110 HR 3746 IH: College Access and Opportunity Act of
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-10-04
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the College Access and Opportunity Act of
2007
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References; effective date.
Title I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Definition of institution of higher
education.
Sec. 101. Definition of institution of higher
education.
Sec. 102. Institutions outside the United States.
Sec. 123. Restrictions on funds for for-profit
schools.
Sec. 102. New borrower definition.
Sec. 103. Student speech and association rights.
Sec. 104. National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality
and Integrity.
Sec. 105. Alcohol and drug abuse prevention.
Sec. 106. Prior rights and obligations.
Sec. 107. Limitation on certain uses of
funds.
Sec. 124. Limitation on certain uses of
funds.
Sec. 108. Consumer information and public accountability in
higher education.
Sec. 131. Consumer information and public accountability in
higher education.
Sec. 109. Databases of student
information.
Sec. 132. Databases of student information
prohibited.
Sec. 110. Performance-based organization.
Sec. 111. Treatment of territories and territorial student
assistance.
Sec. 112. Institution and lender reporting and disclosure
requirements.
Part E—Lender and Institution Requirements Relating to Educational
Loans
Sec. 151. Definitions.
Sec. 152. Requirements for lenders and institutions
participating in educational loan arrangements.
Sec. 153. Interest rate report for institutions and lenders
participating in educational loan arrangements.
Title II—TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
Sec. 201. Teacher quality partnership
grants.
Part A—Teacher quality partnership grants
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Purposes and definitions.
Sec. 202. Partnership grants.
Sec. 203. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 204. Accountability and evaluation.
Sec. 205. Accountability for programs that prepare
teachers.
Sec. 205A. Teacher development.
Sec. 206. State Functions.
Sec. 207. General Provisions.
Sec. 208. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 202. Repeal of Part B (preparing tomorrow’s teachers to
use technology).
Sec. 203. General provisions.
Part B—General provisions
Sec. 221. Limitations.
Sec. 204. Teacher incentive fund
program.
Part C—Teacher Incentive Fund Program
Sec. 231. Purposes; definitions.
Sec. 232. Teacher incentive fund grants.
Sec. 233. Report and evaluation.
Sec. 234. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 205. National teacher corps.
Part D—NATIONAL TEACHER CORPS
Sec. 241. Purposes.
Sec. 242. Definitions.
Sec. 243. Grant program authorized.
Sec. 244. Grant requirements.
Sec. 245. Authorized activities.
Sec. 246. Evaluation.
Sec. 247. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 206. Transition.
Title III—INSTITUTIONAL AID
Sec. 301. Title III Grants for
American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities.
Sec. 302. Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving
institutions.
Sec. 303. Grants to Part B
institutions.
Sec. 304. Technical Amendments.
Sec. 305. Title III
authorizations.
Title IV—STUDENT ASSISTANCE
Part A—GRANTS TO STUDENTS
Sec. 401. Pell Grants.
Sec. 402. TRIO programs.
Sec. 403. TRIO reform.
Sec. 402G. Staff development activities.
Sec. 402H. Evaluations.
Sec. 404. GEARUP.
Sec. 405. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grants.
Sec. 406. LEAP.
Sec. 407. HEP/CAMP program.
Sec. 408. Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship
Program.
Subpart 6—Robert C. Byrd American Competitiveness
Program
Sec. 419A. Robert C. Byrd mathematics and science honors
scholarship program.
Sec. 419B. Mathematics and science incentive
program.
Sec. 419C. Adjunct teacher corps.
Sec. 419D. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 409. Child care access.
Sec. 410. Learning anytime anywhere partnerships.
Part B—FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM
Sec. 421. PLUS loan interest rates.
Sec. 422. Loan forgiveness for service in areas of national
need.
Sec. 428K. Loan forgiveness for service in areas of national
need.
Sec. 423. Additional administrative provisions.
Sec. 424. Elimination of auction.
Part C—FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS
Sec. 441. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 442. Community service.
Sec. 443. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 444. Books and supplies.
Sec. 445. Job location and development.
Sec. 446. Work colleges.
Sec. 447. Work assistance for students in comprehensive
postsecondary programs for students with mental
retardation.
Sec. 449. Work assistance for students in comprehensive
postsecondary programs for students with mental
retardation.
Part D—FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM
Sec. 451. Income contingent repayment.
Part
E—FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM
Sec. 461. Reauthorization of program.
Sec. 462. Loan terms and conditions.
Sec. 463. Loan cancellation.
Sec. 464. Technical Amendments.
Part F—NEED ANALYSIS
Sec. 471. Significantly simplifying the student aid Application
process.
Sec. 472. Discretion of student financial aid
administrators.
Part G—GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENT FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
Sec. 481. Expanding information dissemination regarding
eligibility for Pell Grants.
Sec. 482. Student eligibility.
Sec. 483. Institutional refunds.
Sec. 484. Institutional and financial assistance information
for students.
Sec. 485. Distance education demonstration program.
Sec. 486. College Affordability Demonstration
Program.
Sec. 486A. College Affordability Demonstration
Program.
Sec. 487. Program participation agreements.
Sec. 488. Additional technical and conforming
Amendments.
Sec. 489. Pell Grant eligibility provision.
Part H—PROGRAM INTEGRITY
Sec. 495. Accreditation.
Sec. 496. Report to Congress on prevention of fraud and abuse
in student financial aid programs.
Sec. 499. Report to Congress on prevention of fraud and abuse
in student financial aid programs.
Sec. 497. Report to Congress on compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
Sec. 499A. Report to Congress on the Compliance of the student
aid Application process with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
Title V—DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS
Sec. 501. Definitional changes.
Sec. 502. Assurance of enrollment of needy
students.
Sec. 503. Additional Amendments.
Sec. 504. Postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic
Americans.
Part B—PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC
AMERICANS
Sec. 511. Purposes.
Sec. 512. Program authority and eligibility.
Sec. 513. Authorized activities.
Sec. 514. Application and
duration.
Sec. 505. Authorization of appropriations.
Title VI—TITLE VI
AMENDMENTS
Sec. 601. International and foreign language
studies.
Sec. 607. Advancing America through foreign language
partnerships.
Sec. 602. Business and international education
programs.
Sec. 603. Institute for International Public
Policy.
Sec. 621. Program for foreign service
professionals.
Sec. 604. Evaluation, outreach, and
dissemination.
Sec. 632. Evaluation, outreach, and
dissemination.
Sec. 605. Advisory Board.
Sec. 633. International Higher Education Advisory
Board.
Sec. 606. Recruiter access to students and student recruiting
information; safety.
Sec. 634. Recruiter access to students and student recruiting
information.
Sec. 635. Student safety.
Sec. 607. National study of foreign language heritage
communities.
Sec. 636. National study of foreign language heritage
communities.
Title VII—TITLE VII
AMENDMENTS
Sec. 701. Javits fellowship program.
Sec. 702. Graduate assistance in areas of national
need.
Sec. 703. Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity
program.
Sec. 704. Fund for the improvement of postsecondary
education.
Sec. 705. Urban community service.
Sec. 706. Demonstration projects to ensure students with
disabilities receive a quality higher education.
Title VIII—CLERICAL AMENDMENTS
Sec. 801. Clerical Amendments.
Title IX—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER EDUCATION LAWS
Part A—EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986
Sec. 901. Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education
Center.
Sec. 902. Agreement with Gallaudet University.
Sec. 903. Authority.
Sec. 904. Agreement for the National Technical Institute for
the Deaf.
Sec. 905. Definitions.
Sec. 906. Audit.
Sec. 907. Reports.
Sec. 908. Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
Sec. 909. Liaison for educational programs.
Sec. 910. Federal endowment programs for Gallaudet University
and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Sec. 911. Oversight and effect of agreements.
Sec. 912. International students.
Sec. 913. Research priorities.
Sec. 914. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Part B—ADDITIONAL EDUCATION LAWS
Sec. 921. Amendment to Higher Education Amendments of
1998.
Sec. 922. Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance
Act of 1978.
Sec. 923. Navajo Community College Act.
Sec. 924. Education Amendments of 1992.
Sec. 925. Study of student learning outcomes and public
accountability.
Sec. 926. Study of education-related indebtedness of medical
school graduates.
Sec. 927. Increase in college textbook prices.
Sec. 928. Independent evaluation of distance education
programs.
Sec. 929. Study of campus-based program allocation of
funds.
Sec. 930. Summit on sustainability.
Sec. 931. Study of residency applications.
2.References;
effective date
(a)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.).
(b)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 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="H5FCE207CA088423A977D7D21CC00D662"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definition of
institution of higher education</header>
<subsection id="H68301881EC7A4835AABBE5D4AE2938C4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Title
I is amended by striking sections 101 and 102 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>, 1002) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H36A85171218C40FB8011F5DE5CE38184">
<section id="H75B0EAB8A6AC4FB699C847A5C4495764"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definition of
institution of higher education</header>
<subsection id="H3177BC049E564D3296ECACC39C2E736F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Institution of
Higher Education</header><text>For purposes of this Act, the term
<term>institution of higher education</term> means an educational institution
in any State that—</text>
<paragraph id="H8FB6288C088D4C69B441E6A5C8F9792"><enum>(1)</enum><text>admits as regular
students only individuals who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7549FD0A080E49A6BFBDDBE08681444C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meet the
requirements of section 484(d)(3), or have a certificate of graduation from a
school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a
certificate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3D1A39170C845AF98F82B9EBAC784A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are beyond the age
of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is
located; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CDB6BE237964772A50079E0B28CB237"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will be dually
enrolled in that institution and a secondary school;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54F5A818DD3144B4A91E00E8BDF0EE4F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is legally
authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary
education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5B82EE7C82F4FA9854BF1E81100D198"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC1032811365A4946BFA831D4CB27E893"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is accredited by a
nationally recognized accrediting agency or association; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B9EF4A42B34498C005441DCC58BE168" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if not so accredited, is a public or
nonprofit institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an
agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the
granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that
there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the
accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable
time; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D36D207D2584FB0943F45834946202F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>meets either of
the following criteria:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0A780B15EEA74FCEAD3197D02320C370"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a nonprofit,
for-profit, or public institution that—</text>
<clause id="HEA07FFD2470C4D3DB2DEA07A9EF7883"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provides an
educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s, graduate, or
professional degree;</text>
</clause><clause id="H67AC333D7FAA43029B6818DDA9604291"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides not less
than a 2-year educational program which is acceptable for full credit towards
such a degree;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE2A665C7A3784078A6FAF513B6836F6C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provides not
less than a 1-year program of training that prepares students for gainful
employment in a recognized occupation; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HD9C219D053784764BA238503B100A8E8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>awards a degree
that is acceptable for admission to graduate or professional degree programs,
subject to the review and approval of the Secretary; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0A66CD9BDA4427C8171CE8308520600"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a nonprofit,
for-profit, or public institution that provides an eligible program (as defined
in section 481)—</text>
<clause id="H2D5A297C77C745A4BE52A03518CF06B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which the
institution awards a certificate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9366BD9659C04D38961C6E0044F5DDF3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that prepares
students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB676227BE60A43E0B9C874009C00C53E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H8673050C7E4E4EED8C8F05B96BF3FDD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>For-profit
postsecondary institutions</header>
<subparagraph id="H2B6042F84F1C4E8BA9623E99F7F0211"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Duration of
accreditation</header><text>A for-profit institution shall not be considered to
be an institution of higher education unless such institution is accredited by
a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association and such institution
has been in existence for at least 2 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27B8BE0F4C294A25AB16D713D0A8B81"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Institutional
eligibility only for competitive grants</header><text>For the purposes of any
program providing grants to institutions for use by the institution (and not
for distribution among students), a for-profit institution shall not be
considered to be an institution of higher education under this section if such
grants are awarded on any basis other than competition on the merits of the
grant proposal or application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H63A34E5C1D844ADF914839FFD7AB44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Postsecondary
vocational institutions</header><text>A nonprofit or public institution that
meets the criteria of subsection (a)(4)(B) shall not be considered to be an
institution of higher education unless such institution has been in existence
for at least 2 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49023BCB8CAC46E8A589A71CC5492E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations based
on management</header><text>An institution shall not be considered to meet the
definition of an institution of higher education in this section if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB576F1F34206410600F6B664627FC2CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the institution,
or an affiliate of the institution that has the power, by contract or ownership
interest, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the
institution, has filed for bankruptcy, except that this paragraph shall not
apply to a nonprofit institution, the primary function of which is to provide
health care educational services (or an affiliate of such an institution that
has the power, by contract or ownership interest, to direct or cause the
direction of the institution’s management or policies) that filed for
bankruptcy under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/11/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 11, United States Code, between July 1,
1998, and December 1, 1998; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CEF9386132B4249A7C2BD19366C19C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the institution,
the institution’s owner, or the institution’s chief executive officer has been
convicted of, or has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, a crime involving the
acquisition, use, or expenditure of Federal, State, or local government funds,
or has been judicially determined to have committed a crime involving the
acquisition, use, or expenditure involving Federal, State, or local government
funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD762A54CADEF46B49B8435551734858F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on
course of study or enrollment</header><text>An institution shall not be
considered to meet the definition of an institution of higher education in
subsection (a) if such institution—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F06D924A31B4AC7A400D77CA398F0D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offers more than 50
percent of such institution’s courses by correspondence (excluding courses
offered by telecommunications as defined in section
484(<italic>l</italic>)(4)), unless the institution is an institution that
meets the definition in section 3(3)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D3E5FA3D9164BF7A100E1198742AA64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enrolls 50 percent
or more of the institution’s students in correspondence courses (excluding
courses offered by telecommunications as defined in section
484(<italic>l</italic>)(4)), unless the institution is an institution that
meets the definition in section 3(3)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998, except that the Secretary, at the request of
the institution, may waive the applicability of this subparagraph to the
institution for good cause, as determined by the Secretary in the case of an
institution of higher education that provides a 2- or 4-year program of
instruction (or both) for which the institution awards an associate or
baccalaureate degree, respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACFA54F14A37429490378891FB914023"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has a student
enrollment in which more than 25 percent of the students are incarcerated,
except that the Secretary may waive the limitation contained in this
subparagraph for an institution that provides a 2- or 4-year program of
instruction (or both) for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree, or
an associate’s degree or a postsecondary certificate, respectively; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3DB588955A340F2B7169317FF4277D7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has a student
enrollment in which more than 50 percent of the students either do not meet the
requirements of section 484(d)(3) or do not have a secondary school diploma or
its recognized equivalent, and does not provide a 2- or 4-year program of
instruction (or both) for which the institution awards an associate’s degree or
a bachelor’s degree, respectively, except that the Secretary may waive the
limitation contained in this subparagraph if an institution demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the Secretary that the institution exceeds such limitation
because the institution serves, through contracts with Federal, State, or local
government agencies, significant numbers of students who do not meet the
requirements of section 484(d)(3) or do not have a secondary school diploma or
its recognized equivalent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H52765FCB453746C9B9F410494F62ACCD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>List of
Accrediting Agencies</header><text>For purposes of this section, the Secretary
shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or
associations that the Secretary determines, pursuant to subpart 2 of part H of
title IV, to be reliable authority as to the quality of the education or
training offered.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B20FE1E40FB4B18AB3C851519894681"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The
Secretary shall certify, for the purposes of participation in title IV, an
institution’s qualification as an institution of higher education in accordance
with the requirements of subpart 3 of part H of title IV.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6585AF5483DB4FA7AA81FAACA067789"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Loss of
Eligibility</header><text>An institution of higher education shall not be
considered to meet the definition of an institution of higher education in this
section for the purposes of participation in title IV if such institution is
removed from eligibility for funds under title IV as a result of an action
pursuant to part H of title IV.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD87D21DF330244ECB0EE996BB3CC2E66"><enum>102.</enum><header>Institutions
outside the United States</header>
<subsection id="H071AF5EE33124951AD32D21BED065C8F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Institutions
outside the United States</header>
<paragraph id="H245BFEC9430B4C5BA19D989C93586CD6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An institution outside the United States shall be
considered to be an institution of higher education only for purposes of part B
of title IV if the institution is comparable to an institution of higher
education, as defined in section 101, is legally authorized by the education
ministry (or comparable agency) of the country in which the school is located,
and has been approved by the Secretary for purposes of that part. The Secretary
shall establish criteria by regulation for that approval and that determination
of comparability. An institution may not be so approved or determined to be
comparable unless such institution is a public or nonprofit institution, except
that, subject to paragraph (2)(B), a nursing school, a graduate medical school
or veterinary school located outside the United States may be a for-profit
institution.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23A6FE4B29F240AF00EAEA3CE38EFD2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Medical, nursing,
and veterinary school criteria</header><text>In the case of a nursing school or
a graduate medical or veterinary school outside the United States, such
criteria shall include a requirement that a student attending such school
outside the United States is ineligible for loans made, insured, or guaranteed
under part B of title IV unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0043AAD0744496E9355F583561CB62E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a
graduate medical school located outside the United States—</text>
<clause id="H5D497718A4DE4BBBA0D0A8EB3D29C200"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H662CB364BE454952BB619DC37E4578A8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least 60 percent of
those enrolled in, and at least 60 percent of the graduates of, the graduate
medical school 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 B of title IV; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H338C69E36BB446DBB28976AD61AE1397" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at least 60 percent of the individuals
who were students or graduates of the graduate medical school outside the
United States or Canada (both nationals of the United States and others) 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 B of title IV; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5B01302C64BF4AF7975B96D5505F3635"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the graduate
medical school has or had a clinical training program that was approved by a
State as of January 1, 1992, and continues to operate a clinical training
program in at least one State, which is approved by that State;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7A8EC41CE324CB7BD9EEEA497418EFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
veterinary school located outside the United States that is not a public or
nonprofit institution, the school’s students complete their clinical training
at an approved veterinary school located in the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24E77B3625B24C17A0C47BD2F7FCDC1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a nursing school located
outside the United States that is not a public or nonprofit institution, the
school—</text>
<clause id="H9644EF631CE9436ABB98CC3965BB96F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has, as of the date
of enactment of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007, agreements with
hospitals or accredited nursing schools inside the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H39BE0078C94042D0B5BEFBEF80E8A3FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the school’s
students are required to complete their senior year at such hospitals or
accredited nurshing schools.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H20CE9BCA213748AD84E3954FF411001F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advisory
Panel</header>
<paragraph id="H0305B5E136FE4166BE8D9CF8B21B000"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purpose of qualifying a foreign medical school as
an institution of higher education only for purposes of part B of title IV, the
Secretary shall publish qualifying criteria by regulation and establish an
advisory panel of medical experts that shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1DA377ECB3404B5F9CA306ECD1F6CB9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate the
standards of accreditation applied to applicant foreign medical schools;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC8E447A4BA146A5BFD58F057C99E112"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the
comparability of those standards to standards for accreditation applied to
United States medical schools.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7CB3090DFAE7449BBD9434F1004000E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to
release information</header><text>The failure of an institution outside the
United States to provide, release, or authorize release to the Secretary of
such information as may be required by subsection (a)(2) shall render such
institution ineligible for the purpose of part B of title
IV.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD52FC1E87FE44B02A137447F96E7E96D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restrictions on
Funds for for-Profit Schools</header><text>Part B of title I is amended by
inserting after section 122 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1011k">20 U.S.C. 1011k</external-xref>) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC82224A73AD34E95AC3544E57DD4ECEF" style="OLC">
<section id="HDABC9FB1205D42CD0000D145ED312AD"><enum>123.</enum><header>Restrictions on
funds for for-profit schools</header>
<subsection id="H585E4EAAA5BB44718FAFA6B3C300344E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
authorizing the use of funds by an institution of higher education that
receives funds under this Act, none of the funds made available under this Act
to a for-profit institution of higher education may be used for—</text>
<paragraph id="HEE6505745021401DB578F8ED6E209365"><enum>(1)</enum><text>construction,
maintenance, renovation, repair, or improvement of classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, or other facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD998D1AB15C84D5EB1E868708C63BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establishing,
improving, or increasing an endowment fund; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C9C90E95D7149F2AE9D114EF792A19E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establishing or
improving an institutional development office to strengthen or improve
contributions from alumni and the private sector.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5EF2D009BEA34DF4A5F6CE38AA54482"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subsection
(a) shall not apply to funds received by the institution from the grant, loan,
or work assistance that is awarded under title IV to the students attending
such institution.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C104E70665E4A189926C7F4B41357E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Ineligibility for
Certain Programs</header><text>Notwithstanding section 101, a for-profit
institution of higher education shall not be considered an eligible institution
for the programs under titles III and V of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF8E3AD12AECF4A89B4E832BA94E2EBF1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H984DD05C5CF54A00B5D8429C09EE00FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 114(a) (20
U.S.C. 1011c(a)) is amended by striking <quote>(as defined in section
102)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86E9C9B42CDC45A4B711C0046B2F791E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 435(a)(1)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1085">20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 102</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 101</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DC0DF45F91D4A9AA51D26BCFB6C6C10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Subsection (d) of
section 484 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1091">20 U.S.C. 1091(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking the designation and
heading of such subsection and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H55B7710F00F5406600E2878798F9CBE3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0C1F41A4BCD34439BF1BB14BC1A1642E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Satisfaction of
Secondary Education
Standards</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE99A3CB6D1E440CB65F5CEB8E914DBD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 486(b)(2)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1093">20 U.S.C. 1093(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>102(a)(3)(A),
102(a)(3)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>101(b)(4)(A),
101(b)(4)(B)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06658C514890448F99B44F31446BB15"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section
487(c)(1)(A)(iii) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(1)(A)(iii)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>section 102(a)(1)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
102</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D3E1F0EE5C94D27BB7331F76E6349A5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 487(d) (20
U.S.C. 1094(d)) is amended by striking <quote>section 102</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 101</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC813B48432644E7CBF2E6DBE131344C4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Subsections (j)
and (k) of section 496 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099b">20 U.S.C. 1099b(j)</external-xref>, (k)) are each amended by striking
<quote>section 102</quote> and inserting <quote>section 101</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CC86C10FFBA4B4695CE1658EC5756DC"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 498(g)(3)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099c">20 U.S.C. 1099c(g)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section
102(a)(1)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 102</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A0C2B2D42654762BE2B9F7F039EF6D8"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 498(i)(1)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099c">20 U.S.C. 1099c(i)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 102</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 101</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA95944DBF8AF4744B7BEECF8E7C4B200"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Section 498(j)(1)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099c">20 U.S.C. 1099c</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>except that such branch shall
not be required to meet the requirements of sections 102(b)(1)(E) and
102(c)(1)(C) prior to seeking such certification</quote> and inserting
<quote>except that such branch shall not be required to be in existence for at
least 2 years prior to seeking such certification</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E76B9F024C147CD82EA00A358E0D56C"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Section 498B(b)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099c-2">20 U.S.C. 1099c–2(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section
102(a)(1)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 102</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAE9A22283BC14BFD964E0086C59B3014"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect on Other
Laws</header>
<paragraph id="H6EE8A95B6BD24FF2A5949200008CD5B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Inclusion of
for-profit institutions in definition</header><text>The inclusion of
proprietary and for-profit institutions within the definition of the term
<term>institution of higher education</term>’ in section 101 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20
U.S.C. 1001) pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section
shall not apply to any other provision of law (other than the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>)
enacted before the date of enactment of this Act that references section 101 of
the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (or
that term as so defined), except as expressly provided by an amendment to, or
other revision of the application of, such law enacted after such date of
enactment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31F7596CDC7C4D8393631ECC4DDBFCE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion of
for-profit institutions as title iii or v eligible
institution</header><text>Any reference in any provision of law other than the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> to
institutions of higher education that are eligible to participate in programs
under title III or V of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1051 et. seq., 1101 et seq.) shall
not be treated, as a consequence of the amendment to section 101 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20
U.S.C. 1001) by subsection (a) of this section, as including a reference to a
for-profit or proprietary institution of higher education, except as expressly
provided by an amendment to, or other revision of the application of, such law
enacted after such date of enactment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7C66FE9D1CCA4AB7B41947EF94286671"><enum>102.</enum><header>New borrower
definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (7) of
section 103 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1003">20 U.S.C. 1003</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H750B32B615FF454C95C8007EC1500155" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H37B9EDAB02184F599EB877403EFFEDC1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>New
borrower</header><text>The term <term>new borrower</term> when used with
respect to any date for any loan under any provision of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4A77B7620ECF404E81902033402B5B99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 of those parts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC61B613E3BEC42B5996D32E3739FDA6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 that
part.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H99C645A4CC5648D8A22CF6F0FB876400"><enum>103.</enum><header>Student speech
and association rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
112 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1011a">20 U.S.C. 1011a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1B272E3954D6466496F4DBF12428583D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0E7BEB57673D40C4AB5C06A59FFF30A6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H027A81B8B9634EC4B4709DD481F6C4E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Protection of
Rights</header>
<paragraph id="HF228B84F42D14064A35DD12E1843876D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>It is the sense of
Congress that no student attending an institution of higher education on a
full- or part-time basis should, on the basis of participation in protected
speech or protected association, be excluded from participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination or official sanction under
any education program, activity, or division of the institution directly or
indirectly receiving financial assistance under this Act, whether or not such
program, activity, or division is sponsored or officially sanctioned by the
institution; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93D3E200A6C2407FB9DB7848CA2EAC66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5517C87C498E4171004CFA00B416EF12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the diversity of
institutions and educational missions is one of the key strengths of American
higher education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H933C0C14653345F9ADF1001D63B19BC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>individual
colleges and universities have different missions and each institution should
design its academic program in accordance with its educational goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F62E78C4459485BBCF274FAF2CABE1F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>within the context
of its institutional mission, a college should promote intellectual pluralism
and facilitate the free and open exchange of ideas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H783466CC2B984BBE8E869D54693283CB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>students should
not be intimidated, harassed, discouraged from speaking out, discriminated
against, or subject to official sanction because of their personal political,
ideological, or religious beliefs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H555778596D0640DD816379F54D1000A5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>students should be
treated equally and fairly, including evaluation and grading, without regard to
or consideration of their personal political views or ideological
beliefs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H78775F9FD02940A18B77FB855900D871"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Nothing in
paragraph (2) shall be construed to modify, change, or infringe upon any
constitutionally protected religious liberty, freedom, expression, or
association.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB9CE1C623EB470F95B8B83552D57C31"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by inserting after <quote>higher education</quote> the following:
<quote>, if the imposition of such sanction is done objectively, fairly, and
without regard to the student’s personal political, ideological, or religious
beliefs</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H19868F658A0D4E23A2E66F4EA46B3FA"><enum>104.</enum><header>National
Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity</header>
<subsection id="H432264BA35674F3496E2A6F15C142273"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>Section
114(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1011c">20 U.S.C. 1011c(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: <quote>A member of the Committee may continue to serve after the
expiration of a term until a successor has been appointed.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB8324F54A25A46A883C01E22D65C74EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Section
114(g) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1011c">20 U.S.C. 1011c(g)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2004</quote> and
inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H82B28470183147BEA4CBA957DB50103F"><enum>105.</enum><header>Alcohol and
drug 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—</text>
<paragraph id="H1799E1236AEF4F9286B650B8641EB33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H712F8CABCB024F72A053FB6E50D93D00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding
fiscal years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H96334F499400408B954400E58667EF95"><enum>106.</enum><header>Prior rights
and obligations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 121(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1011j">20 U.S.C. 1011j(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1999 and for each of the
4</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2008 and for each of the
5</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HCB85807EF59A445AAFFD3116BE3F85A5"><enum>107.</enum><header>Limitation on
certain uses of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B
of title I is further amended by adding after section 123 (as added by section
101(b) of this Act) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7C132BE1E6AD4429BC2794CAB9B445A2" style="OLC">
<section id="H1FF2DD28DAC442AC883E98F8B16C39DF"><enum>124.</enum><header>Limitation on
certain uses of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No funds
made available to carry out this Act may be used—</text>
<paragraph id="HCED3131BABA94C2598869E4572242856"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for publicity or
propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress before the date of enactment
of the <short-title>College Access and Opportunity Act of
2007</short-title>; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H145DC9CFD46F4838AA8685DF9E3C7986"><enum>(2)</enum><text>unless authorized
by law in effect on such date of enactment, to produce any prepackaged news
story intended for broadcast or distribution unless such story includes a clear
a notification contained within the text or audio of such story stating that
the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by the Department of
Education.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H5213F20F31A249F2AAB63FC18B56F71B"><enum>108.</enum><header>Consumer
information and public accountability in higher education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1015">20 U.S.C. 1015</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H712BE03E002D40D7808C23C2A4681C06" style="OLC">
<section id="H0BF55F184CBF41E6BC3119D7EE8F65C3"><enum>131.</enum><header>Consumer
information and public accountability in higher education</header>
<subsection id="H8993A269D7B046A7BEFD858D882BF7E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5CA19B2B4E914041AB0529098913CDEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide students
and families with an easy-to-use, comprehensive web-based tool for researching
and comparing institutions of higher education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2275C87B2771456FBBA5DD57B5D76AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increase the
transparency of college cost, price, and financial aid; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18C02C19ABD642F78F4E42AEA78692E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>raise public
awareness of information available about postsecondary education, particularly
among low-income families, non-traditional student populations, and
first-generation college students.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA5C248D24A2A43919935F4B175652900"><enum>(b)</enum><header>College
Opportunity On-Line (COOL) Website Re-Design Process</header><text>In carrying
out this section, the Commissioner of Education Statistics—</text>
<paragraph id="HF2495C402BE84C439FFF918A99F731F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall identify the
data elements that are of greatest importance to prospective students, enrolled
students, and their families, paying particular attention to low-income,
non-traditional student populations, and first-generation college
students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18F25796C2C742D18530049019B46292"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall convene a
group of individuals with expertise in the collection and reporting of data
related to institutions of higher education to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE66D8D17C43849A8A9E1ABF385B0327"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the
relevance of particular data elements to prospective students, enrolled
students, and families;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0FF601EC4534C4E943900047D4B0068"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the
cost-effectiveness of various ways in which institutions of higher education
might produce relevant data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC883D94F4A74598932F84DF64816C45"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determine the
general comparability of the data across institutions of higher
education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B2A2BC6A2604CB0BBD4BD93001138C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>make
recommendations regarding the inclusion of specific data items and the most
effective and least burdensome methods of collecting and reporting useful data
from institutions of higher education; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H98F088670B6D4FF7A4A95FC1D03E1F10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall ensure that
the redesigned COOL website—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00187157F5F4483AB788415694230054"><enum>(A)</enum><text>uses, to the
extent practicable, data elements currently provided by institutions of higher
education to the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC25B7BC22BC42918CC2ADEBF571D756"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes clear and
uniform information determined to be relevant to prospective students, enrolled
students, and families;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91F6871565E34A67AF07BCCC77C7CCA9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides
comparable information, by ensuring that data are based on accepted criteria
and common definitions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBF4330D5549462997F44280C74BE211"><enum>(D)</enum><text>includes a sorting
function that permits users to customize their search for and comparison of
institutions of higher education based on the information identified through
the process as prescribed in
<internal-xref idref="HF2495C402BE84C439FFF918A99F731F" legis-path="1.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> as being of greatest
relevance to choosing an institution of higher education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B092ACDD48046ACA9271E545028A9BC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Data
Collection</header>
<paragraph id="H0FD6C64F376248338539464EB9EDAF4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Data
system</header><text>The Commissioner of Education Statistics shall continue to
redesign the relevant parts of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System to include additional data as required by this section and to continue
to improve the usefulness and timeliness of data collected by such systems in
order to inform consumers about institutions of higher education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H738A355DF61243AB81D0282E288890C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>College consumer
profile</header><text>The Secretary shall continue to publish on the COOL
website, for each academic year and in accordance with standard definitions
developed by the Commissioner of Education Statistics (including definitions
developed under section 131(a)(3)(A) as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007), from at least all
institutions of higher education participating in programs under title IV the
following information:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5720E425069F46ADA1E5AC8EB00078DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The tuition and
fees charged for a first-time, full-time, full-year undergraduate
student.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31F765E417F844F09FF04DA5F69EA359"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The room and board
charges for a first-time, full-time, full-year undergraduate student.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6D40AA722DD4F5CBA2BF189F7E8B0A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The price of
attendance for a first-time, full-time, full-year undergraduate student,
consistent with the provisions of section 472.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91005B10C0704142AF3000D67F072E08"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The average amount
of financial assistance received by a first-year, full-time, full-year
undergraduate student, including—</text>
<clause id="H62688B49AC6F40D1B37091009F99AA00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each type of
assistance or benefits described in 428(a)(2)(C)(ii);</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C4FC2D8C92344509510247EBD3DC250"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>institutional and
other assistance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H05EB9B7356244BA2B3993C3329BDE3F9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Federal loans
under parts B, D, and E of title IV.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AD514C2AFBF44630085A57312AE5C77"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The number of
first-time, full-time, full-year undergraduate students receiving financial
assistance described in each clause of
<internal-xref idref="H91005B10C0704142AF3000D67F072E08" legis-path="1.(c)(2)(D)">subparagraph (D)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB96A26F4ACCA44848340F7A3F7CC00FF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The institutional
instructional expenditure per full-time equivalent student.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0207573ECE1C4BC28335338B675806A1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Student enrollment
information, including information on the number and percentage of full-time
and part-time students, the number and percentage of resident and non-resident
students.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86A98E071A96427B9855C6DF8CF74B70"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Faculty-to-student
ratios.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H755110CA51EE4FC19887F1E5BC04251C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Faculty
information, including the total number of faculty and the percentage of
faculty who are full-time employees of the institution and the percentage who
are part-time.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE64E63723E86493298ECCFE241258ED9"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Completion and
graduation rates of undergraduate students, identifying whether the completion
or graduation rates are from a 2-year or 4-year program of instruction and, in
the case of a 2-year program of instruction, the percentage of students who
transfer to 4-year institutions prior or subsequent to completion or
graduation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H389A628544854EF8BB3DF755C15EE780"><enum>(K)</enum><text>A link to the
institution of higher education with information of interest to students
including mission, accreditation, student services (including services for
students with disabilities), transfer of credit policies and, if appropriate,
placement rates and other measures of success in preparing students for entry
into or advancement in the workforce.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE16A96DFA2F14845BF84FD3908D8ADBA"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The college affordability information
elements specified in
<internal-xref idref="HAB299C82F11945A48BA6887D27E2FC68" legis-path="1.(d)">subsection (d)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H735E40BB7BB5425698ACDB334D6FB82B"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Any additional
information that the Secretary may require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB299C82F11945A48BA6887D27E2FC68"><enum>(d)</enum><header>College
affordability information elements</header><text>The college affordability
information elements required by
<internal-xref idref="HE16A96DFA2F14845BF84FD3908D8ADBA" legis-path="1.(c)(2)(L)">subsection (c)(2)(L)</internal-xref> shall include,
for each institution submitting data—</text>
<paragraph id="H6BE99C588BAC4885960078D720AFFD15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the sticker price
of the institution for the 3 most recent academic years;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8CFF9878C764308B4D1A37093C7426B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the net tuition
price of the institution for the 3 most recent academic years;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA404FF8E87864DCDA1CDAEA456DE1725"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the percentage
change in both the sticker price and the net tuition price over the 3-year time
period that is being reported;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3281532218C4D04B36680001C096F00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the percentage
change in the CPI over the same time period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D6B9EFA24F84957A0DBD807BF9D88D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>whether the
institution has been placed on affordability alert status as required by
<internal-xref idref="H0726ED96511A4F39B58DF0BABC54698E" legis-path="1.(e)(3)">subsection (e)(3)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9DDFE5ADBB344E07AB668B9700776B3B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Outcomes and
Actions</header>
<paragraph id="H569366643884467181007487C612BFC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Response from
institution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on June
30, 2008, an institution that increases its sticker price at a percentage rate
for any 3-year interval ending on or after that date that exceeds two times the
rate of change in the CPI over the same time period shall provide a report to
the Secretary, in such a form, at such time, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require. Such report shall be published by the Secretary on
the COOL website, and shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H96DC1FC60B1A44BD98B564062EA9F179"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the factors contributing to the increase in the institution’s costs and in the
tuition and fees charged to students; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20CC98456734455295EEFF360000737C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if determinations
of tuition and fee increases are not within the exclusive control of the
institution, a description of the agency or instrumentality of State government
or other entity that participates in such determinations and the authority
exercised by such agency, instrumentality, or entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6819EA1AC274BAFAE6FE40360777046"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Quality-efficiency
task forces</header>
<subparagraph id="H1DB4CD6DBDF54E859D2DA0AC36486882"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required</header><text>Each
institution subject to
<internal-xref idref="H569366643884467181007487C612BFC8" legis-path="1.(e)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> that has a percentage
change in its sticker price that is in the highest 5 percent of all
institutions subject to
<internal-xref idref="H569366643884467181007487C612BFC8" legis-path="1.(e)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> shall establish a
quality-efficiency task force to review the operations of such
institution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H366640AD5AC142B5926DBFC176F3094D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>Such
task force shall include administrators, business and civic leaders, and
faculty, and may include students, trustees, parents of students, and alumni of
such institution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BFC560E56D54E7EBA2C2CBF76E8BD21"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>Such
task force shall analyze institutional operating costs in comparison with such
costs at other institutions within the class of institutions. Such analysis
should identify areas where, in comparison with other institutions in such
class, the institution operates more expensively to produce a similar result.
Any identified areas should then be targeted for in-depth analysis for cost
reduction opportunities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97A03F770CD64E95AF61B32BD56D7F02"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
results of the analysis by a quality-efficiency task force under this paragraph
shall be made available to the public on the COOL website.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0726ED96511A4F39B58DF0BABC54698E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consequences for
2-year continuation of failure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that an
institution that is subject to
<internal-xref idref="H569366643884467181007487C612BFC8" legis-path="1.(e)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>) has failed to reduce the
subsequent increase in sticker price below two times the rate of change in the
CPI for 2 consecutive academic years subsequent to the 3-year interval used
under
<internal-xref idref="H569366643884467181007487C612BFC8" legis-path="1.(e)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>, the Secretary shall place
the institution on affordability alert status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H376AF226048E4A9391764530A5F6ACAF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
<internal-xref idref="H0726ED96511A4F39B58DF0BABC54698E" legis-path="1.(e)(3)">paragraph (3)</internal-xref>, an institution shall not
be placed on affordability alert status if, for any 3-year interval for which
sticker prices are computed under
<internal-xref idref="H569366643884467181007487C612BFC8" legis-path="1.(e)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6AAA569760B548A2A6E9BB32AD54293"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect the class of institutions
described in
<internal-xref idref="HF731F5871812479484751B90C5976763" legis-path="1.(e)(6)">paragraph (6)</internal-xref> to which the institution
belongs, the sticker price of the institution is in the lowest quartile of
institutions within such class, as determined by the Secretary, during the last
year of such 3-year interval; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7DC01C1BC224FDE8F37F386CBD17C64"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the institution has a percentage change in
its sticker price computed under
<internal-xref idref="H569366643884467181007487C612BFC8" legis-path="1.(e)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> that exceeds two times the
rate of change in the CPI over the same time period, but the dollar amount of
the sticker price increase is less than $500.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9553D82FB83D41F2AC76C27862923799"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Information to
state agencies</header><text>Any institution that reports under
<internal-xref idref="H20CC98456734455295EEFF360000737C" legis-path="1.(e)(1)(B)">paragraph (1)(B)</internal-xref> that an agency or
instrumentality of State government or other entity participates in the
determinations of tuition and fee increases shall, prior to submitting any
information to the Secretary under this subsection, submit such information to,
and request the comments and input of, such agency, instrumentality, or entity.
