (as determined under 
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B)), exceeds
                                    ``(II) 50 percent of the total 
                                grant assistance received by the 
                                student under this title for the 
                                payment period or period of enrollment.
                            ``(ii) Minimum.--A student shall not be 
                        required to return amounts of $50 or less.''; 
                        and
                    (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``(a)(3)(B)(i)'' 
                and inserting ``(a)(3)(B)''.
            (5) Section 485(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``mailings, 
                and'' and inserting ``mailings, or'';
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (N);
                    (C) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (O) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(P) the penalties contained in subsection 484(r) 
                regarding suspension of eligibility for drug related 
                offenses.''.
            (6) Section 485B(a) (20 U.S.C. 1092b(a)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as 
                paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively;
                    (B) by redesignating the paragraph (5) (as added by 
                section 2008 of Public Law 101-239) as paragraph (6); 
                and
                    (C) in paragraph (5) (as added by section 204(3) of 
                the National Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 
                101-610))--
                            (i) by striking ``(22 U.S.C. 2501 et 
                        seq.)),'' and inserting ``(22 U.S.C. 2501 et 
                        seq.),''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end 
                        thereof and inserting a semicolon.
            (7) Section 487(a) (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (22), by striking ``refund 
                policy'' and inserting ``policy on the return of title 
                IV funds''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (23)--
                            (i) by moving subparagraph (C) two em 
                        spaces to the left; and
                            (ii) by adding after such subparagraph the 
                        following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) An institution shall be considered in compliance with 
        the requirements of subparagraph (A) for any student to whom 
        the institution electronically transmits a message containing a 
        voter registration form acceptable for use in the State in 
        which the institution is located, or an Internet address where 
        such a form can be downloaded, provided such information is in 
        an electronic message devoted to voter registration.''.
            (8) Section 491(c) (20 U.S.C. 1098(c)) is amended by adding 
        at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The appointment of members under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (1) shall be effective upon publication of the appointment in 
the Congressional Record.''.
            (9) Section 493A (20 U.S.C. 1098c) is repealed.
            (10) Section 498 (20 U.S.C. 1099c) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``for 
                profit,'' and inserting ``for-profit,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ``and'' 
                after the semicolon at the end thereof.
    (j) Amendments to Title V.--Section 504(a) (20 U.S.C. 1101c(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the following:
    ``(a) Award Period.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Award Period.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
    (k) Amendments to Title VII.--
            (1) Section 714(c) (20 U.S.C. 1135c(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``section 716(a)'' and inserting 
                ``section 715(a)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``section 714(b)(2)'' and inserting 
                ``section 713(b)(2)''.
            (2) Section 721(c) (20 U.S.C. 1136(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (4);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (5) and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(6) to assist such students with the development of 
        analytical skills and study methods to enhance their success in 
        entry into and completion of law school; and
            ``(7) to award Thurgood Marshall Fellowships to eligible 
        law school students--
                    ``(A) who participated in summer institutes 
                authorized by subsection (d) and who are enrolled in an 
                accredited law school; or
                    ``(B) who are eligible law school students who have 
                successfully completed a comparable summer institute 
                program certified by the Council on Legal Educational 
                Opportunity.''.
    (l) Disbursement of Student Loans.--Section 422(d) of the Higher 
Education Amendments of 1998 (Public Law 105-244; 112 Stat. 1696) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such 
amendments shall also be effective on and after July 1, 2006.''.

SEC. 4. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Definition.--Section 103 (20 U.S.C. 1003) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (16) as 
        paragraphs (2) through (17), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Authorizing committees.--The term `authorizing 
        committees' means the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
        and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
        the Workforce of the House of Representatives.''.
    (b) Committees.--
            (1) The following provisions are each amended by striking 
        ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
        Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing committees'':
                    (A) Section 131(a)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1015(a)(3)(B)).
                    (B) Section 131(c)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1015(c)(4)).
                    (C) Section 206(d) (20 U.S.C. 1026(d)).
                    (D) Section 207(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1027(c)(1)).
                    (E) Section 428(g) (20 U.S.C. 1078(g)).
                    (F) Section 428A(a)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1078-1(a)(4)).
                    (G) Section 428A(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078-1(c)(2)).
                    (H) Section 428A(c)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1078-1(c)(3)).
                    (I) Section 428A(c)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1078-1(c)(5)).
                    (J) Section 455(b)(8)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
                1087e(b)(8)(B)).
                    (K) Section 483(c) (20 U.S.C. 1090(c)).
                    (L) Section 486(e) (20 U.S.C. 1093(e)).
                    (M) Section 486(f)(3)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1093(f)(3)(A)).
                    (N) Section 486(f)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1093(f)(3)(B)).
                    (O) Section 487A(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1094a(a)(5)).
                    (P) Section 487A(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1094a(b)(2)).
                    (Q) Section 487A(b)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
                1094a(b)(3)(B)).
                    (R) Section 498B(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1099c-2(d)(1)).
                    (S) Section 498B(d)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1099c-2(d)(2)).
            (2) The following provisions are each amended by striking 
        ``Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
        of the Senate'' and inserting ``authorizing committees''.
                    (A) Section 141(d)(4)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1018(d)(4)(B)).