With respect to any such institution, the Secretary shall provide a copy of any
communication by the Secretary with that institution to such agency,
instrumentality, or entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF731F5871812479484751B90C5976763"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Classes of
institutions</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the classes of
institutions shall be those sectors used by the Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System, based on whether the institution is public, nonprofit
private, or for-profit private, and whether the institution has a 4-year,
2-year, or less than 2-year program of instruction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44DAF88B49B646FD8929F1C75D6F1EF8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Data
rejection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
allowing the Secretary to reject the data submitted by an individual
institution of higher education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4AA4EAAE473340A5BB008357F1715FC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Information to
the Public</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall work with public and private entities to promote broad public awareness,
particularly among middle and high school students and their families, of the
information made available under this section, including by distribution to
students who participate in or receive benefits from means-tested federally
funded education programs and other Federal programs determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAFCB33AF7C9F43DC88F3B6856EB9F2A4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Fines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to actions authorized in
section 487(c), the Secretary may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed
$25,000 on an institution of higher education for failing to provide the
information required by this section in a timely and accurate manner, or for
failing to otherwise cooperate with the National Center for Education
Statistics regarding efforts to obtain data under subsections (c) and (j) and
pursuant to the program participation agreement entered into under section
487.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB59D784A5A15483EBD48AA00AE3CD8E9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>GAO Study and
Report</header>
<paragraph id="H0E7B59656D61479EA57111E97BFBA1F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>GAO
Study</header><text>The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the
policies and procedures implemented by institutions in increasing the
affordability of postsecondary education. Such study shall include information
with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11C54242CAB445D7B29C6D714B628C90"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of those
institutions that—</text>
<clause id="H7BE977A2103B40E291379CA52FF06D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have reduced their
sticker prices; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H3400DC080334405B9D1D1DB4A95278A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are within the
least costly quartile of institutions within each class described in
<internal-xref idref="HF731F5871812479484751B90C5976763" legis-path="1.(e)(6)">subsection (e)(6)</internal-xref>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13A9DF0708AA464490E846984C625DA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>policies
implemented to stem the increase in tuition and fees and institutional
costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4156C66D316A4B278800DBA2413F9932"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to
which room and board costs and prices changed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60DD275DC44F48ADA516C8A97720CBC6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the extent to
which other services were altered to affect tuition and fees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46D6332384754EE8A12395A464E454A0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the extent to
which the institution's policies affected student body demographics and time to
completion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BC862B2747A4205A468FE44D16E1727"><enum>(F)</enum><text>what, if any,
operational factors played a role in reducing tuition and fees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0073DBF78FA74905AFFC0084C3995172"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the extent to
which academic quality was affected, and how;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78F603B8C7704FF8B698774F4635449E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>if the institution
is a public institution, the relationship between State and local
appropriations and the institution's tuition and fees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H999965BE16F24FC49F1D9B32152160CE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the extent to
which policies and practices reducing costs and prices may be replicated from
one institution to another; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD5923681CC246C4B843DB95FEB8DF63"><enum>(J)</enum><text>other information
as necessary to determine best practices in increasing the affordability of
postsecondary education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1044B1119AE48C2A748FB5B8E93CBE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interim and
final reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller
General shall submit an interim and a final report regarding the findings of
the study required by
<internal-xref idref="H0E7B59656D61479EA57111E97BFBA1F2" legis-path="1.(h)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> to the appropriate
authorizing committees of Congress. The interim report shall be submitted not
later than July 31, 2011, and the final report shall be submitted not later
than July 31, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CCCFAD165B74BD0A0123892EAA0AC1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Student Aid
Recipient Survey</header>
<paragraph id="HE585CEC806B640049BF8D466C9007735"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Survey
required</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a survey of student aid
recipients under title IV on a regular cycle and State-by-State basis, but not
less than once every 4 years—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC818288EDC84415A026696F7BD5588D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to identify the
population of students receiving Federal student aid;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD91EFD1B15B4A2E8C4440C293440811"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to describe the
income distribution and other socioeconomic characteristics of federally aided
students;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H565575620642418EA844669E057D4294"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to describe the
combinations of aid from State, Federal, and private sources received by
students from all income groups;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2AB6855F2324D46AE3CF2027593CFA0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to describe the
debt burden of educational loan recipients and their capacity to repay their
education debts, and the impact of such debt burden on career choices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD09803E87ADE4FA3903D17D2EE847199"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to describe the
role played by the price of postsecondary education in the determination by
students of what institution to attend; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE822BB74CEE14C88B33C700064C29D3D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to describe how
the increased costs of textbooks and other instructional materials affects the
costs of postsecondary education to students.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA8DBAC05D90647BE906BE31F73F2DA83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Survey
design</header><text>The survey shall be representative of full-time and
part-time, undergraduate, graduate, and professional and current and former
students in all types of institutions, and designed and administered in
consultation with the Congress and the postsecondary education
community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C16AB5907FE427887FC401EF9220041"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text>The
Commissioner of Education Statistics shall disseminate the information
resulting from the survey in both printed and electronic form.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H97638D801C1D4676B6C6430083A585A5"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Promotion of the
Department of Education Federal Student Financial Aid Website</header><text>The
Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H218F0BD74F814DD4B275FBC679AA7116"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall display a
link to the Federal student financial aid website of the Department of
Education (www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov) in a prominent place on the homepage
of the Department of Education website (www.ed.gov); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25750AC0B92745049C7639EA0A39B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use
administrative funds available for the Department’s operations and expenses for
purposes of advertising and other promotion of the availability of the Federal
student financial aid website.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H88F0DD7BD42C4A53A0C83FA700008F74"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Promotion of
Availability of Information Concerning Student Financial Aid Programs of Other
Departments and Agencies</header>
<paragraph id="H2AC8A8B889EC498A85D6B8405DE899B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Collection and
posting of information</header><text>The Secretary shall collect and post the
eligibility requirements, application procedures, financial terms and
conditions, and other relevant information for each non-departmental student
financial assistance program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB80A2ECF5553411D00A2EFB63BBD1C00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Manner of
posting</header><text>The information required by paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B3BE195CDE043E8A3DBA75B872FBD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be easily
accessible through the Federal student financial aid website required by
subsection (e)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACD6BFA80DD34A61A4CAFA0E6CC3413"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be
incorporated into the search matrix on such website on pages pertaining to
other options for financial aid; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64E68D0DD7D94EAA8D950173A1699100"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall clearly
describe the programs in a manner that permits students and parents to readily
identify the programs that are appropriate to their needs and
eligibility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H047F8459FA6A44F780F6C30069D0AF9C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agency
response</header><text>Each Federal department and agency shall promptly
respond to surveys or other requests for the information required by paragraph
(1) and shall identify for the Secretary any non-departmental student financial
assistance program operated, sponsored, or supported by such Federal department
or agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC72547E1DD2E4486A0587DA8F3C5EAE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, the term <quote>non-departmental student financial
assistance program</quote> means any grant, loan, scholarship, fellowship, or
other form of financial aid for students pursuing a postsecondary education
that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H33B0A2AAFB7540F499B34DC1ABCB86B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>distributed
directly to the student or to the student’s account at the institution of
higher education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E202C81BB7B4C818EE23E48FDDFA8D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operated,
sponsored, or supported by a Federal department or agency other than the
Department of Education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89B0B461DEC443E09592BA2917C8D5B3"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3B5F459BE5E24C2ABE49293B07FD1B8F"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
the purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7052F48C56C9489D9CCCE9997BF61100"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Net tuition
price</header><text>The term <term>net tuition price</term> means the average
tuition and fees charged to a first-time, full-time, full-year undergraduate
student, minus the average grants provided to such students, for any academic
year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H356448B082974820B8D3FEDF332B9D44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sticker
price</header><text>The term <term>sticker price</term> means the average
tuition and fees charged to a first-time, full-time, full-year undergraduate
student by an institution of higher education for any academic year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17750B717DCC404ABE289BF119DA4CB3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>CPI</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>CPI</term> means the
Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers (Current
Series).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H8898426C7F20472BB9F3DC2C9B4F96E9"><enum>109.</enum><header>Databases of
student information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part C of
title I is further amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H388DB35783BF449DA44F576998004DA9" style="OLC">
<section id="H7FBFD5B5CC5E4B5488E8D3558096AC00"><enum>132.</enum><header>Databases of
student information prohibited</header>
<subsection id="H34DA66614F4A40BAA56BBB20861BD14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Except
as described in (b), nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the
design, development, creation, implementation, or maintenance of a nationwide
database of personally identifiable information on individuals receiving
assistance, attending institutions receiving assistance, or otherwise involved
in any studies or other collections of data under this Act, including a student
unit record system, an education bar code system, or any other system that
tracks individual students over time.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H28B32B8D3E7544C494C949C1ADACCD92"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
provisions of subsection (a) shall not affect the loan obligation enforcement
activities described in section 485B of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HA88C322BA1404E4CB17DB4BF006E22A2"><enum>110.</enum><header>Performance-based
organization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 141 (20
U.S.C. 1018) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4B4323F2EAA843A1B7D1A171C4C7A776"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41CCA48C498C4C529E45180607EB6031"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>unit</quote> after <quote>to reduce the</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D7F3E71557241DB96ADA8FC37DF60F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and, to the extent practicable, the total costs of administering those
programs</quote> after <quote>those programs</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA8A71CB708884498939929E0C54FBB8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H80C7B250CA494E278C724CFA5F004BBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking <quote>Each year</quote> and inserting <quote>Each fiscal
year</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5E7C08052C44D40B46F53CC84FCE9D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B), by inserting <quote>secondary markets, guaranty agencies,</quote> after
<quote>lenders,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2F624F4A36A45C78B4969681DDE95F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B), by striking <quote>Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990 and</quote> and
inserting <quote>Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990,</quote> and by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>, and other relevant
statutes</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H867C74F96A2547F29D9290A7D3B2F166"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(3)(A), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(A)</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph (1)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H03221C00967D46E8878E617459BD74BE"><enum>111.</enum><header>Treatment of
territories and territorial student assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 113 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1011b">20 U.S.C. 1011b</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H69FA2A4E72E648F2AC3430CFBF5998DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text>treatment of territories and territorial student
assistance</header-in-text></quote> in the heading of such section and
inserting <quote><header-in-text>territorial waiver
authority</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49044FED51724A8197228C593C7C1888"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection">Waiver
Authority</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5A606FE35D349E8BD4B3899EA06E2B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H33108BDB3DAD4ED59F645D7569E35C6C"><enum>112.</enum><header>Institution and
lender reporting and disclosure requirements</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
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DBA14E3AEC74AB391C4B6B83ED3DD0" style="OLC">
<part id="H9392118F4760403188005B00058E7F3D"><enum>E</enum><header>Lender and
Institution Requirements Relating to Educational Loans</header>
<section id="H9968EA9A12AD4B96B1937942F0CB7D71"><enum>151.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph id="HFD7F1DE50E8A43B7B414CE514581163F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cost of
attendance</header><text>The term <quote>cost of attendance</quote> has the
meaning given the term in section 472.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5653E5B715A240A2BBC49D09FA0091FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered
institution</header><text>The term <quote>covered institution</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7FA0B29768624742AAAEAEE1D552D8AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means any
educational institution that offers a postsecondary educational degree,
certificate, or program of study (including any institution of higher
education, as such term is defined in section 102) and receives any Federal
funding or assistance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA3A1BC87CBE4BE49E051445DAF1F48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes any
employee or agent of the educational institution or any organization or entity
affiliated with, or directly or indirectly controlled by, such
institution.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4AC435CF6AE44D7AB73EF845C06038E2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Educational
loan</header><text>The term <quote>educational loan</quote> means any loan
made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74885AEE4141411BBE8250F52DC74F09"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Educational loan
arrangement</header><text>The term <quote>educational loan arrangement</quote>
means an arrangement or agreement between a lender and a covered
institution—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE8586FF7E814424B1B9F74BAA94CD78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under which
arrangement or agreement a lender provides or otherwise issues educational
loans to the students attending the covered institution or the parents of such
students; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H100B2F9C4EE645A4A51C00BA299895A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which arrangement
or agreement—</text>
<clause id="H15F17864721A4468A6D3D9340BA8FF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>relates to the
covered institution recommending, promoting, endorsing, or using educational
loans of the lender; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A0AD30C27D64FB897FB002E37177301"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>involves the
payment of any fee or provision of other material benefit by the lender to the
institution or to groups of students who attend the institution.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93330C5BD3034C5FA8506812D14DEF2B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Lender</header><text>The
term <quote>lender</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF4F7ADBBA142490B9F1E4423E482EB95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means—</text>
<clause id="H255BCD0216E7434484F2AEA21666FD0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any
lender—</text>
<subclause id="HCAAE98829FB6456EA1C18939CA50C3E3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of a loan made,
insured, or guaranteed under part B of title IV; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4D3442459E4D44A780ABD853E6C499B5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that is a
financial institution, as such term is defined in section 509 of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/6809">15 U.S.C. 6809</external-xref>); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HCACF4A01B5444941967D4C673BE725E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of
any loan issued or provided to a student under part D of title IV, the
Secretary; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E570A93BE4E4091AF7839D76F8D17C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes any
individual, group, or entity acting on behalf of the lender in connection with
an educational loan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H06AC1A44DD7444D086F0CE09C10053FE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Officer</header><text>The
term <quote>officer</quote> includes a director or trustee of an
institution.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H290CC451C350448288BF14D547736743"><enum>152.</enum><header>Requirements
for lenders and institutions participating in educational loan
arrangements</header>
<subsection id="H3222AC7F5902436996E5FBEF67230094"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of Lender
Name</header><text>A covered institution that enters into an educational loan
arrangement shall disclose the name of the lender in documentation related to
the loan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCC937E83DC89442BAD40638074F8BE00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disclosures</header>
<paragraph id="HA302BBB550034AD0A27FEAD8F77DEE64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Disclosures by
lenders</header><text>Before a lender issues or otherwise provides an
educational loan to a student, the lender shall provide the student, in
writing, with the disclosures described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D284B25E1AB48F88B761195FF3EDA1D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disclosures</header><text>The
disclosures required by this paragraph shall include a clear and prominent
statement—</text>
<subparagraph id="H32B6A219D83B4B8B8826CAFF9F4EEFF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of the interest
rates of the educational loan being offered;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70C9F0E4C4BF4FEC004E9981114654B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>showing sample
educational loan costs, disaggregated by type;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H077A79AEEFCB44E18EEC2C2599CAA2EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that describes,
with respect to each type of educational loan being offered—</text>
<clause id="HDE7417F4C434430381005DD9CD6575D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
types of repayment plans that are available;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6FDAD496A4F94A068EC5B8A2D6A9FE11"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether, and
under what conditions, early repayment may be made without penalty;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2AEF5B9B34A348EA945C88A0ABBEA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>when and how often
interest on the loan will be capitalized;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4CDA2DAD258849A3A57DA0A3DDCBB72"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the terms and
conditions of deferments or forbearance;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBD6AA8F31F7F4192AA72379BF98987A6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>all available
repayment benefits, the percentage of all borrowers who qualify for such
benefits, and the percentage of borrowers who received such benefits in the
preceding academic year, for each type of loan being offered;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3358D9ED68EB4686A44532001BB48C11"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the collection
practices in the case of default; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5CDD43A3DB324991BFC227C7C3EE8A6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>all fees that the
borrower may be charged, including late payment penalties and associated fees;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D9BBB67E04A46C38EE704D6517C486B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>of such other
information as the Secretary may require in regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA9331F7403A46BF870071F7B0D5CDDB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disclosures to
the Secretary by Lender</header>
<paragraph id="HF06F005AE5384A2C97408E9769422661"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each lender shall, on an annual basis, report to the
Secretary any reasonable expenses paid or given under section 435(d)(5)(D),
487(a)(21)(A)(ii), or 487(a)(21)(A)(iv) to any employee who is employed in the
financial aid office of a covered institution, or who otherwise has
responsibilities with respect to educational loans or other financial aid of
the institution. Such reports shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3224AC4CC53245A0A141EBA6910012F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of each
specific instance in which the lender provided such reimbursement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48FFC21E0D7B4994BA7F60321DAD50BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name of the
financial aid official or other employee to whom the reimbursement was
made;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4628CFC9F5574E7CA4B5C65DD7F914D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the dates of the
activity for which the reimbursement was made; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H128F6E52A27E464D82850027D4F84EF8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a brief
description of the activity for which the reimbursement was made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6762DF51429A4706801DA2E6D5DA4C1D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>The Secretary shall compile the information in paragraph
(1) in a report and transmit such report to the authorizing committees
annually.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H70C3B5CA6F4342339FD3CCC8257B00D6"><enum>153.</enum><header>Interest rate
report for institutions and lenders participating in educational loan
arrangements</header>
<subsection id="H9E6016DAC0824F7E8ED78BE5004E00CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Secretary
Duties</header>
<paragraph id="HA20F6CA8EC3E412C9173DC705CC800E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report and model
format</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the
Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H92547F7D699749C5A282CA6CD6F7883C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prepare a report
on the adequacy of the information provided to students and the parents of such
students about educational loans, after consulting with students,
representatives of covered institutions (including financial aid
administrators, registrars, and business officers), lenders, loan servicers,
and guaranty agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDFC2048447E4357B707F7A237EE81B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include in the
report a model format, based on the report’s findings, to be used by lenders
and covered institutions in carrying out subsections (b) and (c)—</text>
<clause id="HAC2532297D0B4430B86190D2AAB2EBA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that provides
information on the applicable interest rates and other terms and conditions of
the educational loans provided by a lender to students attending the
institution, or the parents of such students, disaggregated by each type of
educational loans provided to such students or parents by the lender,
including—</text>
<subclause id="H752E4A9CA1ED4B5F82BE098D59C66259"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the interest rate
and terms and conditions of the loans offered by the lender for the upcoming
academic year;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7744D0DFA1ED46B4AC856328E7C9DAA0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>with respect to
such loans, any benefits that are contingent on the repayment behavior of the
borrower;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCEBBC7DA20BB443C82D52E33862AD6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the average amount
borrowed from the lender by students enrolled in the institution who obtain
loans of such type from the lender for the preceding academic year;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE88EAF604CE54141BC86E4FF226F9C23"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the average
interest rate on such loans provided to such students for the preceding
academic year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD72EE6EE355C409DA5677854B731FAA2"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the amount that
the borrower may repay in interest, based on the standard repayment period of a
loan, on the average amount borrowed from the lender by students enrolled in
the institution who obtain loans of such type from the lender for the preceding
academic year; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H3B0142059989415CB8CE41FE3ED246F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which format
shall be easily usable by lenders, institutions, guaranty agencies, loan
servicers, parents, and students; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6340476EF0A4371A07EF5B73C55665"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5C32E40968A04F0C853B4074AAA8751F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit the report and
model format to the authorizing committees; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7B9436B040F144FAA8D222906BCBB225" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make the report and model format
available to covered institutions, lenders, and the public.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBCAF390B63F447FB9FF479113BC5A768"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
form</header><text>The Secretary shall take such steps as necessary to make the
model format available to covered institutions and to encourage—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AAF3440C7AF46EAB4650009D0B9318B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>lenders subject to
subsection (b) to use the model format in providing the information required
under subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52FDE36970D24CECB7D87459D2C2EE00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>covered
institutions to use such format in preparing the information report under
subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F978324AAE5470D87A9F900D8200063"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lender
Duties</header><text>Each lender that has an educational loan arrangement with
a covered institution shall annually, by a date determined by the Secretary,
provide to the covered institution and to the Secretary the information
included on the model format for each type of educational loan provided by the
lender to students attending the covered institution, or the parents of such
students, for the preceding academic year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E7D6AD6E8524EDC9BEAC911A48DBF4C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered
Institution Duties</header><text>Each covered institution shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H69D7C63768EA475B82E697636173E080"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prepare and submit
to the Secretary an annual report, by a date determined by the Secretary, that
includes, for each lender that has an educational loan arrangement with the
covered institution and that has submitted to the institution the information
required under subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B191A74118D480383CEB3B0006322A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the information
included on the model format for each type of educational loan provided by the
lender to students attending the covered institution, or the parents of such
students; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1664B9EE8A254DE69DA770B6E4D37D10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a detailed
explanation of why the covered institution believes the terms and conditions of
each type of educational loan provided pursuant to the agreement are beneficial
for students attending the covered institution, or the parents of such
students; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6FB5639D613E4D9D832275A7E4414B7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the
report required under paragraph (1) is made available to the public and
provided to students attending or planning to attend the covered institution,
and the parents of such students, in time for the student or parent to take
such information into account before applying for or selecting an educational
loan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC690DD5156874D51856E5B5E514B5981" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Teacher quality partnership
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part A of title II (20
U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9706545DD04743A383A6DF59DCB9C048" style="OLC">
<part commented="no" id="H08AF752224BB459099C5EF4D374B7FC" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Teacher quality partnership grants</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4C230D1F88E4B9895E8B07D6BB7D656" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</section><section id="H45A896BC0A0441CC8DA15CBB00800439"><enum>202.</enum><header>Purposes and
definitions</header>
<subsection id="HA1B12FB11DAF469D98BD56B8CF7BB3A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this part are to—</text>
<paragraph id="H9AA51B3D11D14CABBC89983CE141AB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve student
achievement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61724CABE8E446CB98D7AB8BEBA07E90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve the
quality of the current and future teaching force by improving the preparation
of prospective teachers and enhancing professional development
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33FAEFBB659149818EBD53F5009799FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hold institutions
of higher education accountable for preparing highly qualified teachers;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BA2AD6065494DE7A7DBD6982000C93C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recruit qualified
individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, into
the teaching force.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF65121B880D04D86A30060C0FCB6E250"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this part:</text>
<paragraph id="H0388C56D1BF04B20A00142A0009D0029"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Arts and
sciences</header><text>The term <quote>arts and sciences</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEBCD417E9E9543FABD8038D2FA23CB02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>when referring to
an organizational unit of an institution of higher education, any academic unit
that offers 1 or more academic majors in disciplines or content areas
corresponding to the academic subject matter areas in which teachers provide
instruction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9C60EA312654C92AF8F579DAFBF7E5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>when referring to
a specific academic subject area, the disciplines or content areas in which
academic majors are offered by the arts and sciences organizational
unit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7AEF9D14379F43608046529582275B42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Children from
low-income families</header><text>The term <quote>children from low-income
families</quote> means children as described in section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1707EBE1DA1488FB7D8530080B5CEE7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Core academic
subjects</header><text>The term <quote>core academic subjects</quote> has the
meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4582B1471814D49A36072F446989354"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Educational
service agency</header><text>The term <quote>educational service agency</quote>
has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD1BD02D664746B289645D9385571B8B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible
partnership</header><text>The term <quote>eligible partnership</quote> means an
entity that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H70C1223B5BA7451C954500DAD5500003"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall
include—</text>
<clause id="H4737AA07852D4E36B419316C853B382C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
high-need local educational agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="H47B1CCB3836744579439B5EC82AED1C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
high-need school or a consortium of high-need schools served by the high-need
local educational agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="H34CC8E395FB842FEA2803E8BECA293EB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a partner
institution;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCD134E8D8C794CCE8B48F4B98C49CDF8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
school, department, or program of education within such partner
institution;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD90D8140AC234C50B306A34BF33DE973"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
school or department of arts and sciences within such partner institution;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H113BF35C71E245C188D009DC3633ADE4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a
public or private educational organization; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA3136529E654F69B14818CD96FCB5F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include any of
the following:</text>
<clause id="HDF572B66AF494F4C9899007EB0CCCBF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
Governor of the State.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7149826CD3804C119C51D6B0FB86A987"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The State
educational agency.</text>
</clause><clause id="H72580A257CCB43C9AAF8BDB63E1D2920"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The State board
of education.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1E9B213CD16B4E57BC19FE24979035D8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The State agency
for higher education.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCD1BD60F52394092A19772B075BCD4B6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>A
State-approved alternative teacher certification program.</text>
</clause><clause id="H8EE486E37DE041A68E30C38927C511E1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>A
business.</text>
</clause><clause id="H3F84BB3406E74C8E9EF13DC2DBE47E0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>An educational
service agency.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC4244E50FCDB4B5FB9481FD9F5500AA"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>A teacher
organization.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCACA339EF39840A9A700006DCAA962CF"><enum>(ix)</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="H168864E4B7CB4C0ABB7B0698DB34268D"><enum>(x)</enum><text>A
charter school (as defined in section 5210 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965).</text>
</clause><clause id="HFA1F6995847F44D200D58CAFC14D1FC5"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A faith-based or community
organization.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2641D28B0E144979414E073B0387E4C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Essential
components of reading instruction</header><text>The term <quote>essential
components of reading instruction</quote> has the meaning given such term in
section 1208 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B93A451ADF04253B0248F093EC300F6"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Exemplary
teacher</header><text>The term <quote>exemplary teacher</quote> has the meaning
given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E17B81389094EE0901FACA2F33D644F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>High-need local
educational agency</header><text>The term <quote>high-need local educational
agency</quote> means a local educational agency—</text>
<subparagraph id="H36A66D5C8E324AF0A6C425E464FBEE96"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD23F2DB828114D64A447F660618F5432"><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="HE1681005358C48A0B98DDD42D532059" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that serves not fewer than 10,000
children from low-income families; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H3AB3F8D52E0847F2902D817BB145AEFA" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with a total of less than 600
students in average daily attendance at the schools that are served by the
agency and all of whose schools are designated with a school locale code of 41,
42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8607C95C6B484515AFF3F9D00B6EB44"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H63AAA6E35EA045D089BADD57EFCF993"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which there is a high
percent age of teachers not teaching in the academic subject areas or grade
levels in which the teachers were trained to teach; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9D0B686FEFEF4DBC9D80445D3F2FA8A9" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which there is a high teacher
turnover rate or a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or
temporary certification or licensure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H467C0364369A4C05A52F66618BA6ACB7"><enum>(9)</enum><header>High-need
school</header><text>The term <quote>high need school</quote> means a public
elementary school or public secondary school that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7490F9B1860547B08244D9C669814E2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is among the
highest 25 percent of schools served by the local educational agency that
serves the school, in terms of the percent age of students from families with
income below the poverty line; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H740E1C99BCAA455783FC5F33026D2130"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designated with
a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H257FDCAE3B9F4B5499A9E640C447ABA9"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Highly
qualified</header><text>The term <quote>highly qualified</quote> has the
meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 and, with respect to special education teachers, in
section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15149378BFD247DFA15B4422C74CB804"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Induction
program</header><text>The term <quote>induction program</quote> means a
formalized program for new teachers during not less than the teachers’ first 2
years of teaching that is designed to provide support for, and improve the
professional performance and advance the retention in the teaching field of,
beginning teachers. Such program shall promote effective teaching skills and
shall include the following components:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D78F32608EE4A3496B002600EEE9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>High-quality teacher
mentoring.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B3F201E18E94A8D82450708A47F4D5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Periodic,
structured time for collaboration with teachers in the same department or
field, as well as time for information-sharing among teachers, principals,
administrators, and participating faculty in the partner institution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDA90D9167E7422280B20313E76F10FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The application of
empirically based practice and scientifically based research on instructional
practices.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3F6E5E11FA043B6AD3441D5E1D37C68"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Opportunities for
new teachers to draw directly upon the expertise of teacher mentors, faculty,
and researchers to support the integration of empirically based practice and
scientifically based research with practice.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4324F8B823134FEEA964CCDA60EEEB2E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The development of
skills in instructional and behavioral interventions derived from empirically
based practice and scientifically based research.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H048901FD7F9343FEAE00AA9824745E51"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Faculty
who—</text>
<clause id="H4F0CEDD4DEE44BBE9C39B94C88DFFA00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>model the
integration of research and practice in the classroom; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD53C7C70AF354A72BA5D70E4848F6D7B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assist new
teachers with the effective use and integration of technology in the
classroom.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEB73394C42543F4BCD31D63B6815D1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Interdisciplinary
collaboration among exemplary teachers, faculty, researchers, and other staff
who prepare new teachers on the learning process and the assessment of
learning.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB9DB763FF044E989FB884D7AADBD58C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Assistance with
the understanding of data, particularly student achievement data, and the
data’s applicability in classroom instruction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7005D1A2725F42DBA53BC86BA56167EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Periodic,
structured evaluation of the new teacher by mentor teachers and the principal
using valid and reliable benchmarks of teaching skills.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA65E6335BBD546E100DEC8652307401E"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Limited english
proficient</header><text>The term <quote>limited English proficient</quote> has
the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B09175FB583441BADE604CE213C7244"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Partner
institution</header><text>The term <quote>partner institution</quote> means an
institution of higher education, which may include a 2-year institution of
higher education offering a dual program with a 4-year institution of higher
education, participating in an eligible partnership that has a teacher
preparation program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H60635DFAEDE342A000EFD16938E1117E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whose graduates
exhibit strong performance on State-determined qualifying assessments for new
teachers through—</text>
<clause id="H714CC4EA8EBC4AF3AC006E00AE740260"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrating that
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="HF0AC8DE4F48F4FEC8554EF2D27B85BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>being ranked among
the highest performing teacher preparation programs in the State as determined
by the State—</text>
<subclause id="HC4C3E3E2C7B44520A66269C349FB2912"><enum>(I)</enum><text>using criteria
consistent with the requirements for the State report card under section
205(b); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC37AC25A78F1438894FBE97FFF6FF52"><enum>(II)</enum><text>using the State
report card on teacher preparation required under section 205(b), after the
first publication of such report card and for every year thereafter; or</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F0ED8AC6DC749E3AF72DF22DEABB597"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that
requires—</text>
<clause id="H26E104FF91AC4834B7D4002B8000C18B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each student in
the program to meet high academic standards and participate in intensive
clinical experience;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1313D27450664F2EB14B67D8B301214D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of
secondary school candidates, to successfully complete an academic major in the
subject area in which the candidate intends to teach;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8302C9F9685047AC80E19EB7BB1748F1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of
elementary school candidates, to successfully complete an academic major in the
arts and sciences; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H31F705CE42FC423A003C27C114F691E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>each student in
the program preparing to become a teacher to become highly qualified.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1FBDD738F4AC4D22BD4F5093FB5D7066"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Professional
development</header><text>The term <quote>professional development</quote> has
the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE22BBEEEF4840B9ACEACC7BEAAD5A9"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Scientifically
based reading research</header><text>The term <quote>scientifically based
reading research</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 1208 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/6368">29 U.S.C. 6368</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11D5DB88586E481D8014E9FC0171EF00"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Scientifically
based research</header><text>The term <quote>scientifically based
research</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6368">20 U.S.C. 6368</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA57C34712AA343BFBBA39898590438B1"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Teacher
mentoring</header><text>The term <quote>teacher mentoring</quote> means the
mentoring of new or prospective teachers through a new or established program
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3E1CA326519644F2B1060023DE475474"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes clear
criteria for the selection of teacher mentors who will provide role model
relationships for mentees, which criteria shall be developed by the eligible
partnership and based on measures of teacher effectiveness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE2215A674B3432081E5050000B799EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides
high-quality training for such mentors, including instructional strategies for
literacy instruction based on scientifically based reading research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF669E5A2BA0445685004DB89071E633"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides regular
and ongoing opportunities for mentors and mentees to observe each other’s
teaching methods in classroom settings during the day in a high-need school in
the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB3613412A334E81936231448DCB96F3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provides mentoring
to each mentee by a colleague who teaches in the same field, grade, or subject
as the mentee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84AF7BAA8ACC4550AF302E2CA7E7A863"><enum>(E)</enum><text>promotes
empirically based practice of and scientifically based research on—</text>
<clause id="H023A9F8FCE86493EAC637C00AA1F56C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>teaching and
learning;</text>
</clause><clause id="HABB320632D39471D9D15AA7B40186D71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assessment of
student learning;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF0F040A64CC74DAEA05D803B3DC1C21E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the development
of teaching skills through the use of instructional and behavioral
interventions; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAE6DA1A9E8E14D4AB0EB36AEFFDF7539"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the improvement
of the mentees’ capacity to measurably advance student learning; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFADC890789724653BB89FF7681F4ED07"><enum>(F)</enum><text>includes—</text>
<clause id="H2E01CB7A575346E68E95CBF9DCC0C2CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>common planning
time or regularly scheduled collaboration for the mentor and mentee; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5DA892631BE34CDAA1F68CAEADA4E897"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>joint
professional development opportunities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6986EBCDBFD14958B14D3E473C5F3482"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Teaching
skills</header><text>The term <quote>teaching skills</quote> means skills that
enable a teacher to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FA40B6910F645B79CA7B064C4DFC173"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase student
learning, achievement, and the ability to apply knowledge;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEAAA50DECBA4AC6BAE3D95D8B96FC52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>effectively convey
and explain academic subject matter;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB61C97F131504AFCBC089448286DEB7C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>employ strategies
grounded in the disciplines of teaching and learning that—</text>
<clause id="H39487FCD39D140BEA1AC34D2E31EC7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are
based on empirically based practice, scientifically based research, and, where
applicable, scientifically based reading research, on teaching and
learning;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8A0AC8C3D3A5410AA14DF610AB0009A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are specific to
academic subject matter; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2EE5D7450B154B688D2B75B4DE2779EE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>focus on the
identification of students’ specific learning needs, particularly students with
disabilities, students who are limited English proficient, 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="H96678FFE009D410BA400577435D9003B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conduct an ongoing
assessment of student learning, which may include the use of formative and
performance-based assessments that measure higher-order thinking skills,
including application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFCDACAC0A3F4629B2A67C8066A8AA2F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>effectively manage
a classroom; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08F5ECD35AF145C6843EE17CA618FD69"><enum>(F)</enum><text>communicate and
work with parents and guardians, and involve parents and guardians in their
children’s education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C8B8B65757148D19CFC103205DEAA6D"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Teaching
residency program</header><text>The term <quote>teaching residency
program</quote> means a school based teacher preparation program in which a
prospective teacher—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B44C45CBE0E4256B660A920E9389B82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for 1 academic
year, teaches alongside a mentor teacher, who is the teacher of record;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58E795FFBDD44D32BDC0AC5555EB0050"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receives
concurrent instruction during the year described in subparagraph (A) from the
partner institution or a State-approved alternative teacher certification
program, 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="H6BBF1AA91AE64A0480D9E76D34CCBE32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquires effective
teaching skills;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H070388610D6C487A8C008DFFE5B8EBD7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prior to
completion of the program, attains full State teacher certification or
licensure, becomes highly qualified, may earn a master<quote>s degree, and
receives a valid and reliable evaluation of the teacher</quote>s teaching
skills.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEBEB5343226A45ACAEFD8E5C09DEEB3F"><enum>202.</enum><header>Partnership
grants</header>
<subsection id="H73368C6F6A754C67BE420453725EC1F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts made
available under section 208, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible partnerships, to enable the eligible
partnerships to carry out the activities described in subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C97A5A515D349F2ACA070B0D300682F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
eligible partnership desiring 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. Each such application shall
contain—</text>
<paragraph id="HE98C91DB6A464DA39000C5672C22D750"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a needs assessment
of all the partners in the eligible partnership with respect to the
preparation, ongoing training, professional development, and retention, of
general and special education teachers and principals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF15576BB585B42CB888B573FB1F1E788"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
the extent to which the program prepares prospective and new teachers with
strong teaching skills;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBD27929E32E42F1AEDF59EF34165900"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
the extent to which the program will prepare prospective and new teachers to
understand scientifically based research and data and the applicability of
scientifically based research and data in the classroom;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A93A8740B0E47279C75000886843C29"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of
how the partnership will coordinate strategies and activities assisted under
the grant with other teacher preparation or professional development programs,
including those funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and through the National
Science Foundation, and how the activities of the partnership will be
consistent with State, local, and other education reform activities that
promote student achievement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AB963BA94D84A559364AD776E9EE404"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a resource
assessment that describes the resources available to the partnership,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE4E734A51C344EEBB8C10200C6E43E82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the integration of
funds from other related sources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5D66FCC96994A720004D042D64F538E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the intended use
of the grant funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5299718802754FC28F13DDDD5E1A978"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the commitment of
the resources of the partnership to the activities assisted under this section,
including financial support, faculty participation, and time commitments, and
to the continuation of the activities when the grant ends;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6341F70FA29F48BE824F09F6B35B99E0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a description
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7465BDE13BED4642953FA8006C618FCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the
partnership will meet the purposes of this part;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC47F4852C8434DD19FBBCCC813307C62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the
partnership will carry out the activities required under subsection (e) or (f),
or both, based on the needs identified in paragraph (1), with the goal of
improving student achievement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF394C4C395394CEAA776A3E7BF8B9648"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the partnership’s
evaluation plan under section 204(a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30CDB06C274E4C0EA46FCF043F7833F3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>how the
partnership will align the teacher preparation program with the student
academic achievement standards and academic content standards under section
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, established
by the State in which the partnership is located;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BBB02A7C8854E21A9E13BF846952160"><enum>(E)</enum><text>how faculty at the
partner institution will work with, during the term of the grant, highly
qualified teachers in the classrooms of schools served by the high-need local
educational agency in the partnership to provide high-quality professional
development activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA48F7D7019CB4A2FA6C930D3A7ED2405"><enum>(F)</enum><text>how the
partnership will design, implement, or enhance a year-long, rigorous, and
enriching teaching preservice clinical program component;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD27B9D8E758844D8B76461E7781F4C1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the in-service
professional development strategies and activities to be supported;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE6651E4488A49DD90957991A25447FB"><enum>(H)</enum><text>how the
partnership will collect, analyze, and use data on the retention of all
teachers in schools located in the geographic area served by the partnership to
evaluate the effectiveness of the partnership’s teacher support system;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DF20892190C4A32B54BFCAE003ECDFC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the partnership will ensure that
teachers, principals, and superintendents in private elementary and secondary
schools located in the geographic areas served by an eligible partnership under
this part will participate equitably in accordance with section 9501 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7881">20 U.S.C. 7881</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H137836CBC66A4E0EA1BFABB36A12B7E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>with respect to the
induction program required as part of the activities carried out under this
section—</text>
<subparagraph id="H09D430A325B543359BCDAF271295A511"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a demonstration
that the schools and departments within the institution of higher education
that are part of the induction program have relevant and essential roles in the
effective preparation of teachers, including content expertise and expertise in
teaching;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H719B5CBDE22E4584B9F610F0CEE01179"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a demonstration of
the partnership’s capability and commitment to the use of empirically based
practice and scientifically based research on teaching and learning, and the
accessibility to and involvement of faculty;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7550E61BBAC54AAEB149281C5D59A119"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
how the teacher preparation program will design and implement an induction
program to support all new teachers through not less than the first 2 years of
teaching in the further development of the new teachers’ teaching skills,
including the use of mentors who are trained and compensated by such program
for the mentors’ work with new teachers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EA81EAAEEE94E80A300A6ACC5B618CE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
how faculty involved in the induction program will be able to substantially
participate in an elementary or secondary school classroom setting, including
release time and receiving workload credit for such participation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D381FA79D72406C975BCF72C1EAA080"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required use of
grant funds</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under
this part shall use grant funds to carry out a program for the preparation of
teachers under subsection (e), a teaching residency program under subsection
(f), or both such programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF44D17ED22274BCCA73981E7B9A344A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under this part, the
Secretary shall give priority to eligible partnerships seeking to carry out an
effective program for teacher preparation under subsection (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBA90843530274F98B8B4F151A15BC273"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Partnership
grants for teacher preparation</header><text>An eligible partnership that
receives a grant to carry out an effective program for teacher preparation
shall carry out all of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HFD25A92E647B4177A9BD65D2B5E05B22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reforms</header>
<subparagraph id="H2C11334118AB452597A8439C900AFD2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Implementing reforms, described in subparagraph (B),
within each teacher preparation program of the eligible partnership that is
assisted under this section, to hold each program accountable for—</text>
<clause id="H6CBE6919AC804BDBB4115BC14E7B76A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>preparing—</text>
<subclause id="HA742A117400C4512BFB49D97CE1CC4B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">current or prospective teachers to be
highly qualified (including teachers in rural school districts who may teach
multiple subjects, special educators, teachers of students who are limited
English proficient who may teach multiple subjects, and teachers who are
qualified to teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses);
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HAA478B3B48B44B83846100533351D756"><enum>(II)</enum><text>such teachers to
understand empirically based practice and scientifically based research on
teaching and learning and its applicability, and to use technology effectively,
including the use of instructional techniques to improve student achievement;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H60094E01F1574A24BACB8B2DFD118DC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promoting strong
teaching skills.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE178F67C22DE4D48A2CCE3508E25987C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required
reforms</header><text>The reforms described in subparagraph (A) shall
include—</text>
<clause id="H8773BB06E9804703B1073759BAB976FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>implementing
teacher preparation program curriculum changes that improve, evaluate, and
assess how well all prospective and new teachers develop teaching
skills;</text>
</clause><clause id="H33953D56F089402E992028E9EAFF883"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>using empirically
based practice and scientifically based research about the disciplines of
teaching and learning so that all prospective teachers—</text>
<subclause id="H077D0F1CA87647F6A774B41803CDCD8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>can understand and
implement research-based teaching practices in classroom-based
instruction;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF91C49E782BB4073B39BB1C91CBE2388"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have knowledge of
student learning methods;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE4323B759C6644FB8B26720043A4066"><enum>(III)</enum><text>possess skills to
analyze student academic achievement data and other measures of student
learning and use such data and measures to improve instruction in the
classroom;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H99AA79E710264056A5C908D2E9FD12D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>possess teaching
skills and an understanding of effective instructional strategies across all
applicable content areas that enable the teachers to—</text>
<item id="HD565014D21D8453CA5955928CC305D7D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>meet the specific
learning needs of all students, including students with disabilities, students
who are limited English proficient, students who are gifted and talented, and
students with low literacy levels; and</text>
</item><item id="HEE527B2E7BBF474F951346FD93F86945"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>differentiate
instruction for such students; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H4792409A37EC4E81BD4FDAFC396BF3AA"><enum>(V)</enum><text>can successfully
employ scientifically based reading research and effective strategies for
reading instruction using the essential components of reading
instruction;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H008C0CFA7FE643708844BF3B5492F1E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensuring
collaboration with departments, programs, or units of a partner institution
outside of the teacher preparation program in all academic content areas to
ensure that new teachers receive training in both teaching and relevant content
areas in order to become highly qualified;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1D3C401B0B0546369317A96EF7CD4243"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>developing
admissions goals and priorities in collaboration with the hiring objectives of
the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF1A67C31A01E495EBF18627C4CAF7900"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementing teacher preparation program
curriculum changes to prepare teachers to teach Advanced Placement or
International Baccalaureate courses.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H14B8BC0AAE78472FABD0964782EC9DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clinical
experience and interaction</header><text>Developing and improving a sustained
and high-quality pre-service clinical education program to further develop the
teaching skills of all prospective teachers involved in the program. Such
program shall do the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H87728ED0BDFC4E769711427DD1624EBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Incorporate
year-long opportunities for enrichment activity or a combination of activities,
including—</text>
<clause id="H3AD4917186FB4987BB3CFB2E6128DEE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>clinical learning
in classrooms in high-need schools served by the high-need local educational
agency in the eligible partnership and identified by the eligible partnership;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H20EB8FD8676E4E469B1400DBB93164F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>closely
supervised interaction between faculty and new and experienced teachers,
principals, and other administrators at elementary schools or secondary
schools, and providing support for such interaction.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1C8BED79C894B3C8FCABDD2B79BEAF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Integrate pedagogy
and classroom practice and promote effective teaching skills in academic
content areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0D3AC0836AC44CC9E77FCBC097C0003"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Provide
high-quality teacher mentoring.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB161B3CFDAA54B8500CC27B471AB3170"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7D4148EAB3434589A56235ED16981C75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Be offered over the
course of a program of teacher preparation;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE3A38C60E14541C888DAE7ECBBA1B860"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be tightly
aligned with course work (and may be developed as a 5th year of a teacher
preparation program); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H34F84199B53D4454835FA8BA5280EFD5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>where feasible,
allow prospective teachers to learn to teach in the same school district in
which the teachers will work, learning the instructional initiatives and
curriculum of that district.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89E59116F55E4ED2A1F3003E8BF08C06"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Provide support
and training for those individuals participating in an activity for prospective
teachers described in this paragraph or paragraph (3), and for those who serve
as mentors for such teachers, based on each individual’s experience. such
support may include—</text>
<clause id="HD49BD68D555E4A30B8CEA29F4D49E600"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to a
prospective teacher or a mentor, release time for such individual’s
participation;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBE38DEEBB7C84A6D9B77E5CE42007D33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to a
faculty member, receiving course workload credit and compensation for time
teaching in the eligible partnership’s activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBA84E350BB4C4DCCB86E4350CBD61290"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with respect to
a mentor, a stipend, which may include bonus, differential, incentive, or
performance based pay.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E35B3D370674475B877E7FED2D864BD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Induction
programs for new teachers</header><text>Creating an induction program for new
teachers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA65B5704808F46C99B00A15CCF755647"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Teacher
recruitment</header><text>Developing and implementing effective mechanisms to
ensure that the eligible partnership is able to recruit qualified individuals
to become highly qualified teachers, particularly highly qualified special
education, math, and science teachers, through the activities of the eligible
partnership. Such mechanisms shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0B44D59001EA43B78016CA9DDF849FB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing
within the high-need local educational agency served by the eligible
partnership a performance based compensation system to reward effective
teachers who produce demonstrated growth in student achievement. Such
compensation system shall be developed with the demonstrated support of
teachers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5CCA96A146F48659E2860175E726EC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing
strategies that provide differential and bonus pay to recruit—</text>
<clause id="HE5A0064F16F64893B0BE8324AC42697D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>highly qualified
teachers to teach in high-need academic subjects, such as reading, mathematics,
and science;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBEAC2C038309402E94B65D4431CA57BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>highly qualified
teachers to teach in schools within the jurisdiction of the eligible
partnership identified for school improvement under section 1116(b) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6316">20 U.S.C. 6316(b)</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause id="HBC8938235D474177BB9F40B1A638FD93"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>special
education teachers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H48A3C0218E4445879ED911643FD587A6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>teachers
specializing in teaching limited English proficient children; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7F3B380B39CA4859ADC01E29A442CA76"><enum>(v)</enum><text>highly qualified
teachers in urban or rural schools within the jurisdiction of the eligible
partnership; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5A7FAD6B69C4098B9A5DA065B432433"><enum>(C)</enum><text>developing
alternative routes to State certification and traditional preparation to become
highly qualified teachers through—</text>
<clause id="H52C730CBC0E34E18906830BF4157D67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>innovative
approaches that reduce unnecessary barriers to State certification while
producing highly qualified teachers, which may include articulation agreements
between institutions of higher education that are members of eligible
partnerships under this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H61A0DEA0B88E48EC91CE9ED317C7E9C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>alternative routes
to State certification of teachers for qualified individuals, including
mid-career professionals from other occupations, former military personnel, and
recent college graduates with records of academic distinction.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE98EFD30F5D4DD4B76345AC3BCD1518"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Teacher
removal</header><text>Developing and implementing effective mechanisms to
ensure that local educational agencies and schools served by the eligible
partnership are able to remove expeditiously incompetent or unqualified
teachers consistent with procedures to ensure due process for the
teachers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDC63EF57222146EC83DCB41005FC17"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Partnership grants
for the establishment of teaching residency programs</header>
<paragraph id="H1A6FFA88DB4D42E98C756EF09F658E7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An eligible partnership receiving a grant to carry out an
effective teaching residency program shall carry out a program that includes
all of the following activities:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F4CC3EF1FAF40ED9D86E4CC18834E9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Supporting a
teaching residency program described in paragraph (2) for high-need subjects
and areas, as determined by the needs of the high-need local educational agency
in the partnership.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE31BD2B1AD254725A3B600E64BAB2053"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Modifying staffing
procedures to provide greater flexibility for local educational agency and
school leaders to establish effective school-level staffing in order to
facilitate placement of graduates of the teaching residency program in cohorts
that facilitate professional collaboration, both among graduates of the
teaching residency program and between such graduates and mentor teachers in
the receiving school.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H678CD44FAC9F4B9E00B331004C006C32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Ensuring that
teaching residents that participated in the teaching residency program
receive—</text>
<clause id="H3FD755F1E3974745ACFE9C3B6CF1A62D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>effective
preservice preparation as described in paragraph (2);</text>
</clause><clause id="H908DCD04291E4B9DB58EC5EF40EB50E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>teacher
mentoring;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC4DD133205C64199AA835E7E3350D7DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>induction
through the induction program as the teaching residents enter the classroom as
new teachers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F86F87ED37D4167A6E07EDB2DA46101"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the preparation
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (e)(2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4123755245344718CFB1337336EFECD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Teaching
residency programs</header>
<subparagraph id="H291F9C99A42D4EBBB70081423D4C96EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment
and design</header><text>A teaching residency program under this paragraph
shall be a program based upon models of successful teaching residencies that
serves as a mechanism to prepare teachers for success in the high-need schools
in the eligible partnership, and shall be designed to include the following
characteristics of successful programs:</text>
<clause id="H160AD1E6EEE54BB385CD284D8F9E4DD8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The integration of
pedagogy, classroom practice, and teacher mentoring.</text>
</clause><clause id="H61F219B827BC48608FA8DEE18B5D7569"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Engagement of
teaching residents in rigorous coursework while undertaking a guided teaching
apprenticeship.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF9A4C277D3E44D538E15FC5DCE1556C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Experience and
learning opportunities alongside a trained and experienced mentor
teacher—</text>
<subclause id="HB9861CEF21CF4FC99488A4C344F90973"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whose teaching
shall complement the residency program so that classroom clinical practice is
tightly aligned with coursework;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF000201A3AE8441DB2D614049EC1AFA1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who shall have
extra responsibilities as a teacher leader of the teaching residency program,
as a mentor for residents, and as a teacher coach during the induction program
for novice teachers, and for establishing, within the program, a learning
community in which all individuals are expected to continually improve their
capacity to advance student learning; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H85ED443A7C064F61B463ED14D88600A9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>who may have
full relief from teaching duties as a result of such additional
responsibilities.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H2BDA32C3D99F44CB9D714F5F797DB000"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The establishment
of clear criteria for the selection of mentor teachers based on measures of
teacher effectiveness and the appropriate subject area knowledge. Evaluation of
teacher effectiveness shall be based on observations of such do mains of
teaching as the following:</text>
<subclause id="H8C28DCABA2C6422AB3F61D386C3833ED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Demonstrated
knowledge of content, pedagogy, and assessment, including the use of formative
assessments to improve student learning.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H422B0ED32DE94551AE003186A85909F2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Appropriate
instruction that engages students with different learning styles.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBEB55A0E416E427298697D80AFD05989"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Collaboration
with colleagues to improve instruction.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC9DA2B62A87247B082A417DD51D36864"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Analysis of gains
in student learning, that, when feasible, may include valid and reliable
objective measures of the influence of teachers on the rate of student academic
progress.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4ED9CA78877846C4AA7987A148B3BFD9"><enum>(V)</enum><text>In the case of
mentor candidates who will be mentoring current or future literacy and
mathematics coaches or instructors, an understanding of scientifically based
reading research and appropriate skills in the essential components of reading
instruction, teacher training in literacy instructional strategies across core
subject areas, and teacher training in mathematics instructional strategies, as
appropriate.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H67653A7868D2447CB21B2508ACCAE6A8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Grouping of
teaching residents in cohorts to facilitate professional collaboration among
such residents.</text>
</clause><clause id="HEC8A092E1F714D5580F7F9788260ECC"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The development of
admissions goals and priorities aligned with the hiring objectives of the local
educational agency partnering with the program, as well as the instructional
initiatives and curriculum of the agency, in exchange for a commitment by the
agency to hire graduates from the teaching residency program.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2A21397A4FCF4735955D6B5858A44B7C"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Support for
residents, once the teaching residents are hired as teachers of record, through
an induction program, professional development, and networking opportunities to
support the residents through not less than the residents’ first 2 years of
teaching.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BC26F67EF9E4E9AA93D5096564751BA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection of
individuals as teacher residents</header>
<clause id="H772C245946EB4F988BE9F7A4C69ECAC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible
individual</header><text>In order to be eligible to be a teacher resident in a
teaching residency program under this paragraph, an individual shall—</text>
<subclause id="HAA3EC0EFB0CE42EDBC09AC067B9FEF44"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be a recent
graduate of a 4-year institution of higher education or a mid-career
professional from outside the field of education possessing strong content
knowledge or a record of professional accomplishment; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6C7B203C01CD435A8120BA1381ED2813"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit an
application to the teaching residency program.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5136F1F8D25D49FA9517D28FFC39825B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a teaching
residency program under this subparagraph shall establish criteria for the
selection of eligible individuals to participate in the teaching residency
program based on the following characteristics:</text>
<subclause id="H7AD2F051AEE34C5490D9890413D28F58"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Strong content
knowledge or record of accomplishment in the field or subject area to be
taught.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF39A36CD12B2442CA9BAA8D5005540AF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Strong verbal and
written communication skills, which may be demonstrated by performance on
appropriate tests.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBE275DD55CB94BE3AEDDC5BB4F9F952"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Other attributes
linked to effective teaching determined by performance-based
assessments.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3587C685394439886B4BAE92473A575"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Stipend and
service requirement</header>
<clause id="H359F8A3CA4154F9F8C79A01E44DF8E56"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Stipend</header><text>A
teaching residency program under this paragraph shall provide a 1-year living
stipend or salary to teaching residents during the 1-year teaching residency
program.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC45AE05B5C6B451B87434D8C780777FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Service
requirement</header><text>As a condition of receiving a stipend under this
subparagraph, a teaching resident shall agree to teach in a high-need school
served by the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership
for a period of 3 or more years after completing the 1-year teaching residency
program.</text>
</clause><clause id="HDC1EF44DEFA44B9C823F798694C61799"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>If
a teaching resident who received a stipend under this subparagraph does not
complete the service requirement described in clause (ii), such individual
shall repay to the high need local educational agency a pro rata portion of the
stipend amount for the amount of teaching time that the individual did not
complete.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1EC6AB72D75544C3BCC512E61CF3B5B9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<paragraph id="H1545B2D279E74501BC7E00E2C6CCAE6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9173F1B61EB44F2EB36C008D2289C653"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regular
communication</header><text>To ensure timely and meaningful consultation,
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="HBA95E0D11293467099AF9CC01E185B1C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Written
consent</header><text>The Secretary may approve changes in grant activities of
a grant under this section only if a written consent signed by all members of
the eligible partnership is submitted to the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H101A7E23CF0D449399C62D7FD7DFB676"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>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="H0017CEB6114946FEAAF4007E006D6400"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Supplement, not
supplant</header><text>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></section><section id="H816B2D7742B44507A1662863A723F53E"><enum>203.</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
<subsection id="HDF4E8E94E30642B38EB1DBC741A8DF71"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duration; number
of awards; payments</header>
<paragraph id="HB03184DAA85849F1A1FDD4E8500A9C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A
grant awarded under this part shall be awarded for a period of 5 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB60A158041644F0489DEFA0600D935BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of
awards</header><text>An eligible partnership, and each individual member that
is a part of the eligible partnership, may not receive more than 1 grant under
this part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20EECE97357E4B648DB0DDC69557F400"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>The
Secretary shall make annual payments of grant funds awarded under this
part.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6DDBCF9C5E94463BB55F5CF8A6D9966"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Peer
review</header>
<paragraph id="H0A23BCAF14DD41ACBFA31FB1613503DC"><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="HA675BF387C9145A0B6AC10E26662BF4F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
recommending applications to the Secretary for funding under this part, the
panel shall give priority—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D3CF8E181A34BB0A854470907972FBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to applications
from broad-based eligible partnerships that involve businesses and community
organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6506674AE1AD4AD8AE64377089D0C3CE"><enum>(B)</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="H7014A885CA054324A56F3C40FBFBC26E"><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. In determining the grant amount, 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="HF3D6A72BD5FD4D789FBA844700AB0064"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H95BC512F80464E7299C900009722C0E7"><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="H58710B3E1DE64E51B159FE597B000019"><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="H1806A70B1A88433A96B042137DFFE8C2"><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 2 percent of the grant funds for
purposes of administering the grant.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4F67011135D9413FB1C9E6CEDE006933"><enum>204.</enum><header>Accountability
and evaluation</header>
<subsection id="H0ACF32A45B344E62A1C7D56E6153F18C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible
partnership evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each
eligible partnership submitting an application for a grant under this part
shall establish and include in such application, an evaluation plan that
includes strong performance objectives. The plan shall include objectives and
measures for increasing—</text>
<paragraph id="H3F2774EA74D84672AD71AA7B23919C32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>student
achievement for all students as measured by the eligible partnership;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0E370010BDA4222A0A8AE69227E6DE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>teacher retention
in the first 3 years of a teacher’s career;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D9181F4AA614471ADEDE6415F339945"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improvement in the
pass rates and scaled scores for initial State certification or licensure of
teachers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E2D4DBC80384E659671C5D1BCDBC4FF"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2CDB4073323F442CA7C13C9B9EE804BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage of highly
qualified teachers hired by the high-need local educational agency
participating in the eligible partnership;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB931403B46E24BEB8714225B1F006500" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage of such teachers who
are members of under represented groups;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C4FD288FE4342C79176E0271530EB13" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the percentage of such teachers who
teach high-need academic subject areas (such as reading, mathematics, science,
and foreign language, including less commonly taught languages and critical
foreign languages);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9ABFFE71BD0449F588666CB694E58DEA" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the percentage of such teachers who
teach in high-need areas (including special education and English language
instruction educational programs for limited English proficient students);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55470FE8DFAE41BBAB32A5464D5001E7" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the percentage of such teachers in
high need schools, disaggregated by the elementary and secondary school
levels.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC0F118843EC84341AABAD4CF37E182CE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information</header><text>An
eligible partnership receiving a grant under this part shall ensure that
teachers, principals, school superintendents, and faculty and leadership at
institutions of higher education located in the geographic areas served by the
eligible partnership under this part are provided information about the
activities carried out with funds under this part, including through electronic
means.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD9A1222769C642739718E975AEB41EF1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revocation of
grant</header><text>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, as appropriate, of the grant by
the end of the third year of a grant under this part, then the Secretary shall
require such eligible partnership to submit a revised application that
identifies the steps the partnership will take to make substantial progress to
meet the purposes, goals, objectives, and measures, as appropriate, of this
part.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAB4EC70FA663475BA515B991D380BA44"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation and
dissemination</header><text>The Secretary shall evaluate the activities funded
under this part and report the Secretary’s findings regarding the activities to
the authorizing committees. The Secretary shall broadly disseminate—</text>
<paragraph id="HCB007DE24C374831BF619540E008CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>successful practices
developed by eligible partnerships under this part; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD72E5E3DDBDC49C48EBEC00093ED4408"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information
regarding such practices that were found to be ineffective.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB9C7F634F98446DAABB17C541D2129E6"><enum>205.</enum><header>Accountability
for programs that prepare teachers</header>
<subsection id="HFB36A2A86EA44554A2DADB3D18B300CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Institutional
and program report cards on the quality of teacher preparation</header>
<paragraph id="HE84696CD6CF742A8B8F800647C4248C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report
card</header><text>Each institution of higher education that conducts a
traditional teacher preparation program or alternative routes to State
certification or licensure program and that enrolls students receiving Federal
assistance under this Act 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, both for traditional
teacher preparation programs and alternative routes to State certification or
licensure programs, the following information:</text>
<subparagraph id="H52308015AA1C4FB4BA20DF9FD87C17F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Pass rates and
scaled scores</header><text>For the most recent year for which the information
is available for those students who took the assessments and are enrolled in
the traditional teacher preparation program or alternative routes to State
certification or licensure program, and for those who have taken the
assessments and have completed the traditional teacher preparation program or
alternative routes to State certification or licensure program during the
2-year period preceding such year, for each of the assessments used for teacher
certification or licensure by the State in which the program is located—</text>
<clause id="H3C4495F67798495096A6F1433711821"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
percentage of students who have completed 100 percent of the nonclinical
coursework and taken the assessment who pass such assessment;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0A09E4DE52F14A97BBE865B487F93276"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the percentage of
all such students who passed each such assessment;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCBA80E07A619484CB3AF5C0003AA8EB1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the percentage
of students taking an assessment who completed the teacher preparation program
after enrolling in the program, which shall be made available widely and
publicly by the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC2CF44DEB250445E89F8CC3FD0772427"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the average
scaled score for all students who took each such assessment;</text>
</clause><clause id="H857569616244425491A8F90407D2CC7E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
comparison of the program’s pass rates with the average pass rates for programs
in the State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0321111B8A764184A78531EB00841800"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a
comparison of the program’s average scaled scores with the average scaled
scores for programs in the State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA1989B567D841B9B12562F2D802F4BE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Program
information</header><text>The criteria for admission into the program, the
number of students in the program (disaggregated by race and gender), the
average number of hours of supervised clinical experience required for those in
the program, the number of full-time equivalent faculty and students in the
supervised clinical experience, and the total number of students who have been
certified or licensed as teachers, disaggregated by subject and area of
certification or licensure.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A0BA3DB91D549A1B7091F1DF21839B6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Statement</header><text>In
States that require approval or accreditation of teacher preparation programs,
a statement of whether the institution’s program is so approved or accredited,
and by whom.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBDF6E1B42094BCAA95B66C5A47B0718"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Designation as
low-performing</header><text>Whether the program has been designated as
low-performing by the State under section 207(a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA086F4133AC44B019429A40038EE8287"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of
technology</header><text>A description of the activities that prepare teachers
to effectively integrate technology into curricula and instruction and
effectively use technology to collect, manage, and analyze data in order to
improve teaching, learning, and decisionmaking for the purpose of increasing
student academic achievement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8092D0355D13469694EFDC47F8F78CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Each
eligible partnership receiving a grant under section 202 shall report annually
on the progress of the eligible partnership toward meeting the purposes of this
part and the objectives and measures described in section 204(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1AF5E2A5823422BB9B12D04F177073D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fines</header><text>The
Secretary may impose a fine not to exceed $25,000 on 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="HCC4E7D0AAA234C25A9D98C2237009828"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In the case of an institution of higher education that
conducts a traditional teacher preparation program or alternative routes to
State certification or licensure program and has fewer than 10 scores reported
on any single initial teacher certification or licensure assessment during an
academic year, the institution shall collect and publish information, as
required under paragraph (1)(A), with respect to an average pass rate and
scaled score on each State certification or licensure assessment taken over a
3-year period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H499FA3E3044348E2B1C9EFF76E540A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State report card
on the quality of teacher preparation</header>
<paragraph id="H81FF17E3706A42D192D18FB379466661"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State that receives funds under this Act shall
provide to the Secretary, annually, in a uniform and comprehensible manner that
conforms with the definitions and methods established by the Secretary, a State
report card on the quality of teacher preparation in the State, both for
traditional teacher preparation programs and for alternative routes to State
certification or licensure programs, which shall include not less than the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD459B153FEFB444E9210394343BDF00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of
the reliability and validity of the teacher certification and licensure
assessments, and any other certification and licensure requirements, used by
the State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D201EF3CD2D40C4A38FB0078BDAC9B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The standards and
criteria that prospective teachers must meet in order to attain initial teacher
certification or licensure and to be certified or licensed to teach particular
academic subject areas or in particular grades within the State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H209F4C7F447647B1AF2498FE086D6948"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A description of
how the assessments and requirements described in subparagraph (A) are aligned
with the State’s challenging academic content standards required under section
1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and State
early learning standards for early childhood education programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1843F68DBCFB4B9DB9DA320027B4282D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For each of the
assessments used by the State for teacher certification or licensure—</text>
<clause id="H7AEE90BE63F44C40ABB2E5141A567F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for
each institution of higher education located in the State and each entity
located in the State that offers an alternative route for teacher certification
or licensure, the percentage of students at such institution or entity who have
completed 100 percent of the nonclinical coursework and taken the assessment
who pass such assessment;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7707CC297A544C069B4C7BC3873416AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the percentage of
all such students at all such institutions taking the assessment who pass such
assessment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA3670907E5BC46F0A38E7629143E3902"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the percentage
of students taking an assessment who completed the teacher preparation program
after enrolling in the program, which shall be made available widely and
publicly by the State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7289A8C272D041E7A743B8876DA7B577"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A description of
alternative routes to State certification or licensure in the State (including
any such routes operated by entities that are not institutions of higher
education), if any, including, for each of the assessments used by the State
for teacher certification or licensure—</text>
<clause id="H6DB2C2007F2E4952B9299FCFE5033BBF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the percentage of
individuals participating in such routes, or who have completed such routes
during the 2-year period preceding the date of the determination, who passed
each such assessment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1B80797BFCEC45FBAEACC4F1C813E800"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the average
scaled score of individuals participating in such routes, or who have completed
such routes during the period preceding the date of the determination, who took
each such assessment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90F4D0F2CFBE4A89B55311D92B00D4B8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A description of
the State’s criteria for assessing the performance of teacher preparation
programs within institutions of higher education in the State. Such criteria
shall include indicators of the academic content knowledge and teaching skills
of students enrolled in such programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1BDE400E10042B781D65FF55719939C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>For each teacher
preparation program in the State, the criteria for admission into the program,
the number of students in the program, disaggregated by race and gender (except
that such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the number of
students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable
information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information
about an individual student), the average number of hours of supervised
clinical experience required for those in the program, and the number of
full-time equivalent faculty, adjunct faculty, and students in supervised
clinical experience.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2803CB266FF949809900860084BA37B4"><enum>(H)</enum><text>For the State as a
whole, and for each teacher preparation program in the State, the number of
teachers prepared, in the aggregate and reported separately by—</text>
<clause id="H390DF4456B4D44DAA0933F60B1D98EBE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>area of
certification or licensure;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA54FA29A7A6C4DE28700BD2B84AD01E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>academic major;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C189C369BA243BCA79F46393031DFF2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>subject area for
which the teacher has been prepared to teach.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90334FD132DE4ECEAFF13485DEAD98C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Using the data
generated under subparagraphs (G) and (H), a description of the extent to which
teacher preparation programs are helping to address shortages of highly
qualified teachers, by area of certification or licensure, subject, and
specialty, in the State’s public schools.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD66E1F7F366467BB9DC8494415CEC72"><enum>(J)</enum><text>A description of
the activities that prepare teachers to effectively integrate technology into
curricula and instruction and effectively use technology to collect, manage,
and analyze data in order to improve teaching, learning, and decisionmaking for
the purpose of increasing student academic achievement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB73FFADA1FB84192B0C0FC376D1FE2B7"><enum>(2)</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="H827F9E98BF504A369BC6C785A7DD156B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report of the
secretary on the quality of teacher preparation</header>
<paragraph id="HC4725134D0BB441E911B004CD706F669"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report
card</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to Congress, and publish and
make widely available, a report card on teacher qualifications and preparation
in the United States, including all the information reported in subparagraphs
(A) through (J) of subsection (b)(1). Such report shall identify States for
which eligible partnerships received a grant under this part. Such report shall
be so provided, published, and made available annually.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0E31041CA4B42A8ADE3C7818ECAA648"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to
Congress that contains the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFEC4E14A76B245B4BAE56DE29FE6F233"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A comparison of
States’ efforts to improve the quality of the current and future teaching
force.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65CEA4B8E6374A25B65437ABCFCC64D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A comparison of
eligible partnerships’ efforts to improve the quality of the current and future
teaching force.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FE0D1A951634D2FBDB787A600006F2C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The national mean
and median scaled scores and pass rate on any standardized test that is used in
more than 1 State for teacher certification or licensure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F499F2DE55D4F2FB9CA1C0065AE7FAF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In the case of a teacher preparation program with fewer than
10 scores reported on any single initial teacher certification or licensure
assessment during an academic year, the Secretary shall collect and publish
information, and make publicly available, with respect to an average pass rate
and scaled score on each State certification or licensure assessment taken over
a 3-year period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF044B90E858B4C20A684F3B8BE523D93"><enum>(d)</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="HF580074619AD4D12A884B4D1EBA0B7B4"><enum>205A.</enum><header>Teacher
development</header>
<subsection id="H53BFDCB4D3AB434E9846E67B23A68C67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of
receiving assistance under title IV, each institution of higher education that
conducts a traditional teacher preparation program or alternative routes to
State certification or licensure program and that enrolls students receiving
Federal assistance under this Act shall set annual quantifiable goals
for—</text>
<paragraph id="H4FDCEDEE435E45758B9193ECC8421100"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increasing the
number of prospective teachers trained in teacher shortage areas designated by
the Secretary, including mathematics, science, special education, and
instruction of limited English proficient students; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H512799055F2542508F727294F4DA304C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>more closely
linking the training provided by the institution with the needs of schools and
the instructional decisions new teachers face in the classroom.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC601A874248451BB237080048C8DD83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assurance</header><text>As
a condition of receiving assistance under title IV, each institution described
in subsection (a) shall provide an assurance to the Secretary that—</text>
<paragraph id="H595CC0DAB63A4204AB28493DE366FCE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>training provided
to prospective teachers responds to the identified needs of the local
educational agencies or States where the institution’s graduates are likely to
teach, based on past hiring and recruitment trends;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFF115154A744667A89B89A70629CE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prospective special
education teachers receive coursework in core academic subjects and receive
training in providing instruction in core academic subjects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H227D56FB321442E28914AE6163A0FDDD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>regular education
teachers receive training in providing instruction to diverse populations,
including children with disabilities, limited English proficient students, and
children from low-income families; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91E93EFA0526419B99E18ECF05429B27"><enum>(4)</enum><text>prospective
teachers receive training on how to effectively teach in urban and rural
schools.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D1349C2179D4F02B1414735A1FC9353"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
reporting</header><text>As part of the annual report card required under
section 205(a)(1), an institution of higher education described in subsection
(a) shall publicly report whether the goals established under such subsection
have been met.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H032CF03B668740669E8437948C703CB0"><enum>206.</enum><header>State
Functions</header>
<subsection id="HC245E8816F404FC8B2AE80E98964CA32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
assessment</header><text>In order to receive funds under this Act, a State
shall have in place a procedure to identify and assist, through the provision
of technical assistance, low-performing programs of teacher preparation. Such
State shall provide the Secretary an annual list of such low-performing teacher
preparation programs that includes an identification of those programs at risk
of being placed on such list. Such levels of performance shall be determined
solely by the State and may include criteria based on information collected
pursuant to this part. Such assessment shall be described in the report under
section 205(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3388687F4EE64F4DA5961EBC10DEB135"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of
eligibility</header><text>Any program of teacher preparation 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="HC1E750A361C244B1B03BE55DB2ABE163"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be
ineligible for any funding for professional development activities awarded by
the Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE775BD8681C4DAA00BB17948710DB08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not be
permitted to accept or enroll any student that receives aid under title IV in
the institution’s teacher preparation program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H829A0730734C4AB9B3290292A137EFE2"><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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H08C6952AD35E4DC0BFC5ACC00793FF81"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Negotiated
rulemaking</header><text>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="H12938135518F4044BA79BD1E01B1B472"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application of
the requirements</header><text>The requirements of this section shall apply to
both traditional teacher preparation programs and alternative routes to State
certification and licensure programs.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB0D79507227E4DC8B775D4BB91CDFF92"><enum>207.</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<subsection id="H57CC8D5825354488927197A0B52B4900"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Methods</header><text>In
complying with sections 205 and 206, the Secretary shall ensure that States and
institutions of higher education use fair and equitable methods in reporting
and that the reporting methods do not allow identification of
individuals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA06C59FE133A4F69A7B49981CEB878C8"><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 and 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, middle 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,—</text>
<paragraph id="H8639BB227590469FAFEBD787F9CFF0BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall, 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="HBA3EBC381ABB4B2D89CBA45C00AD429F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notwithstanding
any other provision of this part, the Secretary shall use such data to carry
out requirements of this part related to assessments, pass rates, and scaled
scores.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50C9BEAB79E041E3B2E0D368F511DA74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Release of
information to teacher preparation programs</header>
<paragraph id="H954750683BA64326BF18C9AD50A17D88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purpose of improving teacher preparation
programs, a State educational agency 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 a teacher preparation program, upon
the request of the teacher preparation program, any and all pertinent
education-related information that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0CA0655AD8D4C80AFFDB47F752E1334"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may enable the
teacher preparation program to evaluate the effectiveness of the program’s
graduates or the program itself; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5426F6AA5D56419580224205D073FEBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is possessed,
controlled, or accessible by the State educational agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3686ADE8E0843279B26CD58F2E2F9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content of
information</header><text>The information described in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H297EC66AE14C4A8F98F6CA00678D573C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall include an
identification of specific individuals who graduated from the teacher
preparation program to enable the teacher preparation program to evaluate the
information provided to the program from the State educational agency with the
program’s own data about the specific courses taken by, and field experiences
of, the individual graduates; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC617633657414C72A42C20FB809EA82E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may
include—</text>
<clause id="H66ECCA4A79E14DDFBD87B5FAF3F27EC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>kindergarten
through grade 12 academic achievement and demographic data, without revealing
personally identifiable information about an individual student, for students
who have been taught by graduates of the teacher preparation program;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2079B58FC590420DBDFFE8E4A331BB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>teacher
effectiveness evaluations for teachers who graduated from the teacher
preparation program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0FE193A618D447B78421FDEA6ECA23B3"><enum>208.</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 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HA2F5C2F0A4C94554A939045EE1F3AA96"><enum>202.</enum><header>Repeal of part
b (preparing tomorrow’s teachers to use technology)</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
by repealing Part B.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12B8978766594FC3B624190025B21EEC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provisions</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>) as amended
by section 202 of this Act is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4EBC2D876DF4055B73B22F4001C20D6" style="OLC">
<part commented="no" id="H015659A5C4974066A40047C6FD10261B" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3D55499A9A04FADA3FC69C335F1EE08" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header>
<subsection id="HBB976DAD23704E6C9B53AD438EEF4D31"><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="HB9B413B228764036A43B6F06321D3076"><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="H6AC4091C827F499D866E005BD97815A1"><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></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HC6CE0A9053D04ABBB0EA1881F5A1D66C"><enum>204.</enum><header>Teacher
incentive fund program</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>), as amended by section 203 of this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACDA8EE82FD94E48BF916BFD3F0085E1" style="OLC">
<part id="HB52074925A6249A19659635E4BA33C9C"><enum>C</enum><header>Teacher Incentive
Fund Program</header>
<section id="H02578C641C104C8299EEED9692F5B991"><enum>231.</enum><header>Purposes;
definitions</header>
<subsection id="H2E53AC1ECED44DDEBAAAC2F353CD00ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this part are—</text>
<paragraph id="HA3DC6B5010474DADAC01B9639D643706"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to assist States,
local educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations to develop, implement,
or improve comprehensive performance-based compensation systems for teachers
and principals, especially for teachers and principals in high-need schools,
who raise student academic achievement and close the achievement gap;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E224A08AD2740A38DFBCF9D5B9CAB89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to study and
review performance-based compensation systems for teachers and principals to
evaluate their effectiveness, fairness, quality, consistency, and
reliability.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H92AFFD7294B64980B818006933781FC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this part:</text>
<paragraph id="H5C209D561FC54B3A82BA450483F7606"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <quote>eligible entity</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52F12AE3E44745019F7EC189B6C4AAE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a local
educational agency (including a charter school that is a local educational
agency), or a consortium of such agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99FB7887F4274AF29DAAF1E28E48A0CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State
educational agency, or other State agency designated by the chief executive of
the State to participate under this subpart; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D40857DA256482ABECD04BA31A430F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a partnership
of—</text>
<clause id="HD69789A1905F449898D1D8E908C16ED3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>one or more
agencies described in subparagraph (A) or (B), or both; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3D267AAD24254EDEB697837C6D00CD56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at least one
nonprofit organization.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C07FE052B774E3AA5CE62C2AF00B1B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High-need local
educational agency</header><text>The term <quote>high-need local educational