                    (B) Section 428(n)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1078(n)(4)).
                    (C) The last sentence of section 432(n) (20 U.S.C. 
                1082(n)).
                    (D) Section 485(f)(5)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(5)(A)).
                    (E) Section 485(g)(4)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1092(g)(4)(B)).
            (3) Section 206(a) (20 U.S.C. 1026(a)) is amended by 
        striking ``, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
        Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
        House of Representatives'' and inserting ``and the authorizing 
        committees''.
            (4) Section 401(f)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)(3)) is amended by 
        striking ``Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
        Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Appropriations and the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        of the House of Representatives'' and inserting ``Committees on 
        Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives and 
        the authorizing committees''.
            (5) Section 428(c)(9)(K) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(9)(K)) is 
        amended by striking ``House Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human 
        Resources'' and inserting ``authorizing committees''.
            (6) Section 428I(h) (20 U.S.C. 1078-9(h)) is amended by 
        striking ``Chairman of the Senate Labor and Human Resources 
        Committee and the House Committee on Education and Labor'' and 
        inserting ``chairpersons of the authorizing committees''.
            (7) Section 432(f)(1)(C) (20 U.S.C. 1082(f)(1)(C)) is 
        amended by striking ``Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Labor and 
        Human Resources of the Senate'' and inserting ``either of the 
        authorizing committees''.
            (8) Section 439(d)(1)(E)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 1087-
        2(d)(1)(E)(iii)) is amended by striking ``Chairman and the 
        Ranking Member on the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of 
        the Senate and the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the 
        Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
        Representatives'' and inserting ``chairpersons and ranking 
        minority members of the authorizing committees''.
            (9) Paragraphs (3) and (8)(C) of section 439(r) (20 U.S.C. 
        1087-2(r)) are each amended by striking ``Chairman and ranking 
        minority member of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
        of the Senate, the Chairman and ranking minority member of the 
        Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
        Representatives,'' and inserting ``chairpersons and ranking 
        minority members of the authorizing committees''.
            (10) Paragraphs (5)(B) and (10) of section 439(r) (20 
        U.S.C. 1087-2(r)) are each amended by striking ``Chairman and 
        ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Labor and 
        Human Resources and to the Chairman and ranking minority member 
        of the House Committee on Education and Labor'' and inserting 
        ``chairpersons and ranking minority members of the authorizing 
        committees''.
            (11) Section 439(r)(6)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1087-2(r)(6)(B)) is 
        amended by striking ``Chairman and ranking minority member of 
        the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and to 
        the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
        Education and Labor of the House of Representatives'' and 
        inserting ``chairpersons and ranking minority members of the 
        authorizing committees''.
            (12) Section 439(s)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1087-2(s)(2)(A)) is 
        amended by striking ``Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
        Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the 
        Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities of the House of Representatives'' and 
        inserting ``chairpersons and ranking minority members of the 
        authorizing committees''.
            (13) Section 439(s)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1087-2(s)(2)(B)) is 
        amended by striking ``Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of 
        the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and 
        Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
        Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House of 
        Representatives'' and inserting ``chairpersons and ranking 
        minority members of the authorizing committees''.
            (14) Section 482(d) (20 U.S.C. 1089(d)) is amended by 
        striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate 
        and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
        Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing committees''.
    (c) Additional Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 425(a)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 
        1075(a)(2)(A)) are each amended by striking ``428A or 428B'' 
        and inserting ``428B or 428H''.
            (2) Section 428(a)(2)(E) (20 U.S.C. 1078(a)(2)(E)) is 
        amended by striking ``428A or''.
            (3) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 428(b)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
        1078(b)(1)(B)) are each amended by striking ``428A or 428B'' 
        and inserting ``428B or 428H''.
            (4) Section 428(b)(1)(Q) (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(Q)) is 
        amended by striking ``sections 428A and 428B'' and inserting 
        ``section 428B or 428H''.
            (5) Section 428(b)(7)(C) (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(7)(C)) is 
        amended by striking ``428A, 428B,'' and inserting ``428B''.
            (6) Section 428G(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078-7(c)(2)) is amended 
        by striking ``428A'' and inserting ``428H''.
            (7) The heading for section 433(e) (20 U.S.C. 1083(e)) is 
        amended by striking ``SLS Loans and''.
            (8) Section 433(e) (20 U.S.C. 1083(e)) is amended by 
        striking ``428A, 428B,'' and inserting ``428B''.
            (9) Section 435(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (B).
            (10) Section 435(d)(1)(G) (20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(1)(G)) is 
        amended by striking ``428A(d), 428B(d), 428C,'' and inserting 
        ``428B(d), 428C, 428H,''.
            (11) Section 435(m) (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``, 428A,''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``428A'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``428H''.
            (12) Section 438(c)(6) (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(c)(6)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``SLS and plus'' in the heading and 
                inserting ``Plus''; and
                    (B) by striking ``428A or''.
            (13) Section 438(c)(7) (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(c)(7)) is amended 
        by striking ``428A or''.
            (14) Nothing in the amendments made by this subsection 
        shall be construed to alter the terms, conditions, and benefits 
        applicable to Federal supplemental loans for students (``SLS 
        loans'') under section 428A as in effect prior to July 1, 1994 
        (20 U.S.C. 1078-1).
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