agency</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 201.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD638C341F044BD0B66BF25024DDFF91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>High-need
school</header><text>The term <quote>high-need school</quote> has the meaning
given the term in section 201.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67FBFE89AC1F4E9AACBC70F75551F47C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Performance-based
compensation system</header><text>The term <quote>performance-based
compensation system</quote> means a system of compensation for teachers and
principals that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB16F4195CD244B29B5816500A9E983D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>differentiates
levels of compensation primarily on the basis of measurable increases in
student academic achievement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D5B39CAF5CC4A5D8758F1E6DB905378"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may
include—</text>
<clause id="HA7D4B13E050E4D6CAC3549DB522DD427"><enum>(i)</enum><text>differentiated
levels of compensation on the basis of high-quality teachers’ and principals’
employment and success in hard-to-staff schools or high-need subject areas;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H24F29B1FE0424216A0A4797C03547BCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recognition of
the skills and knowledge of teachers and principals as demonstrated
through—</text>
<subclause id="H6DCADBA1518C44D4B7C5FC76EDCC6D14"><enum>(I)</enum><text>successful
fulfillment of additional responsibilities or job functions; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H87853C236D174886ACF6280122B70848"><enum>(II)</enum><text>evidence of high
achievement and mastery of content knowledge and superior teaching
skills.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H383F74C00B0345E29888FE50CF7D1DF2"><enum>232.</enum><header>Teacher
incentive fund grants</header>
<subsection id="H7E66221D60FD490FB168FA9761594BAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>From the amounts appropriated to carry out this part, the
Secretary is authorized to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible
entities to develop, implement, or improve performance-based compensation
systems in participating schools.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H08C16D2570DE417B943357BD0086D9EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
making such a grant, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity
that concentrates its proposed activities on teachers and principals serving in
high-need schools.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE3C718AC20FE45D2906D090063F367C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this part, an eligible entity shall submit
an application to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the
Secretary may reasonably require, that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="HFCA41B0F194A4776873640B8C6F38100"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
the performance-based compensation system that the applicant proposes to
develop and implement or improve;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EC3C065286E4CA28C686DE9F4839294"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description and
demonstration of the support and commitment from teachers and principals in the
targeted schools, the community, and local educational agency or agencies for
the performance-based compensation system, including demonstration of
consultation with teachers and principals on the development and implementation
of the performance-based compensation system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H860C1624231C4E2F941465C693D1DC32"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
how the eligible entity will develop and implement a fair, rigorous, and
objective process to evaluate teacher, principal, and student performance,
including the baseline performance against which evaluations of improved
performance will be made;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H584A84C2CB4B46B8AEC0FEF7032F65D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description and
demonstration of how teacher and principal views were included in the
development of the performance-based compensation system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61E146082E7841498080211181622E5D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of
the local educational agency or local educational agencies to be served by the
project, including such demographic information about students in the schools
to be served by the project as the Secretary may request;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB28E730F5924452AF2DA3D3E71C57DB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>information on
student academic achievement, the quality of the teachers and principals, and
existing compensation, bonuses, and incentive systems for teachers and
principals in the schools to be served by the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBCE0E3A5488490385A1D1C02F9F00D5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a description of
how the applicant will use grant funds under this part in each year of the
grant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D06CB9FC80C40308B2B468524B1C45B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a description of
the comprehensive, focused professional development that is aligned with
student content and achievement standards that the applicant will implement to
support the performance-based compensation system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76E343D10A004517BBB65EB4316A670"><enum>(9)</enum><text>an explanation of
how the grantee will continue its performance-based compensation system after
the grant ends;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9985B2F070294BDA8102A43900C58030"><enum>(10)</enum><text>a description, if
applicable, of how the applicant will define the term
<quote>high-quality</quote> for the purposes of section 241(b)(4)(B)(i),
through the use of measurable indicators;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCBC05B42702B46B4B1741683319F71A"><enum>(11)</enum><text>a description of
the State, local, or philanthropic funds that will be used to supplement the
grant and sustain the activities at the end of the grant period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B0B55A4CA0F4B1E97BA314C76918986"><enum>(12)</enum><text>A description of
how the applicant will evaluate the project annually, including any objective
measures that are clearly related to the goals for the project and information
on how the evaluation will produce quantitative and qualitative data.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF8A764B383848D7B7D607EC4D00DA1E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header>
<paragraph id="H569DFDAF3B964ED19600A081BC6EB6EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A grantee shall use grant funds provided under this part
only to develop, implement, or improve, in collaboration with teachers,
principals, other school administrators, and members of the public, a
performance-based compensation system consistent with the requirements of this
part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79E218CC591940FB9CB71D08F620002F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>Authorized activities under this part may include the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H07F5BA7F142B46FFB8E385ABD044A97B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Developing
appraisal systems that reflect clear and fair measures of student academic
achievement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83AF5FF78D6D491C93DDB561D7637F41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Developing
appraisal systems that reflect clear and fair measures of teacher and principal
performance based on demonstrated improvements in student academic
achievement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H341A2F6052E840E594C405F6E8693305"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Conducting
outreach within the local educational agency (or agencies) or the State to gain
input on how to construct the appraisal system and to develop support for
it.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04EAEEF8A10042F6983F9502AEDA26E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Paying, as part of
a comprehensive performance-based compensation system, bonuses and increased
salaries to teachers and principals who raise student academic achievement, so
long as the grantee uses an increasing share of non-Federal funds to pay these
monetary rewards each year of the grant.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H948C795F11AA4422BF2DFD89FA4871C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Paying, as part of
a comprehensive performance-based compensation system, additional bonuses to
teachers who both raise student academic achievement and either teach in
high-need schools or teach subjects that are difficult to staff, or both, so
long as the grantee uses an increasing share of non-Federal funds to pay these
monetary rewards each year of the grant.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1998B7BF72324054AFD75C692100DE79"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Paying, as part of
a comprehensive performance-based compensation system, additional bonuses to
principals who both raise student academic achievement and serve in high-need
schools, so long as the grantee uses an increasing share of non-Federal funds
to pay these monetary rewards each year of the grant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9CDA4E58502948E6848238D5AB87E91"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duration of
Grants</header>
<paragraph id="H76AEC2A77DE5459984B69D64ED83D300"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may make grants under this section for
periods of up to 5 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB73B69900C84E028E20F7B394177D51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>An
agency described in subparagraph (A) of section 241(b)(1) may receive (whether
individually or as part of a consortium or partnership) a grant under this part
only once. Such an agency may continue to receive that grant for the period of
that grant, but shall not receive (whether individually or as part of a
consortium or partnership) any other grant under this part.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5ED212DB75124D8D00A97DA99C62CB09"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Equitable
Distribution</header><text>To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall
ensure an equitable geographic distribution of grants under this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9490C717231D4650AB43966FE4E1B737"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Matching
Requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H22D1698F231F40AB9DBFFCB2FF66D165"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each eligible
entity that receives a grant under this section shall provide, from non-Federal
sources, an amount (which may be provided in cash or in kind) to carry out the
activities supported by the grant equal to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC609064458D40859CE258EC69C6CF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the first year
of the grant, 25 percent of the amount received for that year under the
grant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35F2DA66BFD54F7DB1CCA4938DAF68E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the second
year, 30 percent;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6B366CBDDFE4BF4AAAFCD21AA006CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for the third year,
35 percent;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0970DDA9A4FD49E7ABD38FA96600ADA7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for the fourth
year, 40 percent; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1C736EDD7E34CF2B0378970BF3D45BF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for the fifth
year, 50 percent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EDBADB6041C437DA48E4D8D00CBAE41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may
waive all or part of the matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for
any fiscal year for an eligible entity described in section 241(b)(1)(A) if
that eligible entity is a high-need local educational agency, a consortium of
high-need local educational agencies, or a charter school that is a high-need
local educational agency and the Secretary determines that applying the
matching requirement to such eligible entity would result in serious hardship
or an inability to carry out the activities described in subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E777BAC85B44083A6827929F403C5B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Supplement, Not
Supplant</header><text>Grant funds provided under this section shall be used to
supplement, not supplant, other Federal or State funds.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H460F12917AE3423FAE81BCA9A752E976"><enum>233.</enum><header>Report and
evaluation</header>
<subsection id="H2753DA8A7A3D43398E2C77533026EC5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide an annual report on the implementation of the program
to the Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H696C4264206A49DAA4C08B3D01D35D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="H65D2F5B46C2B4594B3C061C5223D37E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall, through grant or contract, carry out
an independent evaluation of the program under this part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE514FD21AC046A798631127B06183FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
evaluation shall measure—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4E6B3480AB5A4A40B4C8A3836FCAF152"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of the program in improving student academic achievement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E7CA07439A241C399F67E74DAF3DC44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the satisfaction
of the participating teachers or principals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74CEA1E9BCA14D4FB553D86128CBF8BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to
which the program assisted the eligible entities in recruiting and retaining
high-quality teachers and principals, especially in hard-to-staff subject
areas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H399F7AC6277C4A9D800678D25C48F723"><enum>234.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H6FC1251E5D294985AA2B00C4C8894C47"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the
succeeding 5 fiscal years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE4DA2F76466E4B0A91F4045980490064"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>The
Secretary may reserve not more than 3 percent of the funds appropriated to
carry out this part for any one fiscal year for the cost of the evaluation
under section 243(b) and for technical assistance and program
outreach.</text>
</subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H0C95817425AC4708A894E68B5954074B"><enum>205.</enum><header>National
teacher corps</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title II (20
U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), as amended by section 204 of this Act, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE4EBB6BFC36A480DBF58B343D595F3DA" style="OLC">
<part id="HF70D509581F04D30A933FFEA1D2802C8"><enum>D</enum><header>NATIONAL TEACHER
CORPS</header>
<section id="H17F37B9517974AEC95431ECC61827966"><enum>241.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this part are—</text>
<paragraph id="H46EEAE08F6DA427EABBFBC6BB1E5A7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to raise the number
of highly accomplished recent college graduates teaching in underserved urban
and rural communities in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H720A93AA89CE4463BACBA333EDA4B9A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase the
number of school districts and communities served by a nationally recruited
corps of outstanding new teachers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3502BB2AD7464CA494B06F536C65A9CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to build a broader
pipeline of talented and experienced future leaders in public education and
education reform.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD6582C5E5A8649ED96DD11A852194C1E"><enum>242.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph id="H305B8378231641A6866CF6DC8FB6F7E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The terms <term>highly qualified</term>, <term>local
educational agency</term>, and <term>Secretary</term> have the meanings given
the terms in section 9101 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE80C6CF5F5A4F3FAD4B2870455F92BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High
need</header><text>The term <term>high need</term>, when used with respect to a
local educational agency, means a local educational agency experiencing a
shortage of highly qualified teachers, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HFDEAE03FDFF64E8F94FF7B3700D9093D"><enum>243.</enum><header>Grant program
authorized</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is
authorized to award a grant to a highly-selective national teacher corps to
implement and expand its program of recruiting, selecting, training, and
supporting new teachers. The grantee shall be a highly selective national
teacher corps that—</text>
<paragraph id="HF521EEB3AB804883B3D3BED96DF26464"><enum>(1)</enum><text>focuses a national
recruitment effort on recent college graduates from all academic majors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7A9F6E1B52644EF8ED476EF5FB8FD2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>trains such
graduates through intensive summer institutes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84E42C7364E04B7DAC00D05D36074B4C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>places such
graduates as teachers in public schools in school districts of high need local
educational agencies in urban and rural communities across multiple States;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCCAE0F6999E4CF299716C1725104B10"><enum>(4)</enum><text>supports and
measures the progress of such teachers through intensive professional
development.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H30F6759BD70A4CDBAB69E2ABE9CF05B"><enum>244.</enum><header>Grant
requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out
the grant program under this part, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement
with the grantee under which the grantee agrees to use the grant funds—</text>
<paragraph id="H7411BBC6EEFE4E7C99793E182D003B75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide highly
qualified teachers to high need local educational agencies in urban and rural
communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93AA7985508B410EAC895DFA80C87041"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to pay the cost of
recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting new teachers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21A1FAB5C4A040FBA2F0CAF3F61ED572"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to serve a
substantial number and percentage of underserved students.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3B292E199739440B0032FE53EB1D04BF"><enum>245.</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Grant funds
provided under this part shall be used by the grantee to carry out each of the
following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="H89E0137C3ACA4FE3A81E46B2BDCBA009"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Recruiting and
selecting teachers through a highly-selective national process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DECB5FD25284657A96EAD2464CAFCA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Providing
preservice training to selected teachers through a rigorous summer institute
that includes hands-on teaching experience and significant exposure to
education coursework and theory.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5264EB540C34CB19036BD197D712847"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Placing selected
teachers in schools and positions in high need local education agencies that
serve a high percentage of low-income students.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7A86FCC4F88405B8884C149D1E78BE4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Providing ongoing
professional development activities for the selected teachers in the classroom,
including regular classroom observations and feedback, and ongoing training and
support.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9313F50F8EB04D6D99E1FBF7C5DA00E6"><enum>246.</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<subsection id="H54ED7B0C16AF4C619350EF009286D74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
Report</header><text>The grantee shall provide to the Secretary an annual
report that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H9E0F94E847DB49DDA968FDE7C3DCBAD6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>data on the number
and quality of the teachers provided to local educational agencies through the
grant under this part;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B743FAC88F0441589EEA710CA666F6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an externally
conducted analysis of the satisfaction of local educational agencies and
principals with the teachers so provided; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB2E32F3405F4E378F62CE2258C37E00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>comprehensive data
on the background of the selected teachers, the training such teachers
received, the placement sites of the teachers, the professional development of
the teachers, and the retention of the teachers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H116525444B5C4C2D9384410000A6737D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide for a study comparing the academic achievement of
students taught by the teachers selected, trained, and placed under this part
with the academic achievement of students taught by other teachers in the same
schools and positions. The Secretary shall provide for such a study not less
than once every 3 years, and each such study shall include multiple local
educational agencies. Each such study shall meet the peer-review standards of
the education research community.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7F7DD76BB759437C9FA1061E999F4575"><enum>247.</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 for fiscal year
2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years
.</text>
</section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H2B8CA8CA3A634751A900464156DDA2B2"><enum>206.</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Education shall take such
actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the
orderly implementation of this title.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>INSTITUTIONAL
AID</header>
<section id="H6B2E526579DF42209FA6866399D6783"><enum>301.</enum><header>Title
<enum-in-header>III</enum-in-header> Grants for American Indian Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities</header>
<subsection id="HF02204B7F2EA4184BB887F92AC2C2979"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible
Institutions</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 316 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)</external-xref>)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD01EED3254D244699239558CE66DA029" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H24B1FEBBEBCB45B3A100FE3FA300E7FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<paragraph id="H597AD8728F854E8C9E62A8488482B396"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
institutions</header><text>For purposes of this section, Tribal Colleges and
Universities are the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF367057BE59D4BA89B3C00F1BE4FD14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any of the
following institutions that qualify for funding under the Tribally Controlled
College or University Assistance Act of 1978 or is listed in the Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note): Bay Mills
Community College; Blackfeet Community College; Cankdeska Cikana Community
College; Chief Dull Knife College; College of Menominee Nation; Crownpoint
Institute of Technology; Diné College; D–Q University; Fond du Lac Tribal and
Community College; Fort Belknap College; Fort Berthold Community College; Fort
Peck Community College; Haskell Indian Nations University; Institute of
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; Lac Courte
Oreilles Ojibwa Community College; Leech Lake Tribal College; Little Big Horn
College; Little Priest Tribal College; Nebraska Indian Community College;
Northwest Indian College; Oglala Lakota College; Saginaw Chippewa Tribal
College; Salish Kootenai College; Si Tanka University—Eagle Butte Campus; Sinte
Gleska University; Sisseton Wahpeton Community College; Sitting Bull College;
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute; Stone Child College; Tohono O’odham
Community College; Turtle Mountain Community College; United Tribes Technical
College; and White Earth Tribal and Community College; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1B23635285E4A6AA2FD8863CC06A2D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other
institution of higher education that meets the definition of tribally
controlled college or university in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled
College or University Assistance Act of 1978, and meets all other requirements
of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27D3AAC0468643508200B0C34FCA345F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian</header><text>The
term <term>Indian</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the
Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of
1978.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H24DF0946FA9949B4AC00EC008DF7B72E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Distance
Learning</header><text>Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF15179B47DEA4F20959886D74E831000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA8257161D7A847C69C29EF5B01D4FA8E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8E46D8669779413892CEB108B20026B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction,
maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental
of telecommunications technology equipment or services, and the acquisition of
real property adjacent to the campus of the institution on which to construct
such
facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B83D170375848CDA52F6E2B13A72C00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, or
advanced degrees in tribal governance or tribal public policy</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1631231273924099B8F4B6E3AA73F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following:
<quote>, in tribal governance, or in tribal public policy</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H028272228F224102BC363F3C6D6BB073"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (K);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C8988901DAB4741A899F024BF4F42D0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (L) as subparagraph (M); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73D9C69CBBD842ABAEAAC8286921A18C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (K) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H65284C0B120B4E388C7FE67E0062B791" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H14D10B7579D6488B8B5EAE5F2EE763F1"><enum>(L)</enum><text>developing or
improving facilities for Internet use or other distance learning academic
instruction capabilities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF6CAEBBD3231472981C26DCA7CE594F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application and
Allotment</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF58881788F4749D4A6D16042171352CD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9D94341DBD8948F3A8332F7F5DF662CA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application and
Allotment</header>
<paragraph id="H10A3BE2CDE8E474FB6BB78B57409E1BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Institutional
eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive assistance under this
section, a Tribal College or University shall be an eligible institution under
section 312(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFCC5A700B0E43AFBD5F36A6941BF55E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Any
Tribal College or University desiring to receive assistance under this section
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, and in such manner,
as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFBCBBA6CF48427C95D200F362C3CBBB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allotments to
institutions</header>
<subparagraph id="HE63BCCC89A554F4C8BA4B7681F9B7D00"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Allotment: pell
grant basis</header><text>From the amount appropriated to carry out this
section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible
institution a sum which bears the same ratio to one-half that amount as the
number of Pell Grant recipients in attendance at such institution at the end of
the award year preceding the beginning of that fiscal year bears to the total
number of Pell Grant recipients at all eligible institutions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B38EEE983ED480CAC8100688C00435E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allotment:
degree and certificate basis</header><text>From the amount appropriated to
carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each
eligible institution a sum which bears the same ratio to one-half that amount
as the number of degrees or certificates awarded by such institution during the
preceding academic year bears to the total number of degrees or certificates
awarded by all eligible institutions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0441F7130DC422386EA37E7DC4F1662"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Minimum
grant</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the amount
allotted to each institution under this section shall not be less than
$500,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F29B7C46D85427184BA6B28CD99CD1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special
rules</header>
<subparagraph id="HA13B86C6EE7E4BA4ADB5D574D440B347"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Concurrent
funding</header><text>For the purposes of this part, no Tribal College or
University that is eligible for and receives funds under this section shall
concurrently receive funds under other provisions of this part or part
B.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71E2CF74C7D84039A9DD890123FD185"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>Section
313(d) shall not apply to institutions that are eligible to receive funds under
this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H8706F1E9C50347A2A000022692EAB057"><enum>302.</enum><header>Alaska Native
and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions</header>
<subsection id="H7FDD3EDB038647E9A110571F69782040"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Distance
Learning</header><text>Section 317(c)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059d">20 U.S.C. 1059d(c)(2)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4E7B174A79A74D988E92EF79181C1638"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD432C47F47564A10BDA7A1C993F336BD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H63C6F32EB7304CD189C39EB5E826007C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction,
maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental
of telecommunications technology equipment or services, and the acquisition of
real property adjacent to the campus of the institution on which to construct
such
facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A0DA96B551948AFA868AC159C68F21"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following:
<quote>, or advanced degrees in tribal governance or tribal public
policy</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD60247E74514468687D84DB728A63737"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, in
tribal governance, or tribal public policy</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCEA849A050D4275A100D67BA75600B1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (G);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4E6DB5915CA4982B438D226F0D4419C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51D32E60EB7F4BE6009F3B97C14336FD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9188BDD1BDB94F8E98B5A4F010B9005F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDED848C2F8CE4D4A9510CF83838B1C36"><enum>(I)</enum><text>development or
improvement of facilities for Internet use or other distance learning academic
instruction capabilities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H76C0FFA205384F6186E4977F745400B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Endowment
Funds</header><text>Section 317(c) is further amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC244434104AB4EFF9BE93FACAF3820F6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD4E677A9BFF045408B26F2FE9C3D69F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Endowment
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H7560175010534316A74FEC8003C6805C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An Alaska Native-serving institution or Native
Hawaiian-serving institution may use not more than 20 percent of the grant
funds provided under this section to establish or increase an endowment fund at
the institution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CCB1C00950D495DA064BEBEFDB2F5D3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><text>In order to be eligible to use grant funds in
accordance with subparagraph (A), the institution shall provide to the
endowment fund from non-Federal funds an amount equal to the Federal funds used
in accordance with subparagraph (A), for the establishment or increase of the
endowment fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C34A95BFDF04B2B90BE00DB96E7CD42"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Applicability of
other provisions</header><text>The provisions of part C regarding the
establishment or increase of an endowment fund, that the Secretary determines
are not inconsistent with this paragraph, shall apply to funds used under
subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H04188EDE60C34A3CBF0011947D3C90D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application
Process</header><text>Section 317(d)(2) is amended by striking everything after
the first sentence.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1C522622B33D429C9130549673E0E040"><enum>303.</enum><header>Grants to Part
<enum-in-header>B</enum-in-header> institutions</header>
<subsection id="H4B57275AE80F42DE814542EB7DCAC00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header>
<paragraph id="HDC2ECDC56A1D41F6B3E93253337ECE6D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Facilities and
equipment</header>
<subparagraph id="H156EE43B774349028DC297C3627F685"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Undergraduate
institutions</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 323(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1062">20 U.S.C. 1062(a)</external-xref>)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H432629A79DF146DD8D6D7066DCBA38CB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H61EE7E03C321483BAC1C85A4C3F7F9D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Construction,
maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including development or
improvement of facilities for Internet use or other distance learning academic
instruction capabilities and purchase or rental of telecommunications
technology equipment or services, and the acquisition of real property adjacent
to the campus of the institution on which to construct such
facilities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA14757A0CF1D4BE880F1E021002263A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Graduate and
professional schools</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 326(c) (20 U.S.C.
1063b(c)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4FF4DB4002BF498AA358E35F0339E540" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7D531576CACC4B43A6E1C5A5E78C2407"><enum>(2)</enum><text>construction,
maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental
of telecommunications technology equipment or services, and the acquisition of
real property adjacent to the campus of the institution on which to construct
such
facilities;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE974C05A05A4E4DA422D32402EA77A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Outreach and
collaboration</header><text>Paragraph (11) of section 323(a) (20 U.S.C.
1062(a)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H79D731664C3D4A60862B95E57103A392" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE6BDBC74AA5B432B994EE510D3030001"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Establishing
community outreach programs and collaborative partnerships between part B
institutions and local elementary or secondary schools. Such partnerships may
include mentoring, tutoring, or other instructional opportunities that will
boost student academic achievement and assist elementary and secondary school
students in developing the academic skills and the interest to pursue
postsecondary
education.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H59AC62BE8FF44659B0EBCB374142AC6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
Assistance</header><text>Section 323 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1062">20 U.S.C. 1062</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB603D474B97945C988F673A015C5C2E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E3EE36AACE041EAA2AFB2ACD74CFFE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0A2D54D712CC4CB0A71F73165549CCC" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H131FD5F48DB74CC2B0F8894435A0D1D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
Assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H0141C5958C7F4423B6A4488343563155"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An institution may not use more than 2 percent of the
grant funds provided under this part to secure technical assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7D6BFB274E4437BB199BB8803D9379E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>Technical assistance may include assistance with
enrollment management, financial management, and strategic planning.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9899AFEA1904E9895409CEB34A7B6AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
institution shall report to the Secretary on an annual basis, in such form as
the Secretary requires, on the use of funds under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFE0EE564A800412C9C1F002C3C54AF83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Minimum
Grants</header><text>Section 324(d)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063">20 U.S.C. 1063(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, except that, if
the amount appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal year exceeds the
amount needed to provide to each institution an amount equal to the total
amount received by such institution under subsections (a), (b), and (c) for the
preceding fiscal year, then the amount of such excess appropriation shall first
be applied to increase the minimum allotment under this subsection to
$750,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0732EC0D3A6248078672FCF009ED20A5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible
Graduate or Professional Schools</header>
<paragraph id="H7007540960494531A7F0A891694D2900"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General
authority</header><text>Section 326(a)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063b">20 U.S.C. 1063b(a)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H42056F5BB2264FE9AD54ACBF33096C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>subsection (e) that</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72877327D9B94FD384DDE2D1C0AC7D21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>, (B) is accredited by a
nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the
Secretary to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered, and
(C) according to such an agency or association, is in good
standing</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H278C9C80D6154F009088D8F84FAF6219"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
institutions</header><text>Section 326(e)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063b">20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C683B7729B74139A3694CD6A6313400"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (Q);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H320A752AB7DD4A3FAAAF88B0F003EA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (R) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72D6F42BA11644B38D580096E4D0F08B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA453910D325843368D8425F1B6DBFA93" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H5E8473E9B16148FFA8C22FE380AAD9C3"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Alabama State
University qualified graduate program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB03868CC8E8D46C1B15FE81500960531"><enum>(T)</enum><text>Prairie View A
& M University qualified graduate program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6795CF34F808447D96D284D378B69D9E"><enum>(U)</enum><text>Coppin State
University qualified graduate program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F8BED31C5414CB88323B87E0662F775"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Delaware State
University qualified graduate program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8ADDA1D18774011A3599C8EF824D6A"><enum>(W)</enum><text>Langston University
qualified graduate program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF720EFD6664495F95C393EA16743BBD"><enum>(X)</enum><text>West Virginia
State University qualified graduate program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBD14C7D0399403BB63EF22FCCF57100"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>Fayetteville State
University qualified graduate
program.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87627D826AD14A87AB16DAEFD0DAB3F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 326(e)(3) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063b">20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(3)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B0502E486524A598B1EC0CB74098F74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1998</quote> and inserting <quote>2006</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95D5214038B2498990F920A1E46999A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(Q) and (R)</quote> and inserting <quote>(S) through (Y)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBC522D3E1BB489B8100E6F53810D121"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Professional or
Graduate Institutions</header><text>Section 326(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063b">20 U.S.C. 1063b(f)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H418ED73FCFEC421E00CBBF53D0A8BA67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDAC51966B2A34C03AEFF4138673FB4B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$26,600,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$54,500,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE86FE3224E3847C5868953B4C038D209"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(P)</quote> and inserting <quote>(R)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18C2509DF5504C998CE38CDA92FAF130"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0F301D35FD5429383D000C360B403B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$26,600,000, but not in excess of $28,600,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$54,500,000, but not in excess of $58,500,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C5AAB0667544A6BB2A076EA4264ADA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subparagraphs (Q) and (R)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (S)
through (Y)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H42362207C4264BD4AF84C4E009710F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C32E68D62714225A9DFECA889F686C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$28,600,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$58,500,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2396985F328E46A482163FBBA334755D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(R)</quote> and inserting <quote>(Y)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H62AA260A126B45F98990C956E64C164"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Hold
Harmless</header><text>Section 326(g) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063b">20 U.S.C. 1063b(g)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>1998</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>2006</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7BDD5673AEF149A7B0192B3C3581B5C2"><enum>304.</enum><header>Technical
Amendments</header>
<subsection id="H2C32D678A2054C2B8C2CA9C58C9FB519"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Title
III is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF38D13E73435477B947692CF7E2FD11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
section 311(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1057">20 U.S.C. 1057(c)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0732AF072EDC4A38AFBF378E3E17E645"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (7) through (12) as paragraphs (8) through (13), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16A88EE0056B4AF9BF5568006CD49D46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H42EAB30913424E888624CF01BD46C2FB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5218C801C7E94BDFBC7D002030FFA053"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students and, as appropriate, their
parents.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H02BA5494FF41485F9EF2AF50C2BD37D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
312(b)(1)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1058">20 U.S.C. 1058(b)(1)(A)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>subsection
(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC190B8A8686B4A37A92B00F0B105A5E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
312(b)(1)(F) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1058">20 U.S.C. 1058(b)(1)(F)</external-xref>), by inserting <quote>which is</quote>
before <quote>located</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E1D80BACAAE475094A868228F4E1BF2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section
312(b)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1058">20 U.S.C. 1058(b)(1)</external-xref>), by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as
subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph
(D) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H752D173B921B4BC987F778778B4DF6FD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H3DA318F2C26F4370B911DE6C4185122B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>which provides a
program that is not less than a 2-year educational program that is acceptable
for full credit toward a bachelor’s
degree;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D6411D1F0214EA39ECF92FBD862F427"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
316(c)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059c">20 U.S.C. 1059c(c)(2)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1BF93DE76E5E40AD9E7DD4F405A53EA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (G) through (M) (as redesignated by section 301(b)(5) of this
Act) as subparagraphs (H) through (N), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFD37B86DD714C86A043EF2C71CD1B04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (F) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H112F2BCAC9C04A4DA35884EF8249562E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2401DD4FCE9D438AB8D9AA3D3EE57A9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students and, as appropriate, their
parents;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19275460934B4179A9300861524DE519"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(N), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>subparagraphs (A)
through (K)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (A) through
(M)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E77FB336470421C8196B4D36D4EA8EA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section
317(c)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1059d">20 U.S.C. 1059d(c)(2)</external-xref>), by inserting after subparagraph (I) (as
added by section 302(a)(6) of this Act) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H271D2B6EF88548E29249896460C7A385" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H29A7AABFA4B141C4BEF77098F1D7CAD0"><enum>(J)</enum><text>education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students and, as appropriate, their
parents.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEEBA0FED720E4BB0AA4CF6F41E713AD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in
section 323(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1062">20 U.S.C. 1062(a)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E28F429505A4BF9AEE5ED981D73FEFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 360(a)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
399(a)(2)(A)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F76E21B3DD44A4CBE6F288D1BAB7799"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (7) through (12) as paragraphs (8) through (13), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10047ADCE2924FEEB591405298E6E68E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDB2D5655CA134210AFB000DE34015D8B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H419209979C8842178210B55C0888CFCD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students and, as appropriate, their
parents.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H92919AFD7E4F446FA221527F712000B5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in section
324(d)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063">20 U.S.C. 1063(d)(2)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>section
360(a)(2)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 399(a)(2)(A)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39E65A44A072409D00AD8563F4F6016"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in
section 326(e)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063b">20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)</external-xref>), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting a colon after <quote>the following</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE285573517644CEA4FF5FEA2D9C2D6"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in section 327(b)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1063c">20 U.S.C. 1063c(b)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>initial</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H072C9B89AC46475C8F67AA3044002EFA"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in section
342(5)(C) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1066a">20 U.S.C. 1066a(5)(C)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2B609EDE092545D7B29F03551D335E4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting a
comma after <quote>equipment</quote> the first place it appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DC873B8EF5344B4B4CE5989608300D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>technology,,</quote> and inserting <quote>technology,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB443AEBF09A4865910031E12B43CE35"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in section 343(e)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1066b">20 U.S.C. 1066b(e)</external-xref>), by inserting after the subsection designation the
following: <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Sale of Qualified
Bonds</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D41516B25C74BD099AD6C2EAA1DB98B"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in section 351(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067a">20 U.S.C. 1067a(a)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>of 1979</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FE1A0ED92414466846EBCB5EF3D9F96"><enum>(14)</enum><text>in section
391(b)(7)(E) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1068">20 U.S.C. 1068(b)(7)(E)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>subparagraph
(E)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78AE974F9DA140C69B6FCD39D732FFBC"><enum>(15)</enum><text>in section 396
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1068e">20 U.S.C. 1068e</external-xref>), by striking <quote>section 360</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 399</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7CB3F5E02E804AB989E59F0023E44FB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
1024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1135b-3">20 U.S.C. 1135b–3</external-xref>), as transferred by section 301(a)(5) of the Higher
Education Amendments of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/244">Public Law 105–244</external-xref>; 112 Stat. 1636), is
repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD07E187964FA4E528B51B7CB3FED925"><enum>305.</enum><header>Title
<enum-in-header>III</enum-in-header> authorizations</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="H8D6527D3A8964CD3A149A4C57AE7FFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>1999</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>2007</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD08143AB95874DEC8B29069D78A05F91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF54BB6F28A5344728CE3C48866004604"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE6CB3856BE034CB99CBFF8322DD8ECA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$10,000,000</quote> in subparagraph (B) and inserting
<quote>$23,800,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF429DE4943D14F72A939593197DF7D32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$5,000,000</quote> in subparagraph (C) and inserting
<quote>$11,900,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H52BFC0AD7F6540578381471350E006CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D01E98FDA3D475497D1B3B80931558D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$135,000,000</quote> in subparagraph (A) and inserting
<quote>$241,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H849F6735B073464A9160F5C705EF00F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$35,000,000</quote> in subparagraph (B) and inserting
<quote>$59,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03BF2258FAC64AE40072B666B181C4B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4), by striking <quote>$110,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$212,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>STUDENT
ASSISTANCE</header>
<part id="H7115B710AC8C4FC0B3006070E872BC1E"><enum>A</enum><header>GRANTS
TO STUDENTS</header>
<section id="H156E087DE8494A76B31CC62EBDEFE04"><enum>401.</enum><header>Pell
Grants</header>
<subsection id="H1E6D964902E14AFC8F53609831C1E98"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of
Authority</header><text>Section 401(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a(a)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>2004</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEC79F173A7A442ADA04CB7D000973C06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct
Payment</header><text>Section 401(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a(a)</external-xref>) is further
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9DEC56BA2F0E4E3FBDE788A4464513BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF6813B93CF74ADF8B9169D1CF6C45CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H899B5F09CE0E4625BAF37D8112537ECD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maximum Pell
Grant Increase</header><text>Paragraph (2)(A) of section 401(b) 20 U.S.C.
1070a(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4297962DB09543E59D84CEDE99A75BA3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBCF47013C1C541A789B56194E54080B1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD6716A80413F4D49ADC800736BB300C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The amount of the
Federal Pell Grant for a student eligible under this part shall be $6,000 for
academic years 2008–2009 through 2013–2014, less an amount equal to the amount
determined to be the expected family contribution with respect to that student
for that
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7075648C48E44CE3AEB4BF70007F268C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Multiple
Grants</header><text>Paragraph (5) of section 401(b) (as redesignated by
subsection (d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEACAC95469F54EAAB3533222865F7530" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7F8A7F8CE8E04624B392D8D7004D0030"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Year-round pell
grants</header>
<subparagraph id="HE7BE808ABAA14F5D8119E92BDF79C859"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall, for students enrolled full time in a
baccalaureate or associate’s degree program of study at an eligible
institution, award such students not more than two Pell grants during an award
year to permit such students to accelerate progress toward their degree
objectives by enrolling in academic programs for 12 months rather than 9
months.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AFEC1D616EB4FD68055E017A10016F6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall limit the awarding of additional Pell grants under this
paragraph to students attending—</text>
<clause id="HADABF06A66944FC0859FB5E309C1F4E1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>baccalaureate
degree granting institutions that have a graduation rate as reported by the
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System for the 4 preceding academic
years of at least 30 percent; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9FCEB7A23AD449BA8567200708EAC701"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>two-year
institutions that have a graduation rate as reported by the Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data Systems, in at least one of the last 3 years for
which data is available, that is above the average for the applicable year for
the institution’s type and control.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27B9ACB1F1A24619BAC9AD8C16C1E886"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the program under this paragraph and
submit to the Congress an evaluation report no later than October 1,
2011.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB4A59FF76CD49938B018242E3BBC4A7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Regulations
required</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations implementing
this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF56DF37B0E1A433A9E6B4C00004DFAD0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Ineligibility
Based on Involuntary Civil Commitment for Sexual
Offenses</header><text>Paragraph (7) of section 401(b) (as redesignated by
subsection (d)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period the following:
<quote>or who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon completion of
a period of incarceration for a forcible or nonforcible sexual offense (as
determined in accordance with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform
Crime Reporting Program)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H95EA97C0F49146EFAC7FB697ED7C19D3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Pell Grant
Eligibility Duration</header><text>Section 401(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1ED4639AB5F743E2B61E9732606B85B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD129CCC20332423DB9F3D19E99009373"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The period</quote> and inserting in lieu thereof <quote>Subject to
paragraph (5), the period</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H675F84C3CA0E420CB2BF4CC8E5CA673"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end thereof and inserting <quote>but shall be subject to the
limitation described in paragraph (5).</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36C52FA32D854DD2BD00A3E2F10009EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H54EB133213E7415283968254D9891FD8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2A4BED94B2EC47258B74006FB9CFFF30" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The period during which a student may
receive Federal Pell Grants shall not exceed the equivalent of 18 semesters or
27 quarters in duration (as determined by the Secretary by regulation), without
regard to whether the student is enrolled on a full-time basis during any
portion of that period, and including any period of time for which the student
received Federal Pell Grants prior to the date of enactment of the College
Access and Opportunity Act of
2006.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA47C97C000CB4CBFA3007860AD004959"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Eligibility
Period</header><text>Section 401(c)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting <quote>, for not more than one academic year,</quote> after
<quote>which are determined by the institution</quote> in the first
sentence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H04D7C2C1506548DFB973AF079E885C47"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Academic
Competitiveness Grant Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 401A(c)(3) (as added by section
8003 of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005) is amended by striking
<quote>established by a State or local educational agency and recognized as
such by the Secretary</quote> each place it appears in subsections (c)(3)(A)(i)
and (c)(3)(B)(i) and inserting <quote>that prepares students for college and
work beyond the basic graduation requirements and that is recognized as such by
the designated State official, or with respect to any private school or home
school, the designated school official for such school</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H75E722D478A04C3988F4FC53AA2EDD9F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Chapter 3 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C.
1070a–31 through 1070a–35) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H77B8FDEA63AE4F2A9FCE46E770E64D47"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall be effective with
respect to academic years beginning on or after July 1, 2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H157E44B4B2F14A5C8EEB975854F218A3"><enum>402.</enum><header>TRIO
programs</header>
<subsection id="HF413CD559178448393A30791298B8D22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duration of
Grants</header>
<paragraph id="H86D022C366D342AEB2BDC7BB1CEAFAC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section
402A(b)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-11">20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBDF7265EE7AF4DC391E5B600003C25BD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3C5A9EF55D8649B8BF62B640A7BB81F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Grants
or contracts awarded under this chapter shall be awarded for a period of 5
years, except that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H89826DBB62FE445784AB3FE074235FCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>grants under
section 402G shall be awarded for a period of 2 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24AB463E00B344A7A31DC57387CAE700"><enum>(B)</enum><text>grants under
section 402H shall be awarded for a period determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7F8C41B9C574B7FB25600E73137F455"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transition to
synchronous grant periods</header><text>Notwithstanding section 402A(b)(2) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (as
in effect both prior to and after the amendment made by paragraph (1) of this
subsection), the Secretary of Education may continue an award made before the
date of enactment of this Act under section 402B, 402C, 402D, 402E, or 402F of
such Act as necessary to permit all the awards made under such a section to
expire at the end of the same fiscal year, and thereafter to expire at the end
of 5 years as provided in the amendment made by paragraph (1) of this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E92C6729BA9411D977C30E5B7A52EE9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum
Grants</header><text>Section 402A(b)(3) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-11">20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(b)(3)</external-xref>) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8A42F220A20D4A93B1D671684B6DDB89" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC374640A98144ECBB6244D7D40A68704"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Minimum
grants</header><text>Unless the institution or agency requests a smaller
amount, individual grants for programs authorized under this chapter shall be
no less than $200,000, except that individual grants for programs authorized
under section 402G shall be no less than
$170,000.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H66CAE372763B41A790E083D154E4A7E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application
Status; Foster Care Coordination</header><text>Paragraph (7) of section 402A(c)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-11">20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(c)(7)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE546226C9022437D9DD6FFCA8EE0DA58" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H148BE726DB224E4E9E71295426868928"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Each
applicant for funds under the programs authorized by this chapter shall
identify services to foster care youth as a permissible service in those
programs, and ensure that such youth receive supportive services, including
mentoring, tutoring, and other services provided by those
programs.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HEA907D361AE346548346A2B05BA8373F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Documentation of
Status</header><text>Section 402A(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-11">20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>(g)(2)</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2)
and inserting <quote>(i)(4)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3E7672ED15BA4E00B47EC132DD55C356"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Homeless and
Unaccompanied Youth</header><text>Section 402A(e) is further amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5D3F16EC1AD143AAAD364151264D9E6B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9317C73CA5F5430DA8F35100E05DFD9D" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Notwithstanding this subsection and
subsection (i)(4), individuals who are homeless or unaccompanied youth as
defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act shall be
eligible to participate in programs under sections 402B, 402C, 402D, and 402F
of this
chapter.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HFE3EF57C877E448FBF12588B79E1FE49"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Section 402A(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-11">20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(f)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting
<quote>$836,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H961AD3172046407D8D63708DC6BEC59"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HF642AA5D6A0B426190A84267A00424BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H16E5990671B940B6A8B9FC1E4C5FB2D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>by reason of such individual’s age</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA76AD7220E64AED9846DBF75DA9E200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AA8372C2B1D4BEBBDA2E412D5F8969"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1CCD03379874AE6A31B70B96BCB28D6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph (C):</text>
<quoted-block id="H2A43291546864670A66EC07299A33E7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H9253197F64CE43E1A2BF00058D50FE90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>was a member of a
reserve component of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of a
contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title
10, United States Code) on or after September 11,
2001.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD6AB735518341F7B520488D45A3D508"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE240EFD40F984A68B35C13D4035B2026"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (3), as redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H324EAD4A766649828DC98C8EB9DC777" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8241CC86F907497DA968C3E78FB424C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Different
campus</header><text>The term <term>different campus</term> means an
institutional site that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD7F87745C3B48CD81622D2E6C1C47E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is geographically
apart from the main campus of the institution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2698FF903B184DE7B8D4BB64BB4DEAEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is permanent in
nature; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CDA74E5FAB44E838B41F6439928DEEF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>offers courses in
educational programs leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized
educational credential.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC539AEFD28DF46A0920058C9953FBD80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Different
population</header><text>The term <term>different population</term> means a
group of individuals, with respect to whom an entity seeks to serve through an
application for funding under this chapter, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0275B129EB08472EBB295CB979F5C51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is separate and
distinct from any other population that the entity seeks to serve through an
application for funding under this chapter; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H115C445D385345EF95D55900A4C8A886"><enum>(B)</enum><text>while sharing some
of the same needs as another population that the entity seeks to serve through
an application for funding under this chapter, has distinct needs for
specialized
services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F9E492FAAB542009C3FBC93FF819E52"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Education and
Counseling Services</header><text>Chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV
is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H70B747F8D95B426EA9B12DAEAD7F963D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 402B(b)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-12">20 U.S.C. 1070a–12(b)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAFBD47197AA347BAA059F36C3CF6A0A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (11),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D2C5FD52ADB43C289ABEDDCAB13046C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE36872E34CEC4A90B2F15BC006E36DB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6114E8D64CF048D084670051EE2CDA86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students and, as appropriate, their
parents;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2B9D07EBB2F4DBD88755E1DC187A3B8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (11),
as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) through
(9)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (10)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E99BBEEC64F44529B7260F365000734"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 402C
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-13">20 U.S.C. 1070a–13</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3D5CD39F043C4EEA90371451A2EF6991"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<clause id="H146D104C32DD4D18BEE67017B9C73C2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (2) through (12) as paragraphs (3) through (13),
respectively;</text>
</clause><clause id="H38929706B0E14DC6882043D4D516348E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA27B7225879240928FC4D87B50EAB1EA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H427608BCF3F847D58F50149112E15DDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students and, as appropriate, their
parents;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="HE93F800D20734E12002700CE61851F53"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (12), as redesignated by clause (i), by inserting <quote>,
specifically in the fields of math and science</quote> after
<quote>postsecondary education</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2D7D2DA4532644F38967639EFF8F3700"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
paragraph (13), as redesignated by clause (i), by striking <quote>paragraphs
(1) through (11)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through
(12)</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2B8918EBE434330B246C25B00CEE291"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>subsection (b)(10)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(b)(11)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9242750347A44EBBAEC9C40D0B4B53F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 402D(b)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-14">20 U.S.C. 1070a–14(b)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F27A3528A1A4527815BACEACBC4AED6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (10) as paragraphs (3) through (11),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0B02E2FACFB4042981EF1800023553F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA2ED318239474894975D6490D9655FAC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2BE717622F05426A9C6494B6B09FA43D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80ECB23B521B46C8006CF9D7E91B0C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (11),
as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) through
(9)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (10)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H86A426BD8FCB4428BF10628116BD8B85"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 402E(b)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-15">20 U.S.C. 1070a–15(b)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB03D573C944465982EC3983DCA65C35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B13E7696C1444D29D7CFF40752F2ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H84D2EBB41CEF43579B5C2357E0CDB647" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H890757A52541451FA4B22B22C12C94A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students and, as appropriate, their
parents;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EC480DBA9E0442A9915A7A1F3370395"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 402F(b)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-16">20 U.S.C. 1070a–16(b)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DF95BEB5AFB4DE2AA724F5020F2B585"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (11),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06FA59582ED04C769BF1FBF6E8C09D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF7E20E1F38F14FCE851158223406D1E1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE7444EA055EB4C2093882CDE60CEAB37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students and, as appropriate, their
parents;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H551709627F7A4A43B19005DEC3EF223C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (11),
as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) through
(9)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) through (10)</quote>.</text>
<clause id="H22AE514E3E2F4729AFB463B9F0E1921E" indent="up3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Maximum
Stipends</header><text>Section 402C(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-13">20 U.S.C. 1070a–13(e)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2037CB08EEB543D9B9503DCF6AF9C2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>$60</quote> and inserting <quote>$100</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3F69A6F37EF46D99EB514C3D0D4748E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$40</quote> and inserting <quote>$60</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9A31C0B1967A4B128F20FC4DC5C00BD"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Student Support
Services</header><text>Section 402D(d)(6) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-14">20 U.S.C. 1070a–14(d)(6)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H874E545E961A4263B9C5EB535009543"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H275F73673648472A0040FCF297CE33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8258626E19344DDA0FA5D00003BA419"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9623B8C0E8784E498BB66F53B5F5852C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HC7D65859FA524FE49F5CAEC219BB2CD3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>working with other
entities that serve low-income working adults to increase access to and
successful progress in postsecondary education by low-income working adults
seeking their first postsecondary degree or
certificate.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H256C696FEB9A414F8B5C035944AD618F"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Postbaccalaureate
Achievement Maximum Stipends</header><text>Section 402E(e)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1070a–15(e)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>$2,800</quote> and inserting
<quote>$5,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H842A9F031B6044D7A774155EAAEEAC84"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Educational
Opportunity Centers: Application Approval</header><text>Section 402F(c) (20
U.S.C. 1070a–16(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC4ED671B00794BE1A361644B288CCCA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E929C0F23AD4C81A3EEB543B3FDC320"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B519C2DDC00471EBB464BFF4EEFF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6F43E313F99B482191799D9F1651405B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3662B017CE45406E81D1BD9C10B1E88F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>consider the
extent to which the proposed project would provide services to low-income
working adults in the region to be served, in order to increase access to
postsecondary education by low-income working
adults.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H32826EF474844DC9927100E214C2E172"><enum>(m)</enum><header>GAO Study of
Allocation of Funds</header>
<paragraph id="H04730395C4FE4392BD1C547CD2C308C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study
required</header><text>The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the
Federal TRIO Programs under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20
U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.) to examine the allocation of funds procedures for such
programs. Such study shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7671D224F0184CF1AE115DC983B2F76D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>examine the
consideration of prior experience of service delivery and its impact on grant
applicants who have prior experience as compared to those who do not have prior
experience; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92E6CF994F5A47959C31B08757BC6908"><enum>(B)</enum><text>examine the impact
of the prior experience consideration in distribution of funds across programs
and the impact of maintaining continuation of older programs on the success
rate of accomplishing the goals of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE39A28C1055C491CB239A5C3E1BC8E4B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Comptroller General shall submit a report on the study required by paragraph
(1) within one year of the date of enactment of this Act to the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1CB27EB4115A427700B9B91EC0898F9D"><enum>403.</enum><header>TRIO
reform</header>
<subsection id="H6E4D10EE14BF4FA0B9686B6CE7BA5BEC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Performance
Measures</header><text>Section 402A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-11">20 U.S.C. 1070a–11</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2918A308DDC44AA8856005DC2053F161"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d), (e), (g), (h), and
(i), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D39C0EC386B465DBE54D2BB4EE49D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBFB2326CD7AF45A5B50700776DE55475" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HBE015430F84147AA0083861DD656E100"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Performance
Measures</header>
<paragraph id="HA7E0C64854C7407CA276773D8809C248"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish expected program outcomes
and procedures for measuring, annually and for longer periods, the quality and
effectiveness of programs operated under this chapter, and the impact of these
programs in supporting the attainment of higher education for students from
disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly low-income individuals, prospective
first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3DA36C0E2C94146837B60541CDFB83E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
measures</header><text>The performance measures described in paragraph (1)
shall consider demographic and geographic variation and be used to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H44C6275DCA2F4D0791B5D2DF5777E659"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the impact
of the specific services provided by recipients of grants or contracts under
this chapter and, to the extent the Secretary finds appropriate, administrative
and financial management practices of such programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3113CD1638F248F000FB574E84B02740"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify strengths
and weaknesses in the provision of services provided by grantees under this
chapter;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC521CDE0D3C48DF802C3ED0A1EE5025"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify project
operations that may require training and technical assistance resources.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77E80C2D87B24937B2547B5F328D5533"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
measures</header><text>In addition to the performance measures in paragraph
(1), each grant recipient may establish local performance
measures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2FBD5C15D3E44BF00032644C6F05813C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Subsection
(d) of such section (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H25C8E795723E42B58557495B5FF09CFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F873C64746747E2BD9B2CC7839C66E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB5D51665F82841848472E1A59B5B1B34" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H718AB6E3987541909768258FB5A041F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header>
<subparagraph id="H215ED27733D84B79B39852D54CF9F36F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In awarding grants from among qualified applicants, the
Secretary shall consider the effectiveness of each applicant in providing
services under this chapter, based on—</text>
<clause id="H8E5CA4B2C8D64ABFA2B6CE26A1A20252"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the plan of such
applicant to deliver program services and achieve expected program outcomes
established by the Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1F7E94D569AE4558AEA903F243432589"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the plan of such
applicant to coordinate program services with other programs for disadvantaged
students; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC5DE78A64F91499F89C9F8A36B8CDABC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any prior
experience of such applicant in achieving expected program outcomes under this
chapter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD23B09D917C94D428028F388279DC00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
criteria</header><text>The Secretary may establish additional selection
criteria as necessary to identify the most qualified
applicants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB5ECE00ED094B3DA2DF1956B304BCC6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prior
Experience</header><text>Paragraph (3) of such subsection (d) (redesignated by
subsection (b)(1) of this section) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF810874F429B4DCDA0F651598EEFFBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting <quote>(A) In making grants under this
chapter, the Secretary shall use the measures described in subsection (c)(1) to
evaluate each applicant’s prior experience in achieving expected program
outcomes under the particular program for which funds are sought.</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H634E33C5EF8747E5ACBB80A6FAD72748"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA73CC3C1AC5F4D69811134EFB7A3E849" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H0585289CCBA04E15A05515D378F8D9D" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary shall not give prior
experience points to any current grantee that during the then most recent
period for which funds were provided—</text>
<clause id="HE799CFF5740C46FBA011E68F41D732A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>failed to meet one or more expected
program outcomes based on the performance measures described in subsection (c);
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H631E565F36554F30A1A7F120D6E3CB93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expended funds for indirect costs
in an amount that exceeded 8 percent of the total grant
award.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE182C111C23F44BDA8A089858E024255"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Order of
Awards</header><text>Paragraph (4) of such subsection (d) (as redesignated by
subsection (b)(1) of this section) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0D30ED6B2141423DA6D5A900FF64724B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H822F6346A1A644A385BD8F0823A45BB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>under paragraph (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>under paragraph
(5)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98B812BE8C294FDCA4C776D47F25FEDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>with paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>with paragraph
(3)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE016817E166C404BB34E58ECCFD275B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8821F580BE344A51BA569E00D58200F4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H03B218FAFBE0410DBFB3C688019674B5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary shall not provide
assistance to an entity if the Secretary has determined that such entity has
involved the fraudulent use of public or private
funds.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF12501538FB4769A1EA98DACD774581"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
Assistance</header><text>Paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of such section (as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H716DD956ADBB409BA796BF4BF50062C1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H74FF3842C0B143E7BA6149F3A5C8CDCE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to
applicants for projects and programs authorized under this chapter. The
Secretary shall give priority to serving programs and projects that serve
geographic areas and eligible populations which have been underserved by the
programs assisted under this chapter. Technical training activities shall
include the provision of information on authorizing legislation, goals and
objectives of the program, required activities, eligibility requirements, the
application process and application deadlines, and assistance in the
development of program proposals and the completion of program
applications.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF5CABC3188F544259BC1628B46DCDE9B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Recordkeeping
and Reporting</header><text>Section 402A is further amended by inserting after
subsection (e) of such section (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this
section) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD66ED5009CE046E89583EC8BCC8F2D78" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H64468E12EA3D46E78314353DC2182DD2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Recordkeeping
and Reporting</header>
<paragraph id="H0C1E13D02B504C38B3A25944C33D481C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish uniform reporting
requirements and require each recipient of funds under this chapter to submit
annually and in electronic form such information in such manner and form and at
such time as the Secretary may require, except that reporting such information
shall not reveal personally identifiable information about an individual
student.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7651E6B64984B76A3E3AAC678E7DBB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>At least once every 2-year period, the Secretary shall
prepare and submit to the authorizing committees, a report on the services
provided to students that shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B7D0E4A528148299B23941C4C524E3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a statement for
the then most recently concluded fiscal year specifying—</text>
<clause id="HAFD479497FF5489FA225FCB16417E9AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of
funds received by grantees to provide services under this chapter; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H00DA99E968D9454E9B1F2CDA71BA6A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of
funds received by new grantees to provide services under this chapter;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB03D79C67DEA4D6392FE38F406995812"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the specific services provided to students;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCA8918C0FB54D2BAF8CA1BB009B2553"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary of the
overall success in achieving specific program outcomes or progress toward such
outcomes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B9173540B75404FAC4F05B5E1C109DB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a report of the
number of students served by types of service received;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01090AC2F8184DBEBB74704EE2CD7228"><enum>(E)</enum><text>information
summarizing the types of organizations that received funds under this chapter;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28C6CC7178AE4497B0D83DCCFE0502B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a summary of the
research and evaluation activities under section 402H, including—</text>
<clause id="H9DB115C5BE8440CE9D1FDB507BC2BA92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
status report on ongoing activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9DF0B90A4B5844AE9E0021CFF8C82FB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>results,
conclusions, and recommendations based on the most recent report
available</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9C19C16998154732BBE6A212CBE89652"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Increased
Monitoring</header><text>Subsection (h) of such section (as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1) of this section) is amended by striking everything after the
first sentence and inserting the following: <quote>Of the amount appropriated
under this chapter, the Secretary may use no more than one half of 1 percent of
such amount to support the administration of the Federal TRIO programs
including to increase the level of oversight monitoring, to support impact
studies, program assessments and reviews, and to provide technical assistance
to prospective applicants and current grantees.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBEA78555B9714632A65F937461FAF33E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Expected Program
Outcomes</header>
<paragraph id="H254CF54CBE0D4F5182B579F6B700F46E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 402B (20
U.S.C. 1070a–12) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H305B6C3AC16E47EBA7237EF068A8FCB0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HED3778F8A2E340F5B3BE7F648CDB40B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expected Program
Outcomes</header><text>For the purposes of assessing an applicant’s performance
under section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 402A(d)(3), the
Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="HDFDC6C8081A942F100801F218D081192"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the rate of
college enrollment of students served by the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98BC5F20CA384B92A27D1E5500237C04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the continued
secondary school enrollment of participating students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA9558DB690184CC6B1FA39EE8547ED46"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the graduation of
participating students from secondary school;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24E052DA7B3B44A48BADB58085B03C5C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the delivery of
services described in the application approved by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3036841A5A69439B8600B7B36054B297"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other such
outcomes the Secretary may
require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54A1C126CA064029BD462F3F4E3DFF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 402C (20
U.S.C. 1070a–12) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2CCF7654A3CF4967962B785494DBC064" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD097A404B817466FB1F06E1C90CC0987"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Expected Program
Outcomes</header><text>For the purposes of assessing an applicant’s performance
under section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 402A(d)(3), the
Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A8793C727674F959081883FDDD71E00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the rate of
college enrollment of students served by the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7EAFB4279F034F40B5E384F7E2E9F945"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the persistence of
students in postsecondary education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9784F529060E43C19E3B0074FAA54183"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the delivery of
services described in the application approved by the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3372EB60CD4433791E638A6EEB08FD8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the academic
achievement of participating students; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H971F9C098B4D4B5D93C0BE6BE6B4D900"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other such
outcomes the Secretary may
require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF28E0AE9540402A89DEB5FDB6F28BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 402D (20
U.S.C. 1070a–12) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0247BB356FB7411D935490B7AC00EF85" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB51331802BA3483BBA7349B04D028BD4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Expected Program
Outcomes</header><text>For the purposes of assessing an applicant’s performance
under section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 402A(d)(3), the
Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="HE0786E594EAE433EB903B48202FE5054"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the persistence in
postsecondary education of all students served by the program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6000BDBC2B554FAAB66707E9BF76075F"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H51E713291E1A4649A1928FB194A6D779"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a grant
recipient that is an institution of higher education offering a baccalaureate
degree, the number of participating students who completed degree programs in
which such students were enrolled; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDC2B570E07643409464CB33036C99FB" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a grant recipient that
is an institution of higher education not offering a baccalaureate degree, the
number of participating students who—</text>
<clause id="HC31F046E168848818B13C27474CB592E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>completed degree or certificate
programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H750D209F9FA14546A6A613121FD9C3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transferred to institutions of
higher education offering baccalaureate degrees;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77506DF6B90A43968FC6D06FAA806C3D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the delivery of
services described in the application approved by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8FBD1F2DDEA47D48F518800E7D8141B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other such
outcomes the Secretary may
require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE115BA880BA74905A047EA5863B243C1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 402E (20
U.S.C. 1070a–12) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H06E3CD9671A640CCB2DF37E426520250" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC50E63257B7C45D5BB9CF72F109F79E1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Expected Program
Outcomes</header><text>For the purposes of assessing an applicant’s performance
under section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 402A(d)(3), the
Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD077CCB072F40DA8043B3CD04471862"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the rate of
graduate school enrollment of participating students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23E87C0E636E488889872B651BE3ABB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the attainment of
doctoral degrees by participating students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF8756368BA7421887FF486169B1F152"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the delivery of
services described in the application approved by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC62081EA94A840268CC3E845F13669C6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other such
outcomes as required by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81683AF56CB04E1F83F4CE4C5C307E00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 402F (20
U.S.C. 1070a–12) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H631A381C09A140A28157CDEBFB0ADFA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC4DD41535F2F488096F1C4DDE2C9D73"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expected Program
Outcomes</header><text>For the purposes of assessing an applicant’s performance
under section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 402A(d)(3), the
Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="H46FD9E365E12435CB11877BE70566726"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the rate of
college enrollment of participating students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H664D1B3A872F4B1B9B003FFDE4AB0046"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the provision of
assistance to students served by the program in completing financial aid
applications and college admission applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF1A39AB87ED4E39AA2FB4BA4654063D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the delivery of
services described in the application approved by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H303E8E9783C444F1ABD38E905C52E2BA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other such
outcomes as required by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8F755C43A92948FA95A77DC600940074"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Staff
Development</header><text>Section 402G (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-17">20 U.S.C. 1070a–17</external-xref>) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA64FF3D10E3441CFB543756BACB8B76" style="OLC">
<section id="H468AC243C3E24241A306BC74496AF45"><enum>402G.</enum><header>Staff
development activities</header>
<subsection id="HF2B54DF575AD479685615C0019DB0084"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Secretary’s
Authority</header><text>For the purpose of improving the operation of the
programs and projects authorized by this chapter, the Secretary is authorized
to make grants to institutions of higher education and other public and private
nonprofit institutions and organizations to provide training and technical
assistance for staff and leadership personnel employed in, participating in, or
preparing for employment in, such programs and projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H66F2B0204C39439A8543D4ECBC9BF3F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
Training Programs</header><text>Such training shall be provided to assist
programs and projects in—</text>
<paragraph id="H00EBF609F0604B018EA4EC4469A91F95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>achieving the
expected program outcomes stated under this chapter or additional outcomes
identified by individual programs or projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD73AD41983E84D1389009B8F3C6D3540"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addressing any
identified program weaknesses in the overall development, conduct, or
administration of a grant or contract;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B4AE9B3E0824C29928FCE49A6B07BB0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving the
quality of services provided to eligible students; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90E19C1BAEA8456F991041BA5144D926"><enum>(4)</enum><text>additional areas
in need of program improvement as identified by the Secretary or as requested
by grantees in order to enhance program operations and outcomes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5809296412B04E31B0E3A5BAA775FBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Grants
for the purposes of this section shall be made only after consultation with
regional and State professional associations of persons having special
knowledge with respect to the needs and problems of such programs and
projects.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBBDF0C179BE4427CB525D0977E8B99B0"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text>Section
402H (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-18">20 U.S.C. 1070a–18</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE5323B3F1E1746CF87C3C2DFD6D8B228" style="OLC">
<section id="HE023C3BF3DF7459A84CBCFCE004197A4"><enum>402H.</enum><header>Evaluations</header>
<subsection id="H74E898A3C65A4A9A8CE752B9BC69F26D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Evaluations</header>
<paragraph id="HD6FA06B0B4EB45F2BC5B1C3E078D27C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purpose of improving the effectiveness of the
programs and projects assisted under this chapter, the Secretary shall make
grants to or enter into contracts with one or more organizations to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F5895AA2102433BB300D02D8959E8DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate the
effectiveness of the programs and projects assisted under this chapter;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8AED7AC548A452CB9E83DA35DEE04BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disseminate
information on the impact of the programs in increasing the education level of
participating students, as well as other appropriate measures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE7D5CC5C4944E27BDB60006DAC99CA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Issues to be
evaluated</header><text>The evaluations described in paragraph (1) shall
measure the effectiveness of programs under this chapter in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H511024B5DC6044E5A6F5E3B1DAEF2954"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meeting the
expected program outcomes stated under this chapter and all performance
measures identified by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78AE270A0D7B498385FE46357BA21C05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhancing the
access of low-income individuals and first-generation college students to
postsecondary education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FB3BAE32D7F41A6AC1417FFD4F369D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preparing
individuals and students for postsecondary education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCAA1FF1C8C4842A3BF553FD1B2BB6C9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>comparing the level
of education completed by students who participate in the programs funded under
this chapter with the level of education completed by students of similar
backgrounds who do not participate in such programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99544DDF5B5B4C32A8436BA8F8504700"><enum>(E)</enum><text>comparing the
retention rates, dropout rates, graduation rates, and college admission and
completion rates of students who participate in the programs funded under this
chapter with the rates of students of similar backgrounds who do not
participate in such programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC71DEE9B50D44B984A1DAD241BEC500"><enum>(F)</enum><text>such other issues
as the Secretary considers appropriate for inclusion in the evaluation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2635DF11F9244349E9D68AE3F55FCE3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program
methods</header><text>Such evaluations shall also investigate the effectiveness
of alternative and innovative methods within Federal TRIO programs of
increasing access to, and retention of, students in postsecondary
education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD10E9EFED34E432DA9DDE7DB726E4644"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Results</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees—</text>
<paragraph id="H7CE80CFE2F6F4FA68670ABF8C44719EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an annual interim
report on the progress and preliminary results of the evaluation of each
program funded under this chapter no later than 2 years following the date of
enactment of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H301C52D339FC46DDBB9ED88274CA8F41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a final report not
later than 3 years following the date of enactment of such Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEAB50EA45DAB446BAFC6E067D984213D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
Availability</header><text>All reports and underlying data gathered pursuant to
this section shall be made available to the public upon request, in a timely
manner following submission of the applicable reports under subsection (b),
except that any personally identifiable information on students participating
in any TRIO program shall not be disclosed or made available to the
public.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H0F2A1405D5D440558436636632E0C524"><enum>404.</enum><header>GEARUP</header>
<subsection id="HE308CAED8B2048C2AE492DAA17EB1590"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duration of
Awards</header><text>Section 404A(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-21">20 U.S.C. 1070a–21(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C1C3D82C358494BB000A5EC7B2F6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>Higher Education Amendments of
1998</quote> and inserting <quote>College Access and Opportunity Act of
2006</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07048AADB10D4246A8CAB92A8FEC8C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H274E0F6DB4FE4C96AC40B7C8BBB36C00" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD610B6FF03EC45AC8F358586365F5019"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>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 7
years.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE47D957D03914F4F8FF668867DFC359"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuing
Eligibility</header><text>Section 404A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-21">20 U.S.C. 1070a–21</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H03C7B82E97244002BF9500F21FE2FC9F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6AC27CD853DD4E5AB8CFB3F622742FC9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Continuing
Eligibility</header><text>An eligible entity shall not cease to be an eligible
entity upon the expiration of any grant under this chapter (including a
continuation
award).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H43ADF476682549FC82778EA52C3E8446"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Foster Care
Coordination</header><text>Section 404B(c) (20U.S.C. 1070a–22(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence:</text>
<quoted-block id="H73D58D190307499A99C82F68C93E5BA3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H621BFD16DEB64B02B946E31127ADE316"><enum></enum><text>Each applicant
for funds under the programs authorized by this chapter shall identify services
to foster care youth as a permissible service in those programs, and ensure
that such youth receive supportive services, including mentoring, tutoring, and
other services provided by those
programs.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC457F1ECBCD4497187840580A905E29D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Continuity of
Service</header>
<paragraph id="HD11D02865FC6425D85D0268BD08115AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cohort
approach</header><text>Section 404B(g)(1)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-22">20 U.S.C. 1070a–22(g)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting <quote>and provide the option of continued services
through the student’s first year of attendance at an eligible institution of
higher education</quote> after <quote>grade level</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB711EF97D436433DB9276E13DDD281BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Early
intervention</header><text>Section 404D (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-24">20 U.S.C. 1070a–24</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H77E93878D3934CE0861C4FAAA79830D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)(B)—</text>
<clause id="HE970CD55BDF74289A1B53F41E7FF000"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (ii);</text>
</clause><clause id="H1533C7C489BC42E294513FB69BF7B693"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE686457F2BB24F6CBEC9AB1DF5EA69F6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19EC2CF8081845AA8D60F88D1DC8C769" style="OLC">
<clause id="H16E4896BBFEA4CD0003D6CAE37101BCF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the transition to
college or post-secondary education through continuity of services to support
students in and through the first year of attendance at an institution of
higher
education.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB606205B4B3D41F0ADCA602694736691"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2)(A), by inserting <quote>and students in the first year of attendance at
an eligible institution of higher education</quote> after <quote>grade
12</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57BF28ACB5E1419C8CB3DFAEA661A3BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by inserting <quote>, and may consider students in their first year of
attendance at an eligible institution,</quote> after <quote>grade
12</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E57CC0945C84CAE80A78FFEC0B4E587"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Section
404C(a)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a-23">20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9300471610D9466780C9AFE157D53F17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFB936CC9F434B8397E70D45644F23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D8EDABE92AB4B4583746B6BDBED8E78"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCE46E0FF0C424486B8E165A7861F701E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H620AE1F27AE64D61AC7ED8249F827C51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe
activities for coordinating, complementing, and enhancing services under this
chapter provided by other eligible entities in the State;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFBC73D6F94CE421D86626E9E8B061F68"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Education and
Counseling Services</header><text>Section 404D(b)(2)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C.
1070a–24(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking <quote>and academic
counseling</quote> and inserting <quote>academic counseling, and financial
literacy and economic literacy education or counseling</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H274DC59779484122960073E861BFE51"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Uses of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="H1172E8D37E4A4402003CB708136BC876"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Permissible
activities</header><text>Section 404D(b)(2) is further amended by adding at the
end of the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H54D43BF4AD83472286A4B9C166DCB45E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H15875E5367374F2E8431618C9BEDD54C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Fostering and
improving parent and family involvement in elementary and secondary education
by promoting the advantages of a college education, and emphasizing academic
admission requirements and the need to take college preparation courses,
through parent engagement and leadership activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DB720508F9E41E4848005D71DDBD87"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Disseminating
information that promotes the importance of higher education, explains college
preparation and admission requirements, and raises awareness of the resources
and services provided by the eligible entities described in section 404A(c) to
eligible students, their families, and
communities.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A685F0517674BAE902491EDCCFF00A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
permissible activities for states</header><text>Section 404D(b) is further
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCB448EAF7FC3468586B0C9353817FF71" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4450EC1CFB5747428CCFF6E61340596C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
permissible activities for states</header><text>In meeting the requirements of
subsection (a), an eligible entity described in section 404A(c) (1) receiving
funds under this chapter may, in addition to the activities authorized by
paragraph (2), use funds to providing technical assistance to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3406F342010746B3B441153D1556025C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>middle schools or
secondary schools that are located within the State; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB37D568E0CBC41389DF4E4F36C592653"><enum>(B)</enum><text>partnerships
described in section 404A(c)(2) that are located within the
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCCE8E62CC6C84E60A3791EBEF54BD5BB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Homeless and
Unaccompanied Youth</header><text>Section 404D is further amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H239D36D69834407E86085E71A35F2005" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF6498C71FE594CB8B0B5E1544B35FE08"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Homeless and
Unaccompanied Youth</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, individuals who are homeless or unaccompanied youth as defined in
section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act shall be eligible to
participate in programs under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H479CD6EEEAEB4C3AA94E2C1C4FF35123"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reauthorization</header><text>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>$200,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal
years</quote> and inserting <quote>$306,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H45DC629F238547DEBF1D21DADAC6E976"><enum>405.</enum><header>Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants</header>
<subsection id="H885A9A34EE194DDC95809772A42FBB35"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>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>$675,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as
may be necessary for the 4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting
<quote>$779,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for
the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEE43E46D05954B51AFBD4EFB4061B76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority of
Awards</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 413C(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070b-2">20 U.S.C. 1070b–2(c)(2)</external-xref>)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H29B518325F2A4F8083B370D3D17F0083" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3EA3D5827E4A49D0A5F87EE48E623786" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In carrying out paragraph (1) of this
subsection, each institution of higher education shall, in the agreement made
under section 487, assure that the selection procedures—</text>
<subparagraph id="H462E43FDC0764F7392EEA045E4813161"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will give a priority for supplemental
grants under this subpart to students who receive Pell Grants and meet the
requirements of section 484; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCAB9DC977D034258B47D41ADCB727623"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will award no more than 10 percent of
each institution’s allocation received under section 413D to students who did
not receive Federal Pell Grants in a prior
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H74E68A2A1769452B81E089F3C458BE33"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility for
Additional Allocations</header><text>Section 413D(a)(4) (20 U.S.C.
1070b–3(a)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB1D224C35D0F4D87B3A272ABB7439996" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA7A0CC5D603D4F7300B6BB2FC1F7BB78" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An otherwise eligible institution may
receive a portion of the allocation described in subparagraph (A) if—</text>
<clause id="H0C0DE015B58A4F4595CF268466AA8DB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not less than 10 percent of the
undergraduate, degree- or certificate-seeking students attending the
institution receive Federal Pell Grants; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7669EC13F27B47BE9997DAB8AFA39FC1"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H558DA95889F94836946F75B559A74F65"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of an
institution that offers programs of at least 4 years in duration, if its
graduation rate for Federal Pell Grant recipients attending the institution and
graduating within the period of time equal to normal duration of the longest
undergraduate program offered by the institution, as measured from the first
day of their enrollment, exceeds the median rate for the class of institution
(as defined in section 131(f)(7)(C)); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9FF5618B4D254956889100358F393D9F" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of an institution that
offers programs of at least 2, but less than 4, years in duration, if its rate
for Federal Pell Grant recipients attending the institution and graduating or
transferring to an institution that offers programs of at least 4 years in
duration within the period of time equal to the normal duration of the program
offered, as measured from the first day of their enrollment, exceeds the median
rate for the class of institution (as defined in section
131(f)(7)(C)).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE5748C69ABD04BFC9107BCDEA7FFBC67"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Books and
Supplies</header><text>Section 413D(c)(3)(D) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070-3">20 U.S.C. 1070–3(c)(3)(D)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>$450</quote> and inserting
<quote>$600</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD41C463D8A4E4666ACA597F474AC50B9"><enum>406.</enum><header>LEAP</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 415A(b)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070c">20 U.S.C. 1070c(b)(1)</external-xref>)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C614CACD4ED4171913807002E55FF56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59F4AEE334654951967300ED96A21216"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H463C3BF83E974D3CB494E28D77456043"><enum>407.</enum><header>HEP/CAMP
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 418A (20
U.S.C. 1070d–2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H358CE689A8E84CA8AF31FA6B276F0072"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)(B)(i), by inserting <quote>, or whose spouse</quote> after
<quote>themselves</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD43528E998A4D04951F4399B7D84226"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3)(B), by inserting <quote>, including preparation for college entrance
exams</quote> after <quote>program</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBEF416AE8B6E4FEEA8F15C36A51FED3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)(8), by inserting <quote>, including child care and
transportation</quote> after <quote>supportive services</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79B859257E2F4C319C54761405ECB153"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subsection (b)(7), by striking the period at
the end of subsection (b)(8) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>, and by adding
at the end of subsection (b) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA7D0961B3E9540B5B2BB759BBDEFBA51" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE35A6933B64A48E88E0550B40004F26C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>follow-up activity
and reporting requirements, except that not more than 2 percent of the funds
provided under this section may be used for such
purposes.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H933C287E9A06440E823BB1B2BFE3915F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(A), by inserting <quote>, or whose spouse</quote> after
<quote>themselves</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDFDF6AF147B4E87B1DF1C9BAA51DEE5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(B), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4FECF6D4B3E84270BECA0307F9412300" style="OLC">
<clause id="H1661C2FA8C784FEB887685A9005BC90" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>personal, academic, career, and
economic education or personal finance counseling as an ongoing part of the
program;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H831216D3662D4640A46107DF69C1DA41"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2)(B), by inserting <quote>(including mentoring and guidance of such
students)</quote> after <quote>services</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44BF4BFDE4984B7EBD7D29F5A2B2ACBB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A), by
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>, and by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2) the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC9EC126E175F41A084AE77AA88CE6FF8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6B11E8DBEE214D71A8C0706B71B56292" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for students in any program that does
not award a bachelor’s degree, encouraging the transfer to, and persistence in,
such a program, and monitoring the rate of such transfer, persistence, and
completion.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE905A2DDADA74299AF07230000CA34A1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>section 402A(c)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
402A(c)(2)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A2ADEA6C62F433788FC8D81BCF0DD67"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC803820ED3714D53ABBA2D93C9DB25CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting
<quote>$24,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6537DCA2834E4A29AABBD1D3DC6C77C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting
<quote>$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DB0C27D20774AA68F96C5E2378E8B9C"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (h) as subsections (i) and inserting before such subsection the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H97C4A6C6775846FF93C6EE8BDC27794D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0CF6824AF77842B6A9BDD4BB506DD46"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Technical
Assistance</header><text>The Secretary may reserve up to one-half of one
percent of funds appropriated under subsection (i) for technical assistance
activities for program improvement, including data collection and
evaluation.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDAE18B7D57CC4A1EBFFC616F4D7DFD3B"><enum>408.</enum><header>Robert C. Byrd
Honors Scholarship Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subpart 6 of part A of title IV is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF6E3C12B39BD4C2C83C4AB004C629441" style="OLC">
<subpart id="HDB228D7738804C0F94849E6F5B90E9F0"><enum>6</enum><header>Robert C. Byrd
American Competitiveness Program</header>
<section id="HFD27564332634083A91485D9FCD953E5"><enum>419A.</enum><header>Robert C. Byrd
mathematics and science honors scholarship program</header>
<subsection id="H0E18CFFA2CD244F0B6001F809B4900D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to award scholarships to students who are enrolled
in studies leading to baccalaureate and advanced degrees in physical, life, or
computer sciences, mathematics, and engineering.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H433CFD81A8254CE9A816C9B1A0BCC222"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H4C7027A15C1D496281D3CACBA6CA9412"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>computer science</term> means the branch of knowledge or study of
computers, including such fields of knowledge or study as computer hardware,
computer software, computer engineering, information systems, and
robotics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D0ED7CC3B3D4EC89BD198E6AABA9E76"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>eligible student</term> means a student who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H769810357E0E4209BCA1F2B51DC238DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a citizen of
the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7273EC00B2EB419E9746EC9FBDDF5CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is selected by the
managing agent to receive a scholarship;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83EE728A183C4CBB8851C1126FE8387F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is enrolled
full-time in an institution of higher education, other than a United States
service academy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA80E8EBC87E045AE86716836E3188396"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has shown a
commitment to and is pursuing a major in studies leading to a baccalaureate,
masters, or doctoral degree (or a combination thereof) in physical, life, or
computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA137ABB800CC40F2854EEE48CED42C64"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>engineering</term> means the science by which the properties of matter
and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to humanity in structures,
machines, and products, as in the construction of engines, bridges, buildings,
mines, and chemical plants, including such fields of knowledge or study as
aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical
engineering, industrial engineering, materials engineering, manufacturing
engineering, and mechanical engineering;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A0CE7713D2943F0BA85602639B5C8D7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>life sciences</term> means the branch of knowledge or study of living
things, including such fields of knowledge or study as biology, biochemistry,
biophysics, microbiology, genetics, physiology, botany, zoology, ecology, and
behavioral biology, except that the term does not encompass social psychology
or the health professions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H579CB084C65F4526AAC413006385786D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>managing agent</term> means an entity to which an award is made under
subsection (c) to manage a program of Mathematics and Science Honors
Scholarships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23581B2ADCD2455F972BBF68879296A3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>mathematics</term> means the branch of knowledge or study of numbers and
the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms,
and relations between quantities expressed symbolically, including such fields
of knowledge or study as statistics, applied mathematics, and operations
research; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1AE5FFC2D884C42A8D2B08DE3E56918"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the term
<term>physical sciences</term> means the branch of knowledge or study of the
material universe, including such fields of knowledge or study as astronomy,
atmospheric sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, ocean sciences, physics, and
planetary sciences.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4AB8F624D6344F5DB5A7F556ECB9001D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Award</header>
<paragraph id="H6A46F69B89074A6180653600E52BCB5B"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA6A796F444384AC0BDE51400CFA8A8EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>From funds authorized
under section 419F to carry out this section, the Secretary is authorized,
through a grant or cooperative agreement, to make an award to a private,
non-profit organization, other than an institution of higher education or
system of institutions of higher education, to manage, through a public and
private partnership, a program of Mathematics and Science Honors Scholarships
under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1B10079CD5241819200C79DFB708000" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The award under subparagraph (A) shall
be for a five-year period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E64107340E7429191186EF82F5E2DD7"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCF0E020D408B49F6B21CF28B467DE3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>One hundred percent of
the funds awarded under paragraph (1)(A) for any fiscal year shall be obligated
and expended solely on scholarships to eligible students.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E8D99EAB43A462999EE77C1E55BCF7" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>No Federal funds shall be used to
provide more than 50 percent of the cost of any scholarship to an eligible
student.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H895E18DE6CAE4CECB6EB83192D00C5C7" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The maximum scholarship award shall be
the difference between an eligible student’s cost of attendance minus any
non-loan based aid such student receives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D2396626E97421B8F4900A0AB61FD56"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE57A31D9F8C74308845C81864F6E9EAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The secretary may
establish—</text>
<clause id="H2AB9C5315FEE44E3B040BE3431009967" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>eligibility criteria for applicants
for managing agent, including criteria regarding financial and administrative
capability; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB2B71D0F94E54974A768EA3678242BE5" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>operational standards for the
managing agent, including management and performance requirements, such as
audit, recordkeeping, record retention, and reporting procedures and
requirements.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32F38C9E8A134A849C00F503E9986781" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary, as necessary, may
review and revise any criteria, standards, and rules established under this
paragraph and, through the agreement with the managing agent, see that any
revisions are implemented.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2AEEB0FE49D45DFA71618A89C40EC43"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If the managing
agent fails to meet the requirements of this section the Secretary may
terminate the award to the managing agent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32B79FFD07404A0BB0C1EBE1BBA910CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall conduct outreach efforts to help raise awareness of the Mathematics and
Science Honors Scholarships.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4031057E2A86429AA4CA83552A2B068"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties of the
Managing Agent</header><text>The managing agent shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1D123C00608B4F74B4D40627DEE4E287"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop criteria
to award Mathematics and Science Honors Scholarships based on established
measurements available to secondary students who wish to pursue degrees in
physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, and engineering;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8018235013142C9BDABBCAFB3165149"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a
Mathematics and Science Honors Scholarship Fund in a separate, named account
that clearly discloses the amount of Federal and non-Federal funds deposited in
the account and used for scholarships under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA504F0DE098C4146BFC5EE879F50AC79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>solicit funds for
scholarships and for the administration of the program from non-Federal
sources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDBD72EA6B3EC4AC0A6A0E0050019CF62"><enum>(4)</enum><text>solicit applicants
for scholarships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D759AF695D245939E34C95185D4A465"><enum>(5)</enum><text>from the amounts
in the Fund, award scholarships to eligible students and transfer such funds to
the institutions of higher education that they attend;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00494503ADEF451F857363414E00E422"><enum>(6)</enum><text>annually submit to
the Secretary a financial audit and a report on the progress of the program,
and such other documents as the Secretary may require to determine the
effective management of the program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA019D43728E4D2787A3B0499B525D9D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>shall not develop
a criteria that discriminates against a student based on the type of program in
which the student completed his or her secondary education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC806C363A97F45308E62446150808900"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="H551D1A28BDE24235A367D34F4CE2F749"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any eligible
entity that desires to be the managing agent under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary, in such form and containing such information, as
the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFB2F31070214D7D816700D4F381FD26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each application
shall include a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9A5FDFAA055A462681ECFE7F94A7CC16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how the applicant
meets or will meet requirements established under subsections (c)(3)(A) and
(d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5A7AD3B90654F16B915DA42BA12826"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the applicant
will solicit funds for scholarships and for the administration of the program
from non-Federal sources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D6771F84E324E75ACBAE3DD4BBD4F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how the applicant
will provide nationwide outreach to inform students about the program and to
encourage students to pursue degrees in physical, life, or computer sciences,
mathematics, and engineering;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B16825BE58A46D6A138E282695B5207"><enum>(D)</enum><text>how the applicant
will solicit applications for scholarships, including how the applicant will
balance efforts in urban and rural areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98DF6F71C8AD4F3A904DB0615DEB9772"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the selection
criteria based on established measurements available to secondary students the
applicant will use to award scholarships and to renew those awards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13A2C52300B2462489C846764BD4E6E7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>how the applicant
will inform the institution of higher education chosen by the recipient of the
name and scholarship amount of the recipient;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02043510124C4560007D69026E8C3B8C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>what procedures
and assurances the applicant and the institution of higher education that the
recipient attends will use to verify student eligibility, attendance, degree
progress, and academic performance and to deliver and account for payments to
such institution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H950B687444CA481684EEC2AF7E9B5C44"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the management
(including audit and accounting) procedures the applicant will use for the
program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6BAB816852A4395B5691F641E69F449"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the human,
financial, and other resources that the applicant will need and use to manage
the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10F24BBB6F1D4A49A0359800A4D2EE2C"><enum>(J)</enum><text>how the applicant
will evaluate the program and report to the Secretary annually; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5317A581413846CDAFBFD3A34C942F6F"><enum>(K)</enum><text>a description of
how the entity will coordinate with, complement, and build on similar public
and private mathematics and science programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H903987DECD164525BB6410773F6F91D5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Scholarship
Recipients</header>
<paragraph id="HEE3420C322484FF597E59D00D2302EB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A student
receiving a scholarship under this section shall be known as a <quote>Byrd
Mathematics and Science Honors Scholar</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H523819B3D6BC4B15A556EEC5B6B8793"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any student
desiring to receive a scholarship under this section shall submit an
application to the managing agent in such form, and containing such
information, as the managing agent may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4310EF3B99384FD286EB80F47C56E1D6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any student that
receives a scholarship under this section shall enter into an agreement with
the managing agent to complete 5 consecutive years of service to begin no later
than 12 months following completion of the final degree in a position related
to the field in which the student obtained the degree.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4220C13AAA5C4A92AA1C55D3A82465A6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If any student
that receives a scholarship under this section fails to earn at least a
baccalaureate degree in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or
engineering as defined under this section, the student shall repay to the
managing agent the amount of any financial assistance paid to such
student.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE040C8E685F4F9881EFEBF8DF3586F8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If any student
that receives a scholarship under this section fails to meet the requirements
of paragraph (3), the student shall repay to the managing agent the amount of
any financial assistance paid to such student.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78CC02B82D1642DA8179781298094EF1"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC237F6462A724566ABDB5347CBB5BF00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Scholarships shall be
awarded for only one academic year of study at a time.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AB87990DA924D2586D43E7C7C16FA6C" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H071694B6C66C4BD6A1185DBF65FBD00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A scholarship shall be
renewable on an annual basis for the established length of the academic program
if the student awarded the scholarship remains eligible.</text>
</clause><clause id="H91F7D3A3D64142BBA3A643169F1B561C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The managing agent may condition
renewal of a scholarship on measures of academic progress and achievement, with
the approval of the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09E7C334F3674E72818D43682700BE1B" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2D49D666F1534543BBD3B04E005DC517"><enum>(i)</enum><text>If a student fails to
either remain eligible or meet established measures of academic progress and
achievement, the managing agent shall instruct the student’s institution of
higher education to suspend payment of the student’s scholarship.</text>
</clause><clause id="H3568BEB432A2410BA38767D0FA158B2" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A suspension of payment shall remain
in effect until the student is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
managing agent that he or she is again eligible and meets the established
measures of academic progress and achievement.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB6652FC5758249EF9F5133095114A600" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A student’s eligibility for a
scholarship shall be terminated if a suspension period exceeds 12
months.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB51D2898D44944EA866B2504B76DACA" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEBB66850F98242DE98A22C24593FBED1"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id322D405F302D4583B0319CA708BBEFAC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A student awarded a
scholarship may, in a manner and under the terms established by, and with the
approval of, the managing agent, postpone or interrupt his or her enrollment at
an institution of higher education for up to 12 months.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2418314264374EE29E5F6941804BAB5C" indent="up2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Such a postponement or interruption
shall not be considered a suspension for purposes of subparagraph (C).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HDD337505E9704A148227102ECFF5EE01" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Neither a student nor the student’s
institution of higher education shall receive the student’s scholarship
payments during the period of postponement or interruption, but such payments
shall resume upon enrollment or reenrollment.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF36AB76C1B194E73976608BD2FAA907E" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>In exceptional circumstances, such
as serious injury or illness or the necessity to care for family members, the
student’s postponement or interruption may, upon notification and approval of
the managing agent, be extended beyond the 12 month period described in clause
(i)(I).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD6942EDF40A460B945667AEF0792011"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of Institution of Higher Education</header>
<paragraph id="HF703380AC7CD46F6BAFAFB8E58FFD4A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The managing agent
shall require any institution of higher education that enrolls a student who
receives a scholarship under this section to annually provide an assurance,
prior to making any payment, that the student—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD27C559642DB4C5E89FC265C1719C48D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is eligible in
accordance with subsection (b)(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2227124C00304D3DB0FA05251FF60681"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has provided the
institution with a written commitment to attend, or is attending, classes and
is satisfactorily meeting the institution’s academic criteria for enrollment in
its program of study.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H813B1C83ED0E40F39D38934934B1397E"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H01C0D9BEF95E4A46AAF96646008FC9E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The managing agent shall
provide the institution of higher education with payments from the Fund for
selected recipients in at least two installments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62194CCDB8B94FC286CDBB49BA3F1B38" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An institution of higher education
shall return prorated amounts of any scholarship payment to the managing agent,
who shall deposit it in to the Fund, if a recipient declines a scholarship,
does not attend courses, transfers to another institution of higher education,
or becomes ineligible for a scholarship.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFE50F0B052804FE3A3BE52C49B1145C0"><enum>419B.</enum><header>Mathematics
and science incentive program</header>
<subsection id="H43944BB693C2498192CE433DB0F452"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header>
<paragraph id="HC7BBF52984614CB988954BB5583D5175"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to carry out a program of
assuming the obligation to pay, pursuant to the provisions of this section, the
interest on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or D of this
title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D11AB37EE724EE5B5D4CC658E216E50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The
Secretary may assume interest payments under paragraph (1) only for a borrower
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F1B51B43C1F4EB9A2F93E488FAAD73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has submitted an
application in compliance with subsection (d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DD40B003D2845438C6946654BE45D4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>obtained one or
more loans described in paragraph (1) as an undergraduate student;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H160F1136BADE48D0AC9FAE7C551F4D5F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is a new borrower
(within the meaning of section 103(7) of this Act) on or after the date of
enactment of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82812409734643D5A3D43B31F9CDB67"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is a highly
qualified teacher (as defined in section 9101 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name>) of science, technology, engineering or mathematics at an
elementary or secondary school in a high need local educational agency, or is a
mathematics, science, or engineering professional; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H744E44C1D8D543A5BCE4E03E45787CEB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enters into an
agreement with the Secretary to complete 5 consecutive years of service in a
position described in subparagraph (D), starting on the date of the
agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C8BE91E5EFA410F9400001C005489E4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prior interest
limitations</header><text>The Secretary shall not make any payments for
interest that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8924FBDB50894FDE928EDF56F7C8DEBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accrues prior to
the beginning of the repayment period on a loan in the case of a loan made
under section 428H or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E9CC666C8AE4C3997404D3FB03DDBB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has accrued prior
to the signing of an agreement under paragraph (2)(E).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2816C42B7724FD583D80B3AE814ECE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initial
selection</header><text>In selecting participants for the program under this
section, the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2DA2BECF0CC142CC8F4474EDB5069700"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall choose among
eligible applicants on the basis of—</text>
<clause id="HF300FFDE1A7C4E31A48461A4D074B135"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the national
security, homeland security, and economic security needs of the United States,
as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with other Federal agencies,
including the Departments of Labor, Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce, and
Energy, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Science Foundation;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H50177931919040748102AC5792721100"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the academic
record or job performance of the applicant; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48941598053C4AE8B3C1B907AB372B1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may choose among
eligible applicants on the basis of—</text>
<clause id="H1A9D5A822CB64094AF32C5ABE7D50033"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the likelihood of
the applicant to complete the 5-year service obligation;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5ABFF8671ADF48AE91EC8F1678093803"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the likelihood of
the applicant to remain in science, mathematics, or engineering after the
completion of the service requirement; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9E3805A68D6D47A7B23C98E9C439F458"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other relevant
criteria determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA4B204049DD4420BBB900AB2099695D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability
subject to appropriations</header><text>Loan interest payments under this
section shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. If the amount
appropriated for any fiscal year is not sufficient to provide interest payments
on behalf of all qualified applicants, the Secretary shall give priority to
those individuals on whose behalf interest payments were made during the
preceding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7BFE097425B949A99F3000008C951EDE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBD152309CBA846E4AE22FE7FF79470CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration and
Amount of Interest Payments</header><text>The period during which the Secretary
shall pay interest on behalf of a student borrower who is selected under
subsection (a) is the period that begins on the effective date of the agreement
under subsection (a)(2)(E), continues after successful completion of the
service obligation, and ends on the earlier of—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F651DE5620442909292E939AC933DF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the completion of
the repayment period of the loan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H789B3D0171FA4E7EA13FA96CBDC0A16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>payment by the
Secretary of a total of $5,000 on behalf of the borrower;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H054E9B970AFC47C2A36664DA00C935E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if the borrower
ceases to fulfill the service obligation under such agreement prior to the end
of the 5-year period, as soon as the borrower is determined to have ceased to
fulfill such obligation in accordance with regulations of the Secretary;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H631382D0CED54C1DAA824B630073F5DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>6 months after the
end of any calendar year in which the borrower’s gross income equals or exceeds
4 times the national per capita disposable personal income (current dollars)
for such calendar year, as determined on the basis of the National Income and
Product Accounts Tables of the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of
Commerce, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAFD97BFF4FC54D8296248C10532D7455"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repayment to
Eligible Lenders</header><text>Subject to the regulations prescribed by the
Secretary by regulation under subsection (a)(6), the Secretary shall pay to
each eligible lender or holder for each payment period the amount of the
interest that accrues on a loan of a student borrower who is selected under
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFCEE66AAA0914FAEB8AEEB3EA7F1A34F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application for
Repayment</header>
<paragraph id="H35238AA0B5CB4ED891D524D157AA97BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each eligible individual desiring loan interest payment
under this section shall submit a complete and accurate application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H391F496BEE7649938B123C007DF438D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to
complete service agreement</header><text>Such application shall contain an
agreement by the individual that, if the individual fails to complete the 5
consecutive years of service required by subsection (a)(2)(E), the individual
agrees to repay the Secretary the amount of any interest paid by the Secretary
on behalf of the individual.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC16BBB0C44494C6E9470A1A727EA7645"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Treatment of
Consolidation Loans</header><text>A consolidation loan made under section 428C
of this Act, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan made under part D of title
IV of this Act, may be a qualified loan for the purpose of this section only to
the extent that such loan amount was used by a borrower who otherwise meets the
requirements of this section to repay—</text>
<paragraph id="HCA431312E9FE4DC892A0F4ADA2CD030"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a loan made under
section 428 or 428H of this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F89A3D8C2E44DC6BEAB59AC09F59681"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a Federal Direct
Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, made under part
D of title IV of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C28F60D10A04667A9E184FF4EBD1E80"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prevention of
Double Benefits</header><text>No borrower may, for the same service, receive a
benefit under both this section and—</text>
<paragraph id="H7218D968711A470DBE3D87A7590100C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any loan
forgiveness program under title IV of this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70D584636DAA48FC99B49D16597CC3C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subtitle D of
title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4C12FF3A83F0418E982DF08DC8989F20"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HB9449AD278BC4E78B7D8FEA86C8BBB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>high
need local educational agency</term> has the same meaning given such term in
section 201(b)(4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA644ADA46D454845BB83574F27E6CDD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>mathematics, science, or engineering professional</term> means a person
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF521EFA4082C42C9B9ADC8343C7679B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>holds a
baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree (or a combination thereof) in
science, mathematics, or engineering; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A7C6B79702D41D5924102B035C1A303"><enum>(B)</enum><text>works in a field
the Secretary determines is closely related to that degree, which shall include
working as a professor at a two- or four-year institution of higher
education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H84C95BC4D0A7448A95A1679C76D7F529"><enum>419C.</enum><header>Adjunct
teacher corps</header>
<subsection id="H275BFE9F65194AFAAF8D6F3476D7D8A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section to create opportunities for professionals and
other individuals with subject-matter expertise to teach secondary school
courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages, on an adjunct
basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H124D083DD29147F700EDCBFE8F4F9BA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
Authorized</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to award grants to
eligible entities to recruit and place well-qualified individuals to serve as
adjunct teachers in secondary school mathematics, science, and critical foreign
language courses.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0A50796EFE6A40969EB92F3BE552E9BC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
Entity</header><text>For the purpose of this section, an eligible entity
is—</text>
<paragraph id="HA388D39AB5304BD295A5275F5EDA607B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a local
educational agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF06E3D82923C4C0985C687BD09A500CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a public or
private educational organization (which may be a State educational agency);
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E7E9B90DD3343949FA553EACF144FBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a partnership
consisting of a local educational agency and a public or private educational
organization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE1AD5D97997C4BDB8DFB2EAAB02593E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration of
Grants</header><text>The Secretary may award grants under this section for a
period of not more than five years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEC4A5C0597924DEB9968E350D0F14983"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to
eligible entities that propose to—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E3057FEFCC24EF69DE19690254B6C4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve local
educational agencies that have a large number or percentage of students
performing below grade level in mathematics, science, and critical foreign
language courses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE22A6BE104BE4477B8C95B4E0FA316D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve local
educational agencies that have a large number or percentage of students from
families with incomes below the poverty line; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE32A9894E5414947A8381D34F9F7A0F1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recruit adjunct
faculty to serve in schools that have an insufficient number of teachers in
mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1AEA26BD992746118664513309AA032D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="H6CB3433CCF1B42DDB8CBAF94CA3E1885"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application
required</header><text>To be considered for 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 reasonably
require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D8E52171D374424A27071D0AD6234DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
Application shall, at a minimum, include a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA9557B53CF34A3CA403C4F3B5811EBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the need for, and
expected benefits of using, adjunct teachers in the participating schools,
which may include information on the difficulty participating schools face in
recruiting qualified faculty in mathematics, science, and critical foreign
language courses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H776BAE594A0F4A5886C943BAA24ECBDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>measurable
objectives for the project, including the number of adjunct teachers the
eligible entity intends to place in classrooms and gains in academic
achievement intended to be achieved;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98FC6C6025A644E9880058EB814F0048"><enum>(C)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will recruit qualified individuals and public or private educational
organizations to participate in the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H080683916FF0445CA82266FF0826E309"><enum>(D)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will use funds received under this section, including how the eligible
entity will evaluate the success of its program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95282F759F53481E83695790A8E341F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will support and continue the program after the grant has expired,
including how it will seek support from other sources, such as State and local
government, foundations, and the private sector;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF897C23CE844C4C8145D1001B2D78DE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will address legal, contractual, or administrative barriers to
employment of adjunct faculty in the participating State or local educational
agency or agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31D76FE8F5904C1AB31D46BAFFF4C8BC"><enum>(G)</enum><text>how the eligible
entity will provide pre-service training to selected adjunct teachers,
including the on-going mentoring of such teachers by highly qualified
teachers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H58EA2903E4FB4E409C61A6DA90006787"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Uses of
Funds</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section
is authorized to use grant funds to carry out one or more of the following
activities:</text>
<paragraph id="H8DA77376BA5646029CC3418F29C2631E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To develop the
capacity of the local educational agency or the State educational agency, or
both, to identify, recruit, and train qualified individuals outside of the
elementary and secondary education system (including individuals in business
and government, and individuals who would participate through distance-learning
arrangements) to become adjunct teachers in mathematics, science, and critical
foreign language courses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCD338530E134FFA9740394DA8FD7E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To provide signing
bonuses and other financial incentives to encourage individuals to become
adjunct teachers in mathematics, science, and critical foreign language
courses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8942A7903C2446C9B800831122D700CF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To provide
pre-service training to adjunct teachers, including the on-going mentoring of
such teachers by highly qualified teachers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H778790226CD54A8095758BD4A0921C81"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To reimburse
outside entities for the costs associated with allowing an employee to serve as
an adjunct teacher, except that these costs shall not exceed the total cost of
salary and benefits for teachers with comparable experience or expertise in the
local educational agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H64161BEA3FFE4F22866D064FCAFCE18"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Matching
Requirement</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this
section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent
of the amount of the grant (in cash or in kind) to carry out the activities
supported by the grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7495805277974B5B9BC7E6F918002DD0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Program
Performance</header><text>Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this
section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a final report on the results
of the project that contains such information as the Secretary may require
including improvements in academic achievement as a result of instruction from
adjunct teachers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC395A9B585B74D67BC5860C19447733"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The
Secretary shall evaluate the activities funded under this section including the
impact of the program on student academic achievement and shall report the
results of the evaluation to the appropriate Committees of Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5FD7E0674F554F5682DEEE65646F99E5"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HA3DE0EC156BB46EF8B11260000E58995"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjunct
teacher</header><text>The term <term>adjunct teacher</term> means a teacher
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDDBC50EE591A4F45B174A5662B2FE223"><enum>(A)</enum><text>possesses, at a
minimum, a bachelor’s degree;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB96F61815CDC460EA10059F2F2A0344D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has demonstrated
expertise in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language by having met
the requirements of section 9101(23)(B)(ii) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E978B8DBACD4367B712512CA1F5F600"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not required to
meet the other requirements of section 9101(23) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B9603F1C57643CA8068248560FDA912"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Critical foreign
language</header><text>The term <term>critical foreign language</term> has the
same meaning given such term under section 428K(h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H613908B30F334B04A3D72B51DD7E8FFA"><enum>419D.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated $41,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this
subpart.</text>
</section></subpart><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H0BA207CD9F0B463EABAD35006BA5BE56"><enum>409.</enum><header>Child care
access</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 419N(g) (20
U.S.C. 1070e(g)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6BA1A9ECAE9C42AE0069E816EEECC6BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H637A739AE62A424D97B8D8A41775E900"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD4BA6EEA569940099DD5DA6100A70480"><enum>410.</enum><header>Learning
anytime anywhere partnerships</header>
<subsection id="HCBC0F3888BE74B4E8DA061642C474900"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Subpart
8 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070f—1070f–6) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD15268D9CEB34FB2B51473186D40B16E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendment</header><text>Section 400(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070(b)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>through 8</quote> and inserting <quote>through
7</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H85D52831041A4728B9EC00E94F7CB4B8"><enum>B</enum><header>FEDERAL FAMILY
EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50F19A6C8553483BA000C9A4575B35CF"><enum>421.</enum><header>PLUS loan
interest rates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (2)
of section 427A(l) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1077a">20 U.S.C. 1077a(l)(2)</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H34C38B3819674812945DB2D7C68E3524" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD5AAE511EF484B27AE5B3939805BF1B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>PLUS
loans</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (h), with respect to any loan
under section 428B, the applicable rate of interest—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3881CD5BF56F479FACEF64B55DD61727"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be 8.5
percent on the unpaid principal balance of any such loan for which the first
disbursement is made on or after July 1, 2006, and before July 1, 2008;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56F9BD2BA71E4FD4B073B39CBE66CB00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be 7.9
percent on the unpaid principal balance of any such loan for which the first
disbursement is made on or after July 1,
2008.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HE53E50AF7E184B21BFB7100000F63588"><enum>422.</enum><header>Loan
forgiveness for service in areas of national need</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 428K (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-11">20 U.S.C. 1078–11</external-xref>) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2518699B7CC843A390BCEACA6FA7CEA2" style="OLC">
<section id="H9A01474E6CE241EFAC478787E26CB6D2"><enum>428K.</enum><header>Loan
forgiveness for service in areas of national need</header>
<subsection id="H8B7736D903AA4373A7F8108F7D41D000"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="H00E5C7B8BFCC4EB3A9ECA800C7F5A872"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to encourage
highly trained individuals to enter and continue in service in areas of
national need; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F0DAB3954334C1297AF0623FA009E75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to reduce the
burden of student debt for Americans who dedicate their careers to service in
areas of national need.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44E7C3B2B9CA4E17B751BD00002BC815"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
Authorized</header>
<paragraph id="H898C495546D84E9CBD47A1953385DA95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to carry out a program of
assuming the obligation to repay, subject to paragraphs (2) of subsection (c)
and subsection (d), a qualified loan amount for a loan made, insured, or
guaranteed under this part or part D (other than loans made under section 428B
and 428C and comparable loans made under part D), for any new borrower after
the date of enactment of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007,
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H144FB43FDB1A4D3C898D432BCC93C9AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been employed
full-time for at least 5 consecutive complete school, academic, or calendar
years, as appropriate, in an area of national need described in subsection (c);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB8298224778413E9CDDDCD770D4461D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not in default
on a loan for which the borrower seeks forgiveness.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F0DA2C2954A4846B6E6C14D5D52C53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Award
basis</header><text>Loan repayment under this section shall be on a first-come,
first-served basis on behalf of borrowers employed in an area of national need
described in subsection (c) and subject to the availability of
appropriations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EAA09F196234B3E96CF7432B6987B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC83B6B8DF8AD4DE8A66595516D00991D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Areas of
National Need</header>
<paragraph id="H8C5886DF40414EB4A0ADFFF0E5CE5075"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Statutory
categories</header><text>For purposes of this section, an individual shall be
treated as employed in an area of national need if the individual is employed
full time and is any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H321884CC69094174AA00D1E6D3AF49D0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Early childhood
educators</header><text>An individual who is employed as an early childhood
educator in an eligible preschool program or child care facility in a
low-income community, and who is involved directly in the care, development and
education of infants, toddlers, or young children through age five.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE87D5B26091F4A4BA4DDDFC19D6C74F7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Nurses</header><text>An
individual who is employed—</text>
<clause id="H7B18BFAC2F7E4AE99B54CA00D7C98800"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as
a nurse in a clinical setting; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H254FCF1342E64854A1441F8EF4863FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as
a member of the nursing faculty at an accredited school of nursing (as those
terms are defined in section 801 of the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public
Health Service Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/296">42 U.S.C. 296</external-xref>)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCC6BDA250014A76AB67E22B5B2000D9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Foreign language
specialists</header><text>An individual who has obtained a baccalaureate degree
in a critical foreign language and is employed—</text>
<clause id="H9498B7477EAE4228A48D740078BEE74E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
an elementary or secondary school as a highly qualified teacher (as such term
is defined in section 9101 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name>) of a critical foreign language;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H66E14587A661462B8BEA24ED5FF19425"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in an agency of
the United States Government in a position that regularly requires the use of
such critical foreign language.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F6CE00FC9544A22838FCB51C7C9FF8C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Speech-language
pathologists</header><text>An individual who is a speech-language pathologist,
who is employed in an eligible preschool program or an elementary or secondary
school, and who has, at a minimum, a graduate degree in speech-language
pathology, or communication sciences and disorders.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85C10EBF5DDB44E686BF3D93F937E67"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Medical
specialists</header><text>An individual who—</text>
<clause id="HF8383E683AA649A400B6B6A917B164A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has received his
or her degree from an accredited medical school (as accredited by the Liaison
Committee on Medical Education or as defined by this title IV); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H83D9FC44A40B439EBC774B61023C6B45"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB8F2C9E033684F28B2205EBE69913B92"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has been accepted to, or
currently participates in, a graduate medical education training program or
fellowship (or both) to provide health care services (as recognized by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0C311D5786234AF79BD8D8F385256432" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has been accepted into, or currently
participates in, a graduate medical education program or fellowship (or both)
to provide health care services that—</text>
<item id="H0514AA92209E46B2BE4DDE7357A7CE1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>requires more than 5 years of total
graduate medical training; and</text>
</item><item id="H779B01945D5A4DF5B0588F5F6BF24E35"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>has fewer United States medical
school graduate applicants than the total number of training and fellowship
positions available in the programs specified in subclause (I) of this
clause.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00814B22A4D94F64A208E28101C7365"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Additional areas
of national need</header><text>An individual who is employed in an area
designated by the Secretary under paragraph (2) and has completed a
baccalaureate or advanced degree related to such area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7EEE650B65B4B7200C632691BA6124B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designation of
areas of national need</header><text>After consultation with appropriate
Federal, State, and community-based agencies and organizations, the Secretary
shall designate areas of national need. In making such designations, the
Secretary shall take into account the extent to which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H211608943150475E8594BCF2988E4400"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the national
interest in the area is compelling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9757F75484924FFFA1E5B722DE1C1C72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the area suffers
from a critical lack of qualified personnel; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H944E4D8EDC134CACA5F152FB7CD41EA0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other Federal
programs support the area concerned.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E900686DF234CC7AB5DEB24002957F9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Qualified Loan
Amount</header><text>Subject to subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall repay
not more than $5,000 in the aggregate of the loan obligation on a loan made
under section 428 or 428H that is outstanding after the completion of the fifth
consecutive school, academic, or calendar year, as appropriate, described in
subsection (b)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3B029393AA514F278F3935C030957E93"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed to authorize the refunding of any repayment
of a loan made under section 428 or 428H.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H70E314B7A813410A89CBD1A24DD7A740"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Ineligibility of
National Service Award Recipients</header><text>No student borrower may, for
the same service, receive a benefit under both this section and subtitle D of
title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et
seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC5CB7AB880B541CEB1501B4EFB58EA84"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Ineligibility
for Double Benefits</header><text>No borrower may receive a reduction of loan
obligations under both this section and section 428J or 460.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDB02617A42654CC4B0DCC6E3D13BCBB2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section</text>
<paragraph id="H5A44E49E782346D28200AAC01CC92479"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Child care
facility</header><text>The term <term>child care facility</term> means a
facility, including a home, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H76814FF1DCD3458A95231C5999F3BE48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides for the
education and care of children from birth through age 5; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B2FF5ADAA3D4C00BD4DB2056F4EAB60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meets any
applicable State or local government licensing, certification, approval, or
registration requirements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA134AF82D2B94EE9B215DF9EBCF48589"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Critical foreign
language</header><text>The term <term>critical foreign language</term> includes
the languages of Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Pashto, Persian-Farsi,
Serbian-Croatian, Russian, Portuguese, and any other language identified by the
Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Defense Language Institute,
the Foreign Service Institute, and the National Security Education Program, as
a critical foreign language need.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE172821A335C4A12B9A9CB81224FCCA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Early childhood
educator</header><text>The term <term>early childhood educator</term> means an
early childhood educator employed in an eligible preschool program who has
completed a baccalaureate or advanced degree in early childhood development,
early childhood education, or in a field related to early childhood
education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF00D73E015D414A8F685255FD1FB5AD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
preschool program</header><text>The term <term>eligible preschool
program</term> means a program that provides for the care, development, and
education of infants, toddlers, or young children through age 5, meets any
applicable State or local government licensing, certification, approval, and
registration requirements, and is operated by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6CCAE4C63ACB471382D8DB90CCC86D8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a public or
private school that may be supported, sponsored, supervised, or administered by
a local educational agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEB596303E4F4A5700EE5277C399001D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Head Start
agency serving as a grantee designated under the <act-name parsable-cite="HSA">Head Start Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9831">42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF902CF90A72C4A6EB2F9B53D0926126D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a nonprofit or
community based organization; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FBCED094779421FAB089ECC70366DE6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a child care
program, including a home.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8F6C4F89D0B403F938C72744F00D00"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Low-income
community</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>low-income
community</term> means a community in which 70 percent of households earn less
than 85 percent of the State median household income.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H200B9EAC66F74E64BC972BA700329007"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Nurse</header><text>The
term <term>nurse</term> means a nurse who meets all of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H38ED7156E9FD43688317CC2F00573B56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The nurse
graduated from an accredited school of nursing (as those terms are defined in
section 801 of the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service
Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/296">42 U.S.C. 296</external-xref>)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1A8ADAFDAF74D3EBADDC7819524C089"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The nurse holds a
valid and unrestricted license to practice nursing in the State in which the
nurse practices in a clinical setting or from an accredited school of nursing
(as those terms are defined in section 801 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
296)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65195016FF1A400385D741F4A7E37E2C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The nurse holds
one or more of the following:</text>
<clause id="H830D8B20209F42CD921C064F701BFBD0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
graduate degree in nursing, or an equivalent degree.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0307A07068DB4239BB004D86683D242B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
nursing degree from a collegiate school of nursing (as defined in section 801
of the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 296)).</text>
</clause><clause id="H6CF5E7E5F18C4A61BBB62B73A2B168E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A
nursing degree from an associate degree school of nursing (as defined in
section 801 of the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service
Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/296">42 U.S.C. 296</external-xref>)).</text>
</clause><clause id="HFE9A96A6C37F40FDA9E06B06F8CAFDA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A
nursing degree from a diploma school of nursing (as defined in section 801 of
the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 296)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H142E69FEB9B64BAFBC518210D8C9394"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Speech-language
pathologist</header><text>The term <term>speech-language pathologist</term>
means a speech-language pathologist who meets all of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B393D5F44F54E14B9B379DB00A65F48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
speech-language pathologist has received, at a minimum, a graduate degree in
speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders from an
institution of higher education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5395FC8B7CC540F2BF1DF983DB008679"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
speech-language pathologist meets or exceeds the qualifications as defined in
section 1861(ll) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security
Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395x">42 U.S.C. 1395x</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB1EFDD8554F34658B812E9D56244A0D8"><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 2008 and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HD593FB06D3E14F7DA84C6D3EB100EE57"><enum>423.</enum><header>Additional
administrative provisions</header>
<subsection id="HCA72EBB0CF8C42DC85386527AAA4E5E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repayment
Plans</header><text>Section 428(b)(9)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078">20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(9)(A)</external-xref>) is amended
by inserting before the semicolon at the end of clause (ii) the following:
<quote>, and the Secretary may not restrict the proportions or ratios by which
such payments may be graduated with the informed agreement of the
borrower</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C2646D9066E4A1392840832C59CF5F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
clarification on inducements, payments, mailings, and advertising by guaranty
agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 428(b) (20
U.S.C. 1078(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7660EC0123C34C65917780C1DB39133B" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CF71563433A4C8BB239FE5C687D8B45"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restrictions on inducements, payments,
mailings, and advertising</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
guaranty agency shall not—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AA65A0DB5CD47178B49C9D7CAE681EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offer, directly or indirectly, premiums,
payments, stock or other securities, prizes, travel, entertainment expenses,
tuition repayment, or other inducements to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB11FD4CB0C8A4E69B3B41492FED326DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any institution of higher education or the
employees of an institution of higher education in order to secure applicants
for loans made under this part; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0CE5DD33F0145ADAA6883C460BB3500"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any lender, or any agent, employee, or
independent contractor of any lender or guaranty agency, in order to administer
or market loans made under this part (other than a loan made under section 428H
or a loan made as part of the guaranty agency’s lender-of-last-resort program
pursuant to section 439(q)) for the purpose of securing the designation of the
guaranty agency as the insurer of such loans;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8049FF209E249E18EE6F9F0F54CB560"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct unsolicited mailings, by postal or
electronic means, of educational loan application forms to students enrolled in
secondary school or postsecondary educational institutions, or to the parents
of such students, except that applications may be mailed, by postal or
electronic means, to students or borrowers who have previously received loans
guaranteed under this part by the guaranty agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75AECD572B3944B482DEFEC6D78EFE77"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perform, for an institution of higher
education participating in a program under this title, any function that the
institution is required to perform under part B, D, or G;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7F2DAD03E0E42C0B880E9969B142830"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay, on behalf of the institution of higher
education, another person to perform any function that the institution of
higher education is required to perform under part B, D, or G; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H730CCE337E0947788C7300EB4218EB88"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct fraudulent or misleading
advertising concerning loan availability, terms, or conditions.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">It shall not be a violation of this
paragraph for a guaranty agency to provide technical assistance to institutions
of higher education comparable to the technical assistance provided to
institutions of higher education by the
Department.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8685208253D4CBB98B05873F35BD073"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Counting of
Consolidation Loans Against Limits</header>
<paragraph id="H1447B3C4D7F8487BBA58CD5C7FE3A2C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section
428C(a)(3)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-3">20 U.S.C. 1078–3(a)(3)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block id="H25C10070E0044C5D00AFACA9444C2D65" style="OLC">
<clause id="H0F4D889532AF456DBD7BF6FEE5F7827E" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Loans made under this section shall,
to the extent used to pay off the outstanding principal balance on loans made
under this title, excluding capitalized interest, 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).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4355C07C5F15491F8073B316918184B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with
respect to any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or part D of
title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name> for which the first disbursement of principal is made on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE90708F695A14D75AA0147E556E4E370"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Voluntary
Flexible Agreements</header><text>Section 428A(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-1">20 U.S.C. 1078–1(c)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1887B77E0E16424FB15B7D2FE740B5E8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7F0B907435D541FE8467C52D74EDB700"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice to
interested parties</header><text>Once the Secretary reaches a tentative
agreement in principle under this section, the Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register a notice that invites interested parties to comment on the
proposed agreement. The notice shall state how to obtain a copy of the
tentative agreement in principle and shall give interested parties no less than
30 days to provide comments. The Secretary may consider such comments prior to
providing the notices pursuant to paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HFDDB7FFD3C514B97B54D20CE2BE47016"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Financial and
Economic Literacy</header>
<paragraph id="H420DC81204B440B3BA322C085BD2C8AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Default
reduction program</header><text>Section 428F is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1A5DC955E8B2489E92D8748E113B5125" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF95D7FEFA03849B9B7F4947E00C88542"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Financial and
Economic Literacy</header><text>Where appropriate, each program described under
subsection (b) shall include making available financial and economic education
materials for the
borrower.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45B0137FAF044EEF917E9D5D284DBCDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
assistance for borrowers</header><text>Section 432(k)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1082">20 U.S.C. 1082(k)(1)</external-xref>)
is amended by striking <quote>and offering</quote> and all that follows through
the period and inserting <quote>, offering loan repayment matching provisions
as part of employee benefit packages, and providing employees with financial
and economic education and counseling.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H523F02FF1D7D4A0D97DFCD24A078B7EC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Credit Bureau
Organization Agreements</header><text>Section 430A(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1080a">20 U.S.C. 1080a(a)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>agreements with credit bureau organizations</quote>
and inserting <quote>an agreement with each national credit bureau organization
(as described in section 603(p) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FCRA">Fair
Credit Reporting Act</act-name>)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCA9EC5C01DD74A1FA3316F51DAE26DD4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Default
Reduction Management</header><text>Section 432 is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6486C50B6BA94B0BB84FABE27F009E82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (n); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE531959752A4DF88E47D177021EABB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (o) and (p) as subsections (n) and (o), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E346A1AD64A411C8648B0A903355FC5"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of eligible
lender</header><text>Section 435(d)(5) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1085">20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(5)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB997B54A4ED4CFF9B223DCD59415613"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D)
as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8817C5137FD04D8C8BD5DA3DDD3FCC81"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFE844B46567427B9121E480A09FD5EE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65A5ADC28AF548E2A2F12F5D00C31608"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offered, directly or indirectly, points,
premiums, payments (including payments for referrals and for processing or
finder fees), prizes, stock or other securities, travel, entertainment
expenses, tuition repayment, the provision of information technology equipment
at below-market value, additional financial aid funds, or other inducements to
any institution of higher education or any employee of an institution of higher
education in order to secure applicants for loans under this part;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68A2937CB3E540F8B67D321B0034EA5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducted unsolicited mailings, by postal
or electronic means, of student loan application forms to students enrolled in
secondary school or postsecondary institutions, or to parents of such students,
except that applications may be mailed, by postal or electronic means, to
students or borrowers who have previously received loans under this part from
such lender;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43535FB7941C4045AC00366B26016838"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entered into any type of consulting
arrangement, or other contract to provide services to a lender, with an
employee who is employed in the financial aid office of an institution of
higher education, or who otherwise has responsibilities with respect to student
loans or other financial aid of the institution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF1D6BDCB7A342EC873DA23914FD9DB1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compensated an employee who is employed in
the financial aid office of an institution of higher education, or who
otherwise has responsibilities with respect to educational loans or other
financial aid of the institution, and who is serving on an advisory board,
commission, or group established by a lender or group of lenders for providing
such service, except that the eligible lender may reimburse such employee for
reasonable expenses incurred in providing such service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECDA8632FC194CDCAE9FB700180062D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performed for an institution of higher
education any function that the institution of higher education is required to
carry out under part B, D, or G;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D8C53A7F0A54242B2052B40E08AA52"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paid, on behalf of an institution of higher
education, another person to perform any function that the institution of
higher education is required to perform under part B, D, or G;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3903452E1E649CEB400500519933707"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided payments or other benefits to a
student at an institution of higher education to act as the lender’s
representative to secure applications under this title from individual
prospective borrowers, unless such student—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65D510CB4F77435AAC0078479601B6CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is also employed by the lender for other
purposes; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEE735A52F26490285F61298B31FBEF7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made all appropriate disclosures regarding
such
employment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3F35CE1C2790498D9E4B272FF25F569D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Student Loan
Information</header><text>Section 435(m) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1085">20 U.S.C. 1085(m)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H62FDC01500AD4F21A88F8DC47B4CB365" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8F00CC89FD8B47359374778CC03CC188"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Student loan
information</header>
<subparagraph id="H09B90AFB20B746B38CB2F228EF882224"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law or regulation, a lender, secondary market, holder,
or guaranty agency shall provide, free of charge and in a timely and effective
manner, any student loan information maintained by that entity that is
requested by an institution of higher education and any third-party servicer
(as defined in section 481(c)) working on behalf of that institution to prevent
student loan defaults.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CBD11D2878B4807B91800B9152CA92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An institution and
any third-party servicer obtaining access to information under subparagraph (A)
shall safeguard that information in order to prevent potential abuses of that
information, including identity theft.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0D4D893E22E4DA88D8B807DA19C75BD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any third party
servicer that obtains information under this subparagraph shall only use the
information in a manner directly related to the default prevention work the
servicer is performing on behalf of the institution of higher
education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H21D0A3E895384562872900494CB5FFC8"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Disability
Determinations</header><text>Section 437(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087">20 U.S.C. 1087(a)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>In making such
determination of permanent and total disability, the Secretary shall provide
that a borrower who has been certified as permanently and totally disabled by
the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Social Security Administration shall
not be required to present further documentation for purposes of this
title.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBFD9CB7277C04A77AEA88F41EC76626C"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Treatment of
Falsely Certified Borrowers</header><text>Section 437(c)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1087(c)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>or parent’s eligibility</quote>
after <quote>such student’s eligibility</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5C8E5D8C87714B2D9224916046BA2F9E"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Additional
Technical Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HD0C4E948D2054C18BA50708DF8C4B382"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
428(a)(2)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078">20 U.S.C. 1078(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF19AC6197B54212B4AAD6C49C1D0836"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (II) of clause (i); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C67579C55334C999D01A19FF893E03C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by moving the
margin of clause (iii) two ems to the left.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79D6364A1C4D4345B67401F22C510033"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 428G(e)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-7">20 U.S.C. 1078–7(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, made to a student to
cover the cost of attendance at an eligible institution outside the United
States,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8830572F8B3646EF90118B00D499CE07" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>424.</enum><header>Elimination of
auction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part I of title IV (as
added by section 701 of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act) is
repealed.</text>
</section></part><part id="HB5DA7506C88B4126B119FB08DA33E372"><enum>C</enum><header>FEDERAL WORK-STUDY
PROGRAMS</header>
<section id="H960FE4B8C503424C88A54B7E1704CEC1"><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—</text>
<paragraph id="H387B59E4AC58458AA6E4B102C3F63E96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB76210CE5A4243448B0800D3D6BF6051"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HEE8F864573C1472E895B14FA938055B3"><enum>442.</enum><header>Community
service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 441(c)(1) (42
U.S.C. 2751(c)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>that are open and accessible
to the community</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HBE3309843A3B4043853798FCC84EA3A2"><enum>443.</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header>
<subsection id="H81DD8DB9CA9841A48771C24FE983BF10"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility for
Additional Allocations</header><text>Section 442(a)(4) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2752">42 U.S.C. 2752(a)(4)</external-xref>)
is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1437555631AD4B52A8C2C900651279A0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HBA03C47CB3CF426D9E6FC9DE90F42C67" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An otherwise eligible institution may
receive a portion of the allocation described in subparagraph (A) if—</text>
<clause id="HCBFB93AF902E4649ADEFF8811B680083"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not less than 10 percent of the
students attending the institution receive Federal Pell Grants; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8BE60695F9624002B31D206FEAC1C81D"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBEDF339518CC4B16BE007019B4BE2559"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of an
institution that offers programs of at least 4 years in duration, if its
graduation rate for Federal Pell Grant recipients attending the institution and
graduating within the period of time equal to normal duration of the longest
undergraduate program offered by the institution, as measured from the first
day of their enrollment, exceeds the median rate for the class of institution
(as defined in section 131(f)(7)(C)); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCF279CB6ABED4B2C891073828426EC6B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of an institution that
offers programs of at least 2, but less than 4, years in duration, if its rate
for Federal Pell Grant recipients attending the institution and graduating or
transferring to an institution that offers programs of at least 4 years in
duration within the period of time equal to the normal duration of the program
offered, as measured from the first day of their enrollment, exceeds the median
rate for the class of institution (as defined in section
131(f)(7)(C)).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE4B6EA8763F046E3AA72501C094C3448"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to any amounts appropriated under section 441(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 2751(b)) for fiscal year 2009 or any succeeding fiscal year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H906BD2B3D1F8422489CED8288E6E4C33"><enum>444.</enum><header>Books and
supplies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 442(c)(4)(D)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2752">42 U.S.C. 2752(c)(4)(D)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$450</quote> and
inserting <quote>$600</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H423EC5AC472A479C80490300F65531E2"><enum>445.</enum><header>Job location
and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
446(a)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2756">42 U.S.C. 2756(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F71496DB1544DD78C9CD442B61476AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>10 percent or $50,000</quote> and inserting <quote>15 percent or
$75,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0ECFD41C5B8D44DBA5EAF5251C35793"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, except that not
less than one-third of such amount shall be specifically allocated to locate
and develop community service jobs</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HADC18039904F4DA5AA908C5DD3B36E5D"><enum>446.</enum><header>Work
colleges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 448 (42
U.S.C. 2756b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9F349AE1F83140B4A1289EF900C81900"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>work-learning</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>work-learning-service</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9739BAEE25C34C8583D7D719DDA69C13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (C) of subsection (e)(1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE722D9526FC64F1EBC86E7E3153423D0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H999FD80812244D03B34F38CCB6F9E16E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>requires all
resident students, including at least one-half of all students who are enrolled
on a full-time basis, to participate in a comprehensive work-learning-service
program for at least 5 hours each week, or at least 80 hours during each period
of enrollment, unless the student is engaged in an institutionally organized or
approved study abroad or externship program;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7F25640491F4F899D71865868BB6F5F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) of subsection (e) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0F836B673E4C489DA03067A2D9D9D602" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H15AADEE8027247ECB34BEE4C583106EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>comprehensive student work-learning-service program</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF05864883CDB4E10A692DC2D5D246CBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a student
work-learning-service program that is an integral and stated part of the
institution’s educational philosophy and program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54257E0F24A641B3BFAC3ED04CCBE04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requires
participation of all resident students for enrollment and graduation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB1E380BD89D40338C366F21AC47617D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes learning
objectives, evaluation, and a record of work performance as part of the
student’s college record;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4F56DC42FF4490C842E34E12C40DE53"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provides
programmatic leadership by college personnel at levels comparable to
traditional academic programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31D4F9A69C71453B001C5CAD514BEEA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>recognizes the
educational role of work-learning-service supervisors; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ECD3737EFAE428BA900D22FAE37E53"><enum>(F)</enum><text>includes
consequences for nonperformance or failure in the work-learning-service program
similar to the consequences for failure in the regular academic
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H155B18A2DEDD4D3189CB169330FE15A1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
by striking <quote>1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4
succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>2008 and such sums as may
be necessary for the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8A192D43EDD04644AAC231CCFBE4C749"><enum>447.</enum><header>Work assistance
for students in comprehensive postsecondary programs for students with mental
retardation</header>
<subsection id="H38DCC387672743C49DEBAC85FFDE37E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Part
C of title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2751">42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA41736492E2049EF9FAE4DBDBF357E40" style="OLC">
<section id="H7DAC2DDE73F74DCE8BFA6812E7C6FF57"><enum>449.</enum><header>Work assistance
for students in comprehensive postsecondary programs for students with mental
retardation</header>
<subsection id="HE6EDFA62CC3C4D71933C1FE174745026"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section to enable an institution participating under
this part that offers a comprehensive postsecondary program for students with
mental retardation to provide work assistance to such students enrolled in that
program in order to assist these students with the costs of postsecondary
education and improve their academic and personal skills, independence, and
employability.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H97B2898D08BB45D6AC305E3172144B91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
Authority</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0AED1FC906F24FBAB9B7D16A5B9D1E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An institution of higher
education participating under this part may, pursuant to a plan developed in
accordance with subsection (c) and approved by the Secretary, transfer funds
allocated under section 442 for use under this section to award work assistance
to students with mental retardation who are enrolled and maintaining
satisfactory progress in a comprehensive postsecondary program for students
with mental retardation at that institution.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF826AB4E2D724C1099583C54A97C47D2" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6E2C02F9DD964B32ADE32824CC705760"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Act, the following requirements do not apply to
students seeking work assistance under this section:</text>
<clause id="H475056D7BA844AED9CB8EDE000D9A7F5" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Student eligibility requirements
relating to enrollment in a program leading to a recognized education
credential under section 484(a)(1).</text>
</clause><clause id="H7F193D9EBC654C00816FEAA396C0D54C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Satisfactory progress requirements
under sections 484(a)(2) and (c).</text>
</clause><clause id="H366B46CECAC64BF1BE57C57EDADF0608" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Student eligibility requirements
relating to the satisfaction of secondary education standards under section
484(d).</text>
</clause><clause id="H218A96DB24D04F1C8033446BE46B923B" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Determination of need in accordance
with part F.</text>
</clause><clause id="H91B41285EEED4513A13C00B385257C68" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The common financial reporting form
developed and processed pursuant to section 483, and any related aid
processing, disbursement, and delivery requirements as the Secretary may
specify.</text>
</clause><clause id="H557DDC8A67F14E95B737BEF6808835DB" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Any reporting requirements that the
Secretary may specify.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D630BAF00E54DF6BCD6FA92BFEC1F07" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provisions
of this Act, the requirement that a program lead to a degree or certificate, or
meet the requirements of section 481(b), shall not apply to comprehensive
postsecondary programs for students with mental retardation at institutions of
higher education that are otherwise eligible to participate under this
part.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B1D437C62A84B9AA805D6886D379CEB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agreement With
the Secretary</header><text>An institution of higher education that wishes to
provide work assistance under this section shall prepare, and submit to the
Secretary for approval, a plan describing how work assistance will be awarded
under this section to students with mental retardation who are enrolled in a
comprehensive postsecondary program for students with mental retardation at
that institution. That plan shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HF80D9E346C98412C92084971D1C38E42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
how the institution will determine which students in the program will receive
work assistance, including what criteria will be used for determining the
student’s financial need for the assistance in lieu of a determination under
part F;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0251BFBD9A5D47D3A87C87E0111EC459"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
the types of jobs in which students in the program will be employed, at what
rates of compensation, and the number of hours that a student may work;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7601D581AD634F9195DD596969B8E7B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the maximum dollar
amount of assistance that the institution may award to a student in the
program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B07064F997946D48E03BF6684E66045"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a requirement that
the Federal share of the compensation of a student in the program shall not
exceed 75 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1082C43F452C4B4A96FCAACF6861F61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
the purpose of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H2B985DA8878248BD8600D0CC1E805528"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comprehensive
postsecondary program for students with mental retardation</header><text>The
term <term>comprehensive postsecondary program for students with mental
retardation</term> means a degree, certificate, or nondegree program offered by
an institution of higher education that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3114578BFD774505999C00CB1EB46085"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is designed for
students with mental retardation who seek to continue academic, vocational, and
independent living instruction at the institution to prepare for gainful
employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC33DF25A9AD439A9E00DA79331905D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes an
advising and curriculum structure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H346387AA020542F2A55600C700307911"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes
enrollment by the student (through regular enrollment, auditing courses,
participation in internships, or enrollment in noncredit, nondegree courses) in
the equivalent of not less than half-time enrollment, as defined by the
institution.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C19891818AC4EEE94F66F996200E3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Student with
mental retardation</header><text>The term <term>student with mental
retardation</term> means a student with significantly subaverage general
intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive
behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects
a student’s educational performance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB7829AF312246D4900995EBBF9BD8FD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Satisfactory
progress</header><text>A student with mental retardation enrolled in a
comprehensive postsecondary program for students with mental retardation is
maintaining satisfactory progress if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H305A28AF5BFC4C19B7640060ED823C92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the institution at
which that student is enrolled reviews the progress of the student at the end
of each academic year, or its equivalent, as determined by the institution;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E86E767A7344BC680C6F51CA7F9CC77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the institution
determines that the student is meeting or exceeding the program requirements
and adequately progressing toward program
completion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7FA9279A00564D5C83AA88ABB8F1011"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective for
academic year 2008–2009 and succeeding academic years.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H4103D4F335F8461A81EFAB6568014351"><enum>D</enum><header>FEDERAL DIRECT
LOAN PROGRAM</header>
<section id="HCE31365197E34B04B9F8D4EBF810003B"><enum>451.</enum><header>Income
contingent repayment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
455(e)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087e">20 U.S.C. 1087e(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and files a
Federal income tax return jointly with the borrower’s spouse</quote>.</text>
</section></part><part id="HC275BF89D63647DA84DE03644FE7C2D"><enum>E</enum><header>FEDERAL
PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM</header>
<section id="HC54D8C7D365A4540B3D0C03BD7EADE9"><enum>461.</enum><header>Reauthorization
of program</header>
<subsection id="HECB875E809224D37B7B915973D00F87D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
Authorization</header>
<paragraph id="H49C5FCD6AC154D88A3CE624D45729F40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Section 461(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087aa">20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H20B708D893D64593809B11429FDBF237"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="HE63090E3BE0841969E62CFBFB8BBF65"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H14B6BC11A12849A3A0018DE50488DD73"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB10C3A6A68C6435494F131611DD10976"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>2003</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H649E0010359A491B9083A7FAF55900FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal capital
contribution recovery</header><text>Section 466 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087ff">20 U.S.C. 1087ff</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0664C186600E49BA82D06E07C2B0B7A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2004</quote> each place it appears in subsections (a) and (c) and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD4189F53F354BC6977BB606BEA4E81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2003</quote> each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b), and
inserting <quote>2013</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A027A01CC08483298B48EA1CB0EBE9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2012</quote> in subsection (b) and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1CCF9419F7824AA9BAE398D910C48638"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Books and
Supplies</header><text>Section 462(c)(4)(D) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087bb">20 U.S.C. 1087bb(c)(4)(D)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>$450</quote> and inserting
<quote>$600</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB187762F6AF841E5A64D7300BD5D4586"><enum>462.</enum><header>Loan terms and
conditions</header>
<subsection id="H373BA7E4583E4316873200B667F8AE46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Loan
Limits</header><text>Section 464(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087dd">20 U.S.C. 1087dd(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3722C3BD43134DEF92D11B76BB00118C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H143A83E6E2534EF287CB7DD35594553C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$4,000</quote> in clause (i) and inserting <quote>$5,500</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A6E9C8B4F324E18818458F18162B72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$6,000</quote> in clause (ii) and inserting <quote>$8,000</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75B0D6F9DF0841F49569AA4CA399CA6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D145E03C5E34A38B02D8F095532164D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$40,000</quote> in clause (i) and inserting
<quote>$60,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A78FD324D304678BFA780015004C33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$20,000</quote> in clause (ii) and inserting <quote>$27,500</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B4CB45E8CD547CC963E07BE71CC01B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$8,000</quote> in clause (iii) and inserting
<quote>$11,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE478BC7045BB4EDE009BAA4853340073"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Forbearance</header><text>Section
464(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087dd">20 U.S.C. 1087dd(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, upon written
request,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H18005E8BFCED470BB34B4F6FBFF600DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special
Repayment Rule</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 464(f) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H88E7FB9FBC4843A9BB49BB00C8984023" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB59DD5F2E3144686BF3189924200F65E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>No compromise repayment of a
defaulted loan as authorized by paragraph (1) may be made unless agreed to by
the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC1A2B2867B0340BC8B2F5722FFBA0078"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rehabilitation</header><text>Section
464(h)(1)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087dd">20 U.S.C. 1087dd(h)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>12
ontime</quote> and inserting <quote>9 on-time</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5DF4FD8E1A924B2EB72C5029F0975738"><enum>463.</enum><header>Loan
cancellation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
465(a)(3)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087ee">20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(3)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H628C7154CD874440B550E063EA9FA168"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(D),</quote> after <quote>subparagraph (A), (C),</quote> in clause
(i);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76AE32B6E68C4F61931DB6E7A46CE37E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end of clause (ii);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF399662AB2F4FA800A018E21645C11D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking clause
(iii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC0112C09F6043CBBBF7D01D88E9328B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (iv) as clause (iii).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H11E1DB9937BF45EA8858594403F0AA16"><enum>464.</enum><header>Technical
Amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E is further
amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H6B4B91A58FC2477A87377D64B06716CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
462(g)(1)(E)(i)(I) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087bb">20 U.S.C. 1087bb(g)(1)(E)(i)(I)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting
<quote>monthly</quote> after <quote>consecutive</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA220E1603B654A97B8F6A1D10068009F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section
464(c)(1)(D) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087dd">20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(1)(D)</external-xref>) is amended by redesignating subclauses
(I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD36604A0C11E4304AE447510C059AFCD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 465(a)(2)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087ee">20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>section 111(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
1113(a)(5)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88616FE343B6457B97865C54D98E3554"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 467(b) (20
U.S.C. 1087gg(b)) is amended by striking <quote>(5)(A), (5)(B)(i), or
(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(4)(A), (4)(B), or (5)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H242287ED1D574080A4D8C34845C8BE7C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 469(c) (20
U.S.C. 1087ii(c)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA409F22287A0473BA62EE489BDCE6209"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>sections 602 and 632</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 602(3) and
632(5)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC56F181655A4C27B5C0541B690E8FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>qualified professional provider of early intervention services</quote>
and inserting <quote>early intervention services</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58A64CDF64C74831B3906FB69256D216"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 672(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
632(4)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></part><part id="HF40D3E4F3679426091046C74137B706B"><enum>F</enum><header>NEED
ANALYSIS</header>
<section id="H6665BF7E1BAE4BCA9E31042E8048C88B"><enum>471.</enum><header>Significantly
simplifying the student aid Application process</header>
<subsection id="H7EBC2B28DC8D493D004DD791FC63EEA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improvements to
Paper and Electronic Forms</header>
<paragraph id="H0B242DDA8FD84EFF901B87355DDE8AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Common financial
aid form development and processing</header><text>Section 483(a) (20 U.S.C.
1090(a)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D9C3D071DED43C2A72FF2F4296770A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1), (2), and (5);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H384E04E0B89E42149B5E6CFE7E1FD879"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and (7), as paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BDF615F25BA47B7BF7950716EF3EED6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (9), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H31551EA264FD4DDD9FD8CC39F002372B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCE3E0391C44F474592C550C4F16FEA44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with representatives of
agencies and organizations involved in student financial assistance, shall
produce, distribute, and process free of charge common financial reporting
forms as described in this subsection to be used for application and
reapplication to determine the need and eligibility of a student for financial
assistance under parts A through E (other than subpart 4 of part A). These
forms shall be made available to applicants in both paper and electronic
formats and shall be referred to as the <quote>Free Application for Federal
Student Aid</quote> or the <quote>FAFSA</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56CAF4B18D484C858641A53EABC80099"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Early
estimates</header>
<subparagraph id="H250B95E87AA54D12B1ABF3ED6E23F6DC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall permit applicants to complete such
forms as described in this subsection in the 4 years prior to enrollment in
order to obtain a non-binding estimate of the family contribution, as defined
in section 473. The estimate shall clearly and conspicuously indicate that it
is only an estimate of family contribution, and may not reflect the actual
family contribution of the applicant that shall be used to determine the grant,
loan, or work assistance that the applicant may receive under this title when
enrolled in a program of postsecondary education. Such applicants shall be
permitted to update information submitted on forms described in this subsection
using the process required under paragraph (5)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79E0689789124C48AC153CCA3660EAB7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Two
years after the early estimates are implemented under this paragraph and from
data gathered from the early estimates, the Secretary shall evaluate the
differences between initial, non-binding early estimates and the final
financial aid award made available under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55FACEC2DC9C4B1FBE39366D25D387B2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide a report to the authorizing committees on the results
of the evaluation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF3BE7FF1498B404795F847C1E76B6386"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Paper
format</header>
<subparagraph id="H6C94FBD6A837416BBE53A46112A86C7C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall produce, distribute, and process
common forms in paper format to meet the requirements of paragraph (1). The
Secretary shall develop a common paper form for applicants who do not meet the
requirements of subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64490CF441F0480596170341D8A65200"><enum>(B)</enum><header>EZ
fafsa</header>
<clause id="H7E74785273354996B06187CE5D81E07F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and use a simplified paper
application form, to be known as the <quote>EZ FAFSA</quote>, to be used for
applicants meeting the requirements of section 479(c).</text>
</clause><clause id="H0BD1681A62B0425000A6DFC528C695B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reduced data
requirements</header><text>The form under this subparagraph shall permit an
applicant to submit, for financial assistance purposes, only the data elements
required to make a determination of whether the applicant meets the
requirements under section 479(c).</text>
</clause><clause id="HB213CAADD77E4DF8A1743086D2D32DEC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>State
data</header><text>The Secretary shall include on the form under this
subparagraph such data items as may be necessary to award State financial
assistance, as provided under paragraph (6), except that the Secretary shall
not include a State’s data if that State does not permit its applicants for
State assistance to use the form under this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5654E7BE71154DC2A0A13480D1380196"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Free
availability and processing</header><text>The provisions of paragraph (7) shall
apply to the form under this subparagraph, and the data collected by means of
the form under this subparagraph shall be available to institutions of higher
education, guaranty agencies, and States in accordance with paragraph
(9).</text>
</clause><clause id="H72A06F5303324F72BADE9CF6435C680"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Testing</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct appropriate field testing on the form under this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE75B726201FD4CE5004CCE4F2D6EB48C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Promoting the
use of electronic fafsa</header>
<clause id="H2CEC2AF6B184408AA023876FD2B8BF4D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="HB90DE63FCD9D446B9E86EDB170606DC7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>develop a form
that uses skip logic to simplify the application process for applicants;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0D703D1B80D6462B810024034420C270"><enum>(II)</enum><text>make all efforts
to encourage applicants to utilize the electronic forms described in paragraph
(4).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HFA387057B68F44559242331B002991F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maintenance of
the fafsa in a printable electronic file</header><text>The Secretary shall
maintain a version of the paper forms described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) in
a printable electronic file that is easily portable. The printable electronic
file will be made easily accessible and downloadable to students on the same
website used to provide students with the electronic application forms
described in paragraph (4) of this subsection. The Secretary shall enable
students to submit a form created under this subparagraph that is downloaded
and printed from an electronic file format in order to meet the filing
requirements of this section and in order to receive aid from programs under
this title.</text>
</clause><clause id="HBA77F0B0A1B14CE8BD971CE2A0A63D14"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall report annually to Congress on
the impact of the digital divide on students completing applications for title
IV aid described under this paragraph and paragraph (4). The Secretary will
also report on the steps taken to eliminate the digital divide and phase out
the paper form described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. The Secretary’s
report will specifically address the impact of the digital divide on the
following student populations: dependent students, independent students without
dependents, and independent students with dependents other than a
spouse.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30B2F4159B844D80A9AE4E41B13FEBE8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electronic
format</header>
<subparagraph id="HF4C05A4C2FA746C7B9653F331DC60094"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall produce, distribute, and process
common forms in electronic format to meet the requirements of paragraph (1).
The Secretary shall develop common electronic forms for applicants who do not
meet the requirements of subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H416B3EE94ACB4309B24FB7F485715BB5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State
data</header><text>The Secretary shall include on the common electronic forms
space for information that needs to be submitted from the applicant to be
eligible for State financial assistance, as provided under paragraph (6),
except the Secretary shall not require applicants to complete data required by
any State other than the applicant’s State of residence.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H299C20B2A96C4908A0391458C35D1633"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Simplified
applications: fafsa on the web</header>
<clause id="HC1924BB7D81E48B89BD8D0A486B16335"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and use a simplified
electronic application form to be used by applicants meeting the requirements
under subsection (c) of section 479 and an additional, separate simplified
electronic application form to be used by applicants meeting the requirements
under subsection (b) of section 479.</text>
</clause><clause id="H8AFC84A509164D20AB52A3A346D19D00"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reduced data
requirements</header><text>The simplified electronic application forms shall
permit an applicant to submit for financial assistance purposes, only the data
elements required to make a determination of whether the applicant meets the
requirements under subsection (b) or (c) of section 479.</text>
</clause><clause id="HAD8321802B8D473FBFBC19DB36FFB588"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>State
data</header><text>The Secretary shall include on the simplified electronic
application forms such data items as may be necessary to award state financial
assistance, as provided under paragraph (6), except that the Secretary shall
not require applicants to complete data required by any State other than the
applicant’s State of residence.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2BDD8B3DF2F945A5A4BD5C4DFD72C01C"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Availability
and processing</header><text>The data collected by means of the simplified
electronic application forms shall be available to institutions of higher
education, guaranty agencies, and States in accordance with paragraph
(9).</text>
</clause><clause id="H9EA8F46A62AD450785991D224B5C10FC"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Testing</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct appropriate field testing on the forms developed under
this subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C25C800EF734E0300F0C87B038135DB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Use of
forms</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit
the use of the forms developed by the Secretary pursuant to this paragraph by
an eligible institution, eligible lender, guaranty agency, State grant agency,
private computer software provider, a consortium thereof, or such other
entities as the Secretary may designate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31025AEF0A9A45E6BBFDF6BAF9218FC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that data collection under this paragraph complies with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552a">section 552a</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, and that any entity using the
electronic version of the forms developed by the Secretary pursuant to this
paragraph shall maintain reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical,
and physical safeguards to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the
information, and to protect against security threats, or unauthorized uses or
disclosures of the information provided on the electronic version of the forms.
Data collected by such electronic version of the forms shall be used only for
the application, award, and administration of aid awarded under this title,
State aid, or aid awarded by eligible institutions or such entities as the
Secretary may designate. No data collected by such electronic version of the
forms shall be used for making final aid awards under this title until such
data have been processed by the Secretary or a contractor or designee of the
Secretary, and an expected family contribution has been calculated by the
Secretary, except as may be permitted under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6EE50687DA84437B1DEB81EF31E45E"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Signature</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may permit an electronic form
under this paragraph to be submitted with an electronic signature.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9A77699BCAC4194895EB131DCD9282"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Streamlining</header>
<subparagraph id="H866328780706429D93AC9C00E5A47011"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Streamlined
reapplication process</header>
<clause id="H5FA0F035533343BDBF6DE4FF5B2E70C1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop streamlined reapplication
forms and processes, including both paper and electronic reapplication
processes, consistent with the requirements of this subsection, for an
applicant who applies for financial assistance under this title—</text>
<subclause id="HEE1A0EE22BA74D9BAE7884664B009924"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the academic
year succeeding the year in which such applicant first applied for financial
assistance under this title; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H12520B065500417A958447ECEE63BC7C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in any succeeding
academic years.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HC7892141355E4EBF836245474259DA67"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Mechanisms for
reapplication</header><text>The Secretary shall develop appropriate mechanisms
to support reapplication.</text>
</clause><clause id="H818168B212EA4D1B896B4F6276B28C6C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Identification
of updated data</header><text>The Secretary shall determine, in cooperation
with States, institutions of higher education, agencies, and organizations
involved in student financial assistance, the data elements that can be updated
from the previous academic year’s application.</text>
</clause><clause id="HBFB1968934684B8E9B5F83B31EA1EA8F"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Reduced data
authorized</header><text>Nothing in this title shall be construed as limiting
the authority of the Secretary to reduce the number of data elements required
of reapplicants.</text>
</clause><clause id="HD2B26BC4B4CB400FA29F2858D370A8E5"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Zero family
contribution</header><text>Applicants determined to have a zero family
contribution pursuant to section 479(c) shall not be required to provide any
financial data in a reapplication form, except that which is necessary to
determine eligibility under such section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C46E8A76B14468BADA407F4BCB6415"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction of data
elements</header>
<clause id="HA6CD7C23582244B0A452738007CC4C1F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reduction
encouraged</header><text>Of the number of data elements on the FAFSA on the
date of enactment of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007 (including
questions on the FAFSA for the purposes described in paragraph (6)), the
Secretary, in cooperation with representatives of agencies and organizations
involved in student financial assistance, shall continue to reduce the number
of such data elements following the date of enactment. Reductions of data
elements under paragraph (3)(B), (4)(C), or (5)(A)(iv) shall not be counted
towards the reduction referred to in this paragraph unless those data elements
are reduced for all applicants.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCDFB0E9F41F94E379C44001FB578C620"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall annually report to the House of Representatives and the Senate
on the progress made of reducing data elements.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C36ACA0D2104807A34504B70975B1C4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State
requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H286BC6881E424FBF811F39BDEF8C0501"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall include on the forms developed under
this subsection, such State-specific data items as the Secretary determines are
necessary to meet State requirements for State need-based financial aid under
section 415C, except as provided in paragraphs (3)(B)(iii) and (4)(C)(iii) of
this subsection. Such items shall be selected in consultation with State
agencies in order to assist in the awarding of State financial assistance in
accordance with the terms of this subsection, except as provided in paragraphs
(3)(B)(iii) and (4)(C)(iii) of this subsection. The number of such data items
shall not be less than the number included on the form on October 7, 1998,
unless a State notifies the Secretary that the State no longer requires those
data items for the distribution of State need-based financial aid.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA308E06D06544709D5278FB7567D591"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual
review</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct an annual review process to
determine which forms and data items the States require to award State
need-based financial aid and other application requirements that the States may
impose.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8323793CDBB4983A9F2006CF80306D1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State use of
simplified forms</header><text>The Secretary shall encourage States to take
such steps as necessary to encourage the use of simplified application forms,
including those described in paragraphs (3)(B) and (4)(C), to meet the
requirements under subsection (b) or (c) of section 479.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAE04EB8A66F434D9FAAB7A4962B9F8D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Federal register
notice</header><text>The Secretary shall publish on an annual basis a notice in
the Federal Register requiring State agencies to inform the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="H9FBE3156291C477090D55DDFDE4156E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if
the State agency is unable to permit applicants to utilize the simplified
application forms described in paragraphs (3)(B) and (4)(C); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H58D3338B210440B084B4D5C25B03B68F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>of the
State-specific data that the State agency requires for delivery of State
need-based financial aid.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEA8789F09464D96807F6F811682968D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>State
notification to the secretary</header>
<clause id="H734F91A95FA3421A98A22B944F572CB6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State agency shall notify the Secretary—</text>
<subclause id="HCF12FD8CC3664267BDF8465803172D5D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whether the State
permits an applicant to file a form described in paragraph (3)(B) or paragraph
(4)(C) of this subsection for purposes of determining eligibility for State
need-based financial aid; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8563CFFBB27D4B0995646345E4D841E1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
State-specific data that the State agency requires for delivery of State
need-based financial aid.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE48A37F94FB74466BCF46995AA2B2734"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Acceptance of
forms</header><text>In the event that a State does not permit an applicant to
file a form described in paragraph (3)(B) or paragraph (4)(C) of this
subsection for purposes of determining eligibility for State need-based
financial aid—</text>
<subclause id="HEE65269A778B42C7B9B654E3C3A300AC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State shall
notify the Secretary if the State is not permitted to do so because of either
State law or because of agency policy; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDBD7E46F9FF14363BACB9269DC40919D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the notification
under subclause (I) shall include an estimate of the program cost to permit
applicants to complete simplified application forms under paragraphs (3)(B) and
paragraph (4)(C) of this subsection.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HA7DF03F0319345E0875D7B4888536D5E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Lack of
notification by the state</header><text>If a State does not notify the
Secretary pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="H141B44C23131421D82BEC988157853E6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>permit residents
of that State to complete simplified application forms under paragraphs (3)(B)
and paragraph (4)(C) of this subsection; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H35DB93D607F84050AE5B4E004E3B36CD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not require any
resident of that State to complete any data previously required by that State
under this section.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73C639BF20D04FB4964EAF9228A11C00"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Charges to
students and parents for use of forms prohibited</header>
<subparagraph id="HD793A3EBAEC94A9B88BB479367F30785"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fees
prohibited</header><text>The FAFSA, in whatever form (including the EZ FAFSA,
paper, electronic, simplified, or reapplication), shall be produced,
distributed, and processed by the Secretary and no parent or student shall be
charged a fee by an entity for the collection, processing, or delivery of
financial aid through the use of the FAFSA. The need and eligibility of a
student for financial assistance under parts A through E of this title (other
than under subpart 4 of part A) may only be determined by using the FAFSA
developed by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection. No student may receive
assistance under parts A through E of this title (other than under subpart 4 of
part A), except by use of the FAFSA developed by the Secretary pursuant to this
subsection. No data collected on a form, worksheet, or other document for which
a fee is charged shall be used to complete the FAFSA.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C09AAF4252B44B0B7D142D7006F2FE6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Any
entity that provides to students or parents, or charges students or parents
for, any value-added services with respect to or in connection with the FAFSA,
such as completion of the FAFSA, submission of the FAFSA, or tracking of the
FAFSA for a student, shall provide to students and parents clear and
conspicuous notice that—</text>
<clause id="H19B7FE90F9744923B3BFD46E257DA151"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the FAFSA is a
free Federal student aid application;</text>
</clause><clause id="H370CEF323BC746DAAD3CFF75788900DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the FAFSA can be
completed without professional assistance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6BB5CEDAA0B647B493B83DD14B4F2005"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>includes the
current Internet address for the FAFSA on the Department’s web site.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEAC18C3488F493E9D6B5506D2188522"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Application
processing cycle</header><text>The Secretary shall enable students to submit a
form created under this subsection in order to meet the filing requirements of
this section and in order to receive aid from programs under this title and
shall initiate the processing of applications under this subsection as early as
practicable prior to January 1 of the student’s planned year of
enrollment.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31391813E698468686FF9D73776B52F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Master
calendar</header><text>Section 482(a)(1)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1089">20 U.S.C. 1089</external-xref>) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB070542300C14A10A89C9373F0C1A9BD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HE40CDFF7AF644264B66F27A46238A9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by March 1:
proposed modifications, updates, and notices pursuant to sections 478,
479(c)(2)(C), and 483(a)(6) published in the Federal
Register;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H719300FB4B3749FFAD00497FB9A24C82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increasing
Access to Technology</header><text>Section 483 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1090">20 U.S.C. 1090</external-xref>) is further
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H75FCB8865B7C427FBC9502965D7B0083" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H19FAFD0A57834FFB9C07A106CEFAEDA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Addressing the
Digital Divide</header><text>The Secretary shall utilize savings accrued by
moving more applicants to the electronic forms described in subsection (a)(4)
to improve access to the electronic forms described in subsection (a)(4) for
applicants meeting the requirements of section
479(c).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HB1DFB50BC6CA45F9992853F470562BF6"><enum>472.</enum><header>Discretion of
student financial aid administrators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 479A(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087tt">20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0A14B6C9355F4993902E5683FC22BE55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection">In
General</header-in-text>.—</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H60B861DA16644A1EAD53E9578BB512F4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3305C2ADC38141E29F11BD49ADCE5DB1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority To
Make Adjustments</header>
<paragraph id="H820DEE6CFE9841B8B39F5B7157BF96C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjustments for
special
circumstances</header>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F58187916A54A0F825E49CA768378C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before <quote>Special circumstances may</quote> the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H88BD84801E2544D2971815E6C0BBD755" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF544BA2E27704A4483CA2226671DA961"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special
circumstances
defined</header>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F69302110B049A193F8BB005599CC8F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>a student’s status as a ward of the court at any time prior to attaining
18 years of age, a student’s status as an individual who was adopted at or
after age 13, a student’s status as a homeless or unaccompanied youth (as
defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act),</quote>
after <quote>487,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC37E016787C46D300C3469F7287327D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
before <quote>Adequate documentation</quote> the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB55C256A866945049158DC92954DFAC3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF22A6B5E117D4987B04B93DA048155A2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Documentation
and use of supplementary information</header>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64E23E5C9808423D866705179E07A71E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting
before <quote>No student</quote> the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCF8F44708477469AA25D3E4CD7C9143" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H43CBBC0F277C4957923B00FD75E293C3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fees for
supplementary information
prohibited</header>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></part><part id="HE2925E6A33D0410F9CA841E63223F29E"><enum>G</enum><header>GENERAL PROVISIONS
RELATING TO STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE</header>
<section id="H164B6D85485A4C8E84A52DCBB5B312FA"><enum>481.</enum><header>Expanding
information dissemination regarding eligibility for Pell Grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 483(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1090">20 U.S.C. 1090(a)</external-xref>) (as
amended by section 471(a)) is further amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAE5577BD7DEA42588B2215EACD5CA138" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H045C1707081941F5948DA69321AA5336"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Expanding
information dissemination regarding eligibility for pell
grants</header><text>The Secretary shall make special efforts, in conjunction
with State efforts, to notify students and their parents who qualify for a free
lunch under the Richard B. Russell <act-name parsable-cite="NSLA">National
School Lunch Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>), the Food Stamps program,
or such other programs as the Secretary shall determine, of their potential
eligibility for a maximum Pell Grant, and shall disseminate such informational
materials as the Secretary deems
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H1F5EAE6A8D0D46B6B5EF64A9C6DC717C"><enum>482.</enum><header>Student
eligibility</header>
<subsection id="H9F873B84E6AC4F65A6617D175F167121"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
Amendment</header><text>Section 484(b)(5) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1091">20 U.S.C. 1091(b)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting <quote>or parent (on behalf of a student)</quote> after
<quote>student</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H79D5AF9B104A4820B628C97DD5005269"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Republic of
Palau</header><text>Section 484 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1091">20 U.S.C. 1091</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D1F15BAF9EF4D9C963828FCE739D41E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H45809033DA8F46AF949967E9A6D81C57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States
of Micronesia, or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF61737E13D5400F9DDEBA3440117352"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States</quote>
and inserting <quote>or, to the extent described in subsection (j), a citizen
of the Republic of Palau</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA1651D5C12540E89B40D28CE0FB8BA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (j) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC35A7217AC2B4CDCAD9C744B21E42823" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8B26813710D54E558E722B4996477435"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Assistance Under
Subpart <enum-in-header>1</enum-in-header> of Part
<enum-in-header>A</enum-in-header> for Students From
Palau</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a student shall
be eligible until September 30, 2008, for assistance under subpart 1 of part A
if the student is otherwise qualified and—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A380C58F7A04FE1A051BCE20D76C4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a citizen of the
Republic of Palau and attends an institution of higher education in a State or
a public or nonprofit private institution of higher education in the Freely
Associated States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32C6A24509FA4697AA4BF44700C043A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>meets the
requirements of subsection (a)(5) and attends a public or nonprofit private
institution of higher education in any one of the Freely Associated
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB30DF362070640860008E962F1D2E3D5"><enum>483.</enum><header>Institutional
refunds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 484B(a)(1) (20
U.S.C. 1091b(a)(1)) is amended in subsection (a)(1), by inserting
<quote>subpart 4 of part A or</quote> after <quote>received
under</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HEFC174D47F744159BCCE4E1E2CE37936"><enum>484.</enum><header>Institutional
and financial assistance information for students</header>
<subsection id="H21902FFB3FDC4BECBFE5D919A7771E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information
Dissemination Activities</header><text>Section 485(a)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092">20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)</external-xref>)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4195E549D8B5425EBD4FB8F304FF5873"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending the
second sentence to read as follows: <quote>The information required by this
section shall be produced and be made publicly available to an enrolled student
and to any prospective student, through appropriate publications, mailings,
electronic media, and the reports required by the institution’s accrediting
agency under section 496(c)(9).</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88C23CF626FF444CAB292B7FD34DE858"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (G) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFC74117BF4754CD3939E77867D9F3147" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H57F4DA2B9C4143B784672C143083B2F7" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the academic programs of the
institution, including—</text>
<clause id="H24BD56123A3B4F1EA6859C2B30F71D44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the current degree programs and
other educational and training programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H13D11D6F7EE14184BA1CA289CB5A7A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the institution’s educational
mission and goals;</text>
</clause><clause id="H11CAAC65448248EA98331FF5B2BA06D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the instructional, laboratory,
and other physical plant facilities which relate to the academic programs;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAE3C0578165A4F69BBE5BAC779905DA3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the faculty and other
instructional
personnel;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD2837C87065430492EA99008400F0FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (L) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9B5C1A519EFF4E6C88F08DF51D8C967" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HCC44A1C37CE04A42B676487BE73DFB50" indent="up1"><enum>(L)</enum><text>a summary of student outcomes for
full-time undergraduate students, including—</text>
<clause id="H0753B5BA0ECF41328306C8ADFEE1408D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the completion or graduation rates
of certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students entering such
institutions; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2277C52521E6497DAE38CA8DA95C007F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other student outcome data,
qualitative or quantitative, including data regarding distance education,
deemed by the institution to be appropriate to its stated educational mission
and goals, and, when applicable, licensing and placement rates for professional
and vocational
programs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0EF60E20103486486AE568700A24500"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
before the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (J) the following: <quote>, and
the process for students to register complaints with the accrediting agencies
or associations</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71646748F3A14EACBA6E2100AE61628"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (M), by striking <quote>guaranteed student loans under part B of
this title or direct student loans under part E of this title, or both,</quote>
and inserting <quote>student loans under part B, D, or E of this
title</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBEC70DB2A98144D591F2C4F400F6E926"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (N);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86B85C68B83D4BB8B8AC75E7B249D3C0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (O) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H857098E1BAFC4FE4818500ADB512BDDD"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDC58572593FF435B98B768ED0889D7E9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD7CF85F734D849AE9BAAFCB6A8BE7B4E" indent="up1"><enum>(P)</enum><text>the penalties contained in subsection
484(r) regarding suspension of eligibility for drug related offenses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D81D20CCF1846D880ED8B001307ACC6" indent="up1"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>the policies of the institution
regarding the acceptance or denial of academic credit earned at another
institution of higher education, which shall include a statement that such
decisions will not be based solely on the source of accreditation of a sending
institution, provided that the sending institution is accredited by an agency
or association that is recognized by the Secretary pursuant to section 496 to
be a reliable authority as to the quality of the education or training offered,
and except that nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to—</text>
<clause id="H4DB32ADB899B4635BDF335E49C8C606"><enum>(i)</enum><text>authorize an officer or employee of
the Department to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the
curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any
institution of higher education, or over any accrediting agency or
association;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEFD3428C55BF4160958107A998B5DB1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>limit the application of the
General Education Provisions Act; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1867E9F6926B4D1A9BF27F3BB6ABF308"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>create any legally enforceable
right; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7BA55CFBA424F6BAC9D57EEC7FDB398" indent="up1"><enum>(R)</enum><text>policies and sanctions related to
copyright infringement, including—</text>
<clause id="H40EDD80543F743E6B23873AF59128884"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information which explicitly
informs students that unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material on the
institution’s information technology systems, including engaging in
unauthorized peer-to-peer file-sharing, may subject them to civil and criminal
penalties;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBBA52A3F697745D886B98EB488E6F59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a summary of the penalties for
violation of copyright law under the United States Code;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEA78DF66762D4AE19CE813237093FE13"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of the disciplinary
actions which are taken against students who engage in unauthorized
distribution of copyrighted material on the institution’s information
technology systems; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB222ED89D6DF42D0B66103A0DF002CD2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>notification that the institution
may use technological measures to detect, prevent, and prohibit unauthorized
distribution of copyrighted material on its information technology systems,
including over local area networks of such
systems.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7AAB3869A18D40C8A9088B08007458B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
Amendments</header><text>Section 485(a) is further amended by striking
paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7D2BB0C40C1A442490C3B9706810E418" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE900251AFBA34DD600FF3D5D72754C81" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Each institution may provide
supplemental information to enrolled and prospective students showing the
completion or graduation rate for students described in paragraph (4). For the
purpose of this paragraph, the definitions provided in the Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System shall apply.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1904D70E663C403AB30166C9B726CD5" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Each eligible institution
participating in any program under this title may publicly report to currently
enrolled and prospective students the voluntary information collected by the
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), the Community College Survey of
Student Engagement (CCSSE), or other instruments that provide evidence of
student participation in educationally purposeful activities. The information
shall be produced and made available in a uniform and comprehensible manner,
through appropriate publications, mailings, and electronic media, and may be
included in reports required by the institution’s accrediting
agency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H02C7771F7D144C51BA20A526EB9803BD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exit
Counseling</header><text>Section 485(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092">20 U.S.C. 1092(b)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCD3CF6889E064A6A96C7DD26A467AF9F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H44AFDC05A9DF4577915432EA95DFCB80" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Each eligible institution shall,
during the exit interview required by this subsection, provide to a borrower of
a loan made under part B, D, or E a clear and conspicuous notice describing the
effect of using a consolidation loan to discharge the borrower’s student loans,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB285753B8A284EA9BABA028EF65F2C95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the effects of consolidation on total
interest to be paid, fees to be paid, and length of repayment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB8681CCBBBC4751AF9349A6FC7F2FA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effects of consolidation on a
borrower’s underlying loan benefits, including loan forgiveness, cancellation,
and deferment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DAD7C0EFDC643D29E76F22887839BD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability for the borrower to prepay
the loan, pay on a shorter schedule, and to change repayment plans, and that
borrower benefit programs may vary among different loan holders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E60520A131E482D86FC1DC43B605715"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the tax benefits for which the
borrower may be eligible; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21283D2B722E42958E62A7444093D322"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the consequences of
default.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE02DB898DE14029967DC5767EDBABCF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Campus Crime
Information</header><text>Section 485(f)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092">20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended
by inserting <quote>, other than a foreign institution of higher
education,</quote> after <quote>under this title</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD8A7785DB17F468DBA8701A19E5C5218"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Disclosure of
Fire Safety of Campus Buildings</header><text>Section 485 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092">20 U.S.C. 1092</external-xref>) is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF019874913A04B5E92F9B8B15693B245"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by adding after subparagraph (Q) (as added by subsection (a)(8) of this
section) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H41BC73542FA242A2AE9F3E6E873EF263" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB89DF0511933405BBEA1A72E18AFE7D6" indent="up1"><enum>(R)</enum><text>the fire safety report prepared by the
institution pursuant to subsection (h).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04B41CD523DA44BCAB6822D7A4F06100"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H81024BAB5F054D8A0048003F5D009CC8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2E031322EAA6433A9DFAB2262AAD5DC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Disclosure of
Fire Safety Standards and Measures</header>
<paragraph id="HD8AD581F10144EA993544BB76C2139C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual fire
safety reports required</header><text>Each institution participating in any
program under this title shall, beginning in the first academic year that
begins after the date of enactment of the College Access and Opportunity Act of
2007, and each year thereafter, prepare, publish, and distribute, through
appropriate publications (including the Internet) or mailings, to all current
students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon
request, an annual fire safety report. Such reports shall contain at least the
following information with respect to the campus fire safety practices and
standards of that institution:</text>
<subparagraph id="H76BF1AF429B54BD8952D8D1E00F751D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A statement that
identifies each institution-owned or controlled student housing facility, and
whether or not such facility is equipped with a fire sprinkler system or other
fire safety system, or has fire escape planning or protocols.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7407A3209FEE437E8DC7B026F1BC2EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Statistics for each
such facility concerning the occurrence of fires and false alarms in such
facility during the 2 preceding calendar years for which data are
available.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3DD246833AC4DEA8C005B703791E143"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For each such
occurrence in each such facility, a summary of the human injuries or deaths,
structural or property damage, or combination thereof.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H452A3EB0941C4ABF899D056B33A571BF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Information
regarding rules on portable electrical appliances, smoking and open flames
(such as candles), regular mandatory supervised fire drills, and planned and
future improvements in fire safety.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A5F615F61E24DEA962947D773D79423"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Information about
fire safety education and training provided to students, faculty, and
staff.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76030ECBF6C14520877F664B65A4958B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Information
concerning fire safety at any housing facility owned or controlled by a
fraternity, sorority, or student group that is recognized by the institution,
including—</text>
<clause id="H231938D293A74137A06242D0DDA62621"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information
reported to the institution under paragraph (4); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE34B69E3139345B29F6478F3042B5149"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
statement concerning whether and how the institution works with recognized
student fraternities and sororities, and other recognized student groups owning
or controlling housing facilities, to make each building and property owned or
controlled by such fraternities, sororities, and groups more fire safe.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H893439D3A14C4BBA81A4A604885C6C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fraternities,
sororities, and other groups</header><text>Each institution participating in a
program under this title shall request each fraternity and sorority that is
recognized by the institution, and any other student group that is recognized
by the institution and that owns or controls housing facilities, to collect and
report to the institution the information described in subparagraphs (A)
through (E) of paragraph (1), as applied to the fraternity, sorority, or
recognized student group, respectively, for each building and property owned or
controlled by the fraternity, sorority, or group, respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A2B3709EAA64EDABA00B65CBB99C990"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Current
information to campus community</header><text>Each institution participating in
any program under this title shall establish and maintain a log, written in a
form that can be easily understood, recording all on-campus fires, including
the nature, date, time, and general location of each fire and all false fire
alarms. All entries that are required pursuant to this paragraph shall, except
where disclosure of such information is prohibited by law, be open to public
inspection, and each such institution shall make annual reports to the campus
community on such fires and false fire alarms in a manner that will aid the
prevention of similar occurrences.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67EEA35595374FD8B2E032AB15E44E00"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports to the
secretary</header><text>On an annual basis, each institution participating in
any program under this title shall submit to the Secretary a copy of the
statistics required to be made available under paragraph (1)(B). The Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H63D3E0D24897477EB91E5304C0ED6CB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review such
statistics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1B5DFF090294CD485076213F9A6BCB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make copies of the
statistics submitted to the Secretary available to the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB97EDA6B7D9B4DDB9556CFF8EA791074"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in coordination
with nationally recognized fire organizations and representatives of
institutions of higher education, identify exemplary fire safety policies,
procedures, and practices and disseminate information concerning those
policies, procedures, and practices that have proven effective in the reduction
of campus fires.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H96D3814D5F664800B3C28675A65D26B5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
authorize the Secretary to require particular policies, procedures, or
practices by institutions of higher education with respect to fire
safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA16ABBB39E249BB8771DD31EE003E00"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection, the term <term>campus</term> has the meaning provided in
subsection
(f)(6).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H044C285F0B454EF1B983DE4EE435BB5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Campus based
digital theft prevention</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 further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE2181C58962545B700D4B5341300E7CA">
<subsection id="H46D8AB7E69A54DC2B815D7E08EDD76C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Campus based
digital theft prevention</header>
<paragraph id="H60481CF80D474F5C8E116ED6EA11EEA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each eligible institution participating in any program
under this title which is among those identified during the prior calendar year
by the Secretary pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="H7CA5397A91744466A7F8FC3D927C74F1" legis-path="(i)(2)(B)">paragraph (2)(B)</internal-xref>, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H488D7C6507DB483B99AC50C41BFA6F1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide evidence
to the Secretary that the institution has notified students on its policies and
procedures related to the illegal downloading and distribution of copyrighted
materials by students as required under subsection (a)(1)(R);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2329FE2272F43F8948879AB9DC02454"><enum>(B)</enum><text>undertake a
review, which shall be submitted to the Secretary, of its procedures and plans
related to preventing illegal downloading and distribution to determine the
program’s effectiveness and implement changes to the program if the changes are
needed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3066AB6E188462494F22E079FA91459"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide evidence
to the Secretary that the institution has developed a plan for implementing a
technology-based deterrent to prevent the illegal downloading or peer-to-peer
distribution of intellectual property.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D24E70913EC4903A7A0BE740067A540"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>For
purposes of carrying out the requirements of
<internal-xref idref="H60481CF80D474F5C8E116ED6EA11EEA2" legis-path="(i)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>, the Secretary shall, on an
annual basis, identify—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF90006ADCE024219BA005D1D4BFD2E2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the 25
institutions of higher education participating in programs under this title,
which have received during the previous calendar year the highest number of
writen notices from copyright owners, or persons authorized to act on behalf of
copyright owners, alleging infringement of copyright by users of the
institution’s information technology systems, where such notices identify with
specificity the works alleged to be infringed, or a representative list of
works alleged to be infringed, the date and time of the alleged infringing
conduct together with information sufficient to identify the infringing user,
and information sufficient to contact the copyright owner or its authorized
representative; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CA5397A91744466A7F8FC3D927C74F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from among those
25 institutions described in paragraph (1), those which have received during
the previous calendar year at least 100 notices alleging infringement of
copyright by users of the institution’s information technology systems, as
described in paragraph
(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H22134A8C8EC34FDA94734E9897CAE0F"><enum>485.</enum><header>Distance
education demonstration program</header>
<subsection id="HB840C6DBF13942A999E2EA9564B2B6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible
Applicants</header><text>Section 486(b)(3) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1093">20 U.S.C. 1093(b)(3)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H82B5FBD6A9E64EFAA588C74494A6FDB0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>section 102(a)(1)(C)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 102</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63F0B70AA292435ABCF993D63149D672"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>subsection (a) of section 102, other than the
requirement of paragraph (3)(A) or (3)(B) of such subsection,</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 101, other than the requirements of subparagraph (A)
or (B) of subsection (b)(4) of such section</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD8C7037199E4C0289642FCE353D631B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Section
486(d)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1093">20 U.S.C. 1093(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H276E35B5478743CD99DB84C88F6FBE00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the third year</quote> and inserting <quote>subsequent
years</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42B6EC84B54B430AB0D12FDC1BD3E8C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>35 institutions</quote> and inserting <quote>100 institutions</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76FCBD5DAF1144A898007FF4F97FA6FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new sentence: <quote>Not more than 5 of such institutions,
systems, or consortia may be accredited, degree-granting correspondence
schools.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCC76C4384C11445BA4EA11C63E8400A8"><enum>486.</enum><header>College
Affordability Demonstration Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of title IV is amended by inserting
after section 486 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1093">20 U.S.C. 1093</external-xref>) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6D784EF299264E5EBF6EA0405DF960A0" style="OLC">
<section id="HC81439DD6F3E4238006047BB10ACDD83"><enum>486A.</enum><header>College
Affordability Demonstration Program</header>
<subsection id="H8814FE50EDF04422A032B079B655F3F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H947EE822B77A4126866832F0C9A6CB45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide,
through a college affordability demonstration program, for increased innovation
in the delivery of higher education and student financial aid in a manner
resulting in reduced costs for students as well as the institution by employing
one or more strategies including accelerating degree or program completion,
increasing availability of, and access to, distance components of education
delivery, engaging in collaborative arrangements with other institutions and
organizations, and other alternative methodologies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB858483341B8458D977BA6397E99E85E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to help
determine—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D17F6B5C4E844F7A900BB69AA603B21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the most effective
means of delivering student financial aid as well as quality education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FC4D68BA8F7421EA763ADFB922EB3B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the specific
statutory and regulatory requirements that should be altered to provide for
more efficient and effective delivery of student financial aid, as well as
access to high quality distance education programs, resulting in a student more
efficiently completing postsecondary education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7A41FFD941049C89CB5D4BD08DAD0B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the most effective
methods of obtaining and managing institutional resources.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56ED2A9CAC3249E8AC59AB506EE05104"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Demonstration
Program Authorized</header>
<paragraph id="H5DF8C540E4144805AB7DF8FA9B588BEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with the purposes described in subsection
(a) and the provisions of subsection (d), the Secretary is authorized to select
not more than 100 institutions of higher education, including those applying as
part of systems or consortia of such institutions, for voluntary participation
in the College Affordability Demonstration Program in order to enable
participating institutions to carry out such purposes by providing programs of
postsecondary education, and making available student financial assistance
under this title to students enrolled in those programs, in a manner that would
not otherwise meet the requirements of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3EECB08CF4F64C028E8B1900C000EF3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to waive for any institutions of higher education, or
any system or consortia of institutions of higher education, selected for
participation in the College Affordability Demonstration Program, any
requirements of this Act or the regulations thereunder as deemed necessary by
the Secretary to meet the purpose described in subsection (a)(1), and shall
make a determination that the waiver can reasonably be expected to result in
reduced costs to students or institutions without an increase in Federal
program costs. The Secretary may not waive under this paragraph the maximum
award amounts for an academic year or loan period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H235DAFB397FB4DB58E348296AB7B334E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
applicants</header>
<subparagraph id="HF328BE6D42A64EDE96C4EF174445EFB3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible
institutions</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), only an
institution of higher education that is eligible to participate in programs
under this title shall be eligible to participate in the demonstration program
authorized under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H089790E3CC30418F8574023E1D633EE1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>An
institution of higher education described in section 102 shall not be eligible
to participate in the demonstration program authorized under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H36263F4FAA1F4BBE9E001063F58411D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="HCEDFFE442BEF4F1D8F87773B440960DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each institution or system of institutions 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="HCC7EF35D25E14C959FEBC0C06BA804B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of
applications</header><text>Each application for the college affordability
demonstration program shall include at least the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3D3B3EB5838649A4A2A200A4C252D690"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the institution or system or consortium of institutions and what quality
assurance mechanisms are in place to ensure the integrity of the Federal
financial aid programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09DA6C05BC46469EB51647AF43B8EEDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the innovation or innovations being proposed and the affected programs and
students, including—</text>
<clause id="HE5706663B0A741F5B9E6A083FC1565D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of any collaborative arrangements with other institutions or
organizations to reduce costs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H926F0247F23443CEBC5904244B984C85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of any expected economic impact of participation in the program
within the community in which the institution is located; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H765C0842E2094BDCBE22457FF0DD49F0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of
any means the institution will employ to reduce the costs of instructional
materials, such as textbooks;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1253401E4312477B8D36DCB6A18149FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
each regulatory or statutory requirement for which waivers are sought, with a
reason for each waiver;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5B7D863E17A4FA4A641078C7F51BF0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the expected outcomes of the program changes proposed, including the estimated
reductions in costs both for the institution and for students;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26EEAEECAF1B4512A6DEC01F9504AA02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an assurance from
each institution in a system or consortium of a commitment to fulfill its role
as described in the application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABC24D9DEC1F49E4918265D260EFEEF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an assurance that
the participating institution or system of institutions will offer full
cooperation with the ongoing evaluations of the demonstration program provided
for in this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3197026C083F4DB29EA57941C7107E5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any other
information or assurances the Secretary may require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H73CE1E1C85A541A8BE4B9BA79EA488D0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>In
selecting institutions to participate in the demonstration program under this
section, the Secretary shall take into account—</text>
<paragraph id="H4AED4D16FA6742C982F6F722630000A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number and
quality of applications received, determined on the basis of the contents
required by subsection (c)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A2651D8D4914E1CBEFC085626669CA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Department’s
capacity to oversee and monitor each institution’s participation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DEE9B3C72CC4A9ABA7370FFD6FFEFCA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an
institution’s—</text>
<subparagraph id="H697BB66FC78B4EF7ABB1C858F29DD82D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial
responsibility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7560195958134068B49BD02906F69146"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrative
capability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7663DC1A24474EA1B900C75561B0023D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>program or
programs being offered via distance education, if applicable;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H817E06B1FBF34EB99146DADE655E7FCC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>student completion
rates; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89F76471A7A1421187E2FFDDAB092BFB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>student loan
default rates; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3494B1580FDB4BAB8F1B6B28C65800AD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the participation
of a diverse group of institutions with respect to size, mission, and
geographic distribution.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8D6031BC48754BE4B055C5A872F87B52"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The
Secretary shall make available to the public and to the authorizing committees
a list of institutions selected to participate in the demonstration program
authorized by this section. Such notice shall include a listing of the specific
statutory and regulatory requirements being waived for each institution and a
description of the innovations being demonstrated.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9BE1899679E147E1A3A173A710428238"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluations and
Reports</header>
<paragraph id="H14D736EDFC4844B292A3F0ABF5508B6D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The
Secretary shall evaluate the demonstration program authorized under this
section on a biennial basis. Such evaluations specifically shall review—</text>
<subparagraph id="H78A346C4C4E146D285FB661E88782378"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to
which expected outcomes, including the estimated reductions in cost, were
achieved;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34B0B324281A4F9CA0C5A12536F045B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number and
types of students participating in the programs offered, including the progress
of participating students toward recognized certificates or degrees and the
extent to which participation in such programs increased;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD7B5E0991044F8CB5048265BA57A3BF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>issues related to
student financial assistance associated with the innovations undertaken;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4346F7C813B34EACA85BA433D11C1D1D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>effective
technologies and alternative methodologies for delivering student financial
assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E0EEFF224BC412285F034BB80B9894C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the extent of the
cost savings to the institution, the student, and the Federal Government
resulting from the waivers provided, and an estimate as to future cost savings
for the duration of the demonstration program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FEEC30307064FF3931493BE3D4821D5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the extent to
which students saved money by completing their postsecondary education
sooner;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37FE75B9A3974A0FA3CDC0776C71881"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the extent to which
the institution reduced its tuition and fees and its costs by participating in
the demonstration program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6228ED6F3CB84BF7B76E50C060E13B9E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the extent to
which any collaborative arrangements with other institutions or organizations
have reduced the participating institution’s costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B5CCAAD4A1A4B11BF4037F27BD66B8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the extent to which
statutory or regulatory requirements not waived under the demonstration program
present difficulties for students or institutions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H13CA06C64CCD4BF5BB14A2AD8CCFBE21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Policy
analysis</header><text>The Secretary shall review current policies and identify
those policies that present impediments to the implementation of innovations
that result in cost savings and in expanding access to education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22A65108D9784BE49CC4D1014238811E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide a report to the authorizing committees on a biennial
basis regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB75C0A5A6C5F41369CD7AA00860121DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the demonstration
program authorized under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CD9FA58B3AD49CE9417ED42FB33BB08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the results of the
evaluations conducted under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85DB4695B60941DF810154A837E30929"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the cost savings
to the Federal Government by the demonstration program authorized by this
section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4847E8B10EB4134B6001087EA384840"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommendations
for changes to increase the efficiency and effective delivery of financial
aid.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EDFB82B044A47BE889D003C3800B5A4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>In
conducting the demonstration program authorized under this section, the
Secretary shall, on a continuing basis—</text>
<paragraph id="H62FD0D33375E4A9E932D5FBBED8C9A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure compliance
of institutions or systems of institutions with the requirements of this title
(other than the sections and regulations that are waived under subsection
(b)(2));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAD4722523FD4020AE2551C58C18B0B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to institutions in their application to and participation in the
demonstration program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23A774B9C0664D5FBFAFDFCC5E3C35B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>monitor
fluctuations in the student population enrolled in the participating
institutions or systems of institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FDCF11145D844D2BA1DB7D393BFE00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>monitor changes in
financial assistance provided at the institution; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB541F5F842741428E0077172BFDA023"><enum>(5)</enum><text>consult with
appropriate accrediting agencies or associations and appropriate State
regulatory authorities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H18A375BF14044914A0368E2600B973C2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Termination of
Authority</header><text>The authority of the Secretary under this section shall
cease to be effective on October 1,
2012.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HB982D25B97AB440A9B0090B9C4E9BD5D"><enum>487.</enum><header>Program
participation agreements</header>
<subsection id="H89433C447812453BAE26C961AC2463EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Refund
Policies</header><text>Section 487(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFCAC619B053E4AD894609700FEE6E323"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (16),
by inserting <quote>or other Federal, State, or local government funds</quote>
after <quote>funds under this title</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABD4B0BA573F4107B6A6475D933541C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (22), by striking <quote>refund policy</quote> and inserting
<quote>policy on the return of title IV funds</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF38ACE61F8C400381CA466933715B50"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(23)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9DF01C8105A457EA88069D85053DF80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by moving
subparagraph (C) 2 em spaces to the left; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CB82E53901141E798667E4B20D1EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding after such
subparagraph the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H81EB505F7F6443CF94A8063EEB7F2B16" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD1E885A421044CFBB3A6DD1446530206" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An institution shall be considered in
compliance with the requirements of subparagraph (A) with respect to 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.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7E643E603A24972B2AEC223E6BD2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enforcing the
90/10 Rule</header>
<paragraph id="H23455CFB224A46A78888B00EDEEFF01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section
487(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(a)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7DFD172151624DE690F6D5009291AE54" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB417F85F87D74DA0A1E316B4C288EA5"><enum>(24)</enum><text>The institution
will, as calculated in accordance with subsection (f)(1), have not less than 10
percent of its revenues from sources other than funds provided under this
title, or will be subject to the sanctions described in subsection
(f)(2).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85639A761A8543AF8C65A133E024E4E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Section
487 is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFC6052BEA56D45C0A6EFEFC49B9F6EAD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7B339628CF5043EB856BFDEC6E779CA2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Implementation
of Non-Title <enum-in-header>IV</enum-in-header> Revenue Requirement</header>
<paragraph id="HF86C96101C0943608CE73768019674D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>In
carrying out subsection (a)(24), an institution shall use the cash basis of
accounting and count the following funds toward the 10 percent of revenues from
sources of funds other than funds provided under this title:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9170D9E2EFB4F90AAD7B656A9BE1B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>funds used by
students to pay tuition, fees, and other institutional charges from sources
other than funds provided under this title as long as the institution can
reasonably demonstrate that such funds were used for such purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC926151EABBB4C869E66D1EBB1A97190"><enum>(B)</enum><text>institutional
funds used to satisfy matching-fund requirements for programs under this
title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4280D01FA1094822A3CE00572E5393B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>funds used by a
student from savings plans for educational expenses established by or on behalf
of the student and which qualify for special tax treatment under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A87D68304D24C65827DB371393604DB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>funds paid by a
student, or on behalf of a student by a party other than the institution, for
an education or training program that is not eligible for funds under this
title, so long as the program is approved or licensed by the appropriate State
agency or an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H143C76FE3E7040B583876C2178139E00"><enum>(E)</enum><text>institutional aid,
as follows:</text>
<clause id="H075B7E88FD4A41378F582B9104389BC3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the case of institutional loans, only the amount of loan repayments received
during the fiscal year;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB74F98EC19BE4250A561BDA547971E77"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of
institutional scholarships, only those provided by the institution in the form
of monetary aid based upon the academic achievements or financial need of
students, and disbursed during the fiscal year from an established restricted
account; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9EF51D4B6DCA4BBD834FBAAA5C7CD035"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of
tuition discounts, only those tuition discounts based upon the academic
achievement or financial need of the students; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE6EEA5C4F6040B19631B60046AF255"><enum>(F)</enum><text>funds generated by
the institution from institutional activities that are necessary for the
education and training of the institution’s students, if such activities
are—</text>
<clause id="H56DA8ADA1F074F6AA5DABD04CC976089"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducted under
the control of the institution;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9CE19587930C45A2A600DC886F07A09D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>performed under
the supervision of a member of the institution’s faculty; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H192720E992D142D9BDABCCD06D9381B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>required to be
performed by all students in a specific educational program at the
institution.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF759FA6F452D4BCE00DDB66F047E1400"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sanctions</header><text>An
institution that fails to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(24) for 3
consecutive years shall become ineligible to participate in the programs
authorized by this title. In addition to such other means of enforcing the
requirements of this title as may be available to the Secretary, if an
institution fails to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(24) in any year,
the Secretary may impose one or more of the following sanctions on the
institution:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7731CA85A9248C6854144395F35ACD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Place the
institution on provisional certification in accordance with section 498(h)
until the institution demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that
it is in compliance with subsection (a)(24).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A1899DC136B4FE1955DCAB89FBECA9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Require such other
increased monitoring and reporting requirements as the Secretary determines
necessary until the institution demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary, that it is in compliance with subsection (a)(24).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H287DC97C7559488197ADF8681F03EC53"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication on
cool website</header><text>The Secretary shall identify, on the College
Opportunities On-Line website established pursuant to section 131(b), any
institution that fails to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(24) in any
year as an institution that is failing to meet the minimum non-Federal source
of revenue requirements of that
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB1D16597BA0340B298D0D552A985E7E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports on
Disciplinary Proceedings</header>
<paragraph id="HA3F364E0782944A19987F827207127DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section
487(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(a)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding after paragraph (24),
as added by subsection (b) of this section, the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6C3E1199A774479BA4C3595FF232B682" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE91FBF11004D4783971EDAE40927F0"><enum>(25)</enum><text>The institution
will disclose to the alleged victim of any crime of violence (as that term is
defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/16">section 16</external-xref> of title 18), or a nonforcible sex offense, the final
results of any disciplinary proceeding conducted by such institution against a
student who is the alleged perpetrator of such crime or offense with respect to
such crime or offense. If the alleged victim of such crime or offense is
deceased, the next of kin of such victim shall be treated as the alleged victim
for purposes of this
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9ADFA032A41A4E74BA008E29C7C35108"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect
to any disciplinary proceeding conducted by such institution on or after one
year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A6583CA67EB4A0DA002BFDE07D28EC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Code of conduct
and preferred lender list</header><text>Section 487(a) is further amended by
adding after paragraph (25) (as added by subsection (c) of this section) the
following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFF1808B4ED1446B91FB06D6C1BA9303" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AA347150D1248E80072D7E942C5571F"><enum>(26)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Code of Conduct</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADCB4D35F59E43FCA4E9CB731883ED74"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institution will establish, follow, and
enforce a code of conduct regarding student loans that includes not less than
the following:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF860CC8BC98941129101D9CB4CFCD196"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue sharing prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institution is prohibited from
receiving anything of value from any lender in exchange for any advantage
sought by the lender to make educational loans to a student enrolled, or who is
expected to be enrolled, at the institution, except that an institution shall
not be prohibited from receiving a philanthropic contribution from a lender if
the contribution is not made in exchange for any such advantage.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2625EF5D0F3437CBCEEEB7CA4217F4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gift and trip prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employee who is employed in the
financial aid office of the institution, or who otherwise has responsibilities
with respect to educational loans or other financial aid of the institution, is
prohibited from taking from any lender any gift or trip worth more than nominal
value, except for reasonable expenses for professional development that will
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of programs under this title and for
domestic travel to such professional development.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A8CE7652C49476DA200FCFFA8EFFBA5"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracting arrangements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employee who is employed in the
financial aid office of the institution, or who otherwise has responsibilities
with respect to educational loans or other financial aid of the institution,
shall be prohibited from entering into any type of consulting arrangement or
other contract to provide services to a lender.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44D26E747DA84B6F942C255DFC726EB6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory board compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employee who is employed in the
financial aid office of the institution, or who otherwise has responsibilities
with respect to educational loans or other student financial aid of the
institution, and who serves on an advisory board, commission, or group
established by a lender or group of lenders shall be prohibited from receiving
anything of value from the lender or group of lenders, except that the employee
may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in serving on such advisory
board, commission or group.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B01587EE8BB4ABC9B6DC67B61FECB20"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interaction with borrowers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institution will not—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H301EEE6C564846AD8105BEE27EAFDB40"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any first-time borrower, assign,
through award packaging or other methods, the borrower’s loan to a particular
lender; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CC90E45BB844478B08900441012F7B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refuse to certify, or, delay certification
of, any loan in accordance with paragraph (6) based on the borrower’s selection
of a particular lender or guaranty agency.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8A7ED97FA50465BA09BFCD92B80116"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institution will designate an
individual who shall be responsible for signing an annual attestation on behalf
of the institution that the institution agrees to, and is in compliance with,
the requirements of the code of conduct described in this paragraph. Such
individual shall be the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief
financial officer, or comparable official, of the institution, and shall
annually submit the signed attestation to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H705EDF4DFD3C42E9BC56B2DE64E690C2"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institution will make the code of
conduct widely available to the institution’s faculty members, students, and
parents through a variety of means, including the institution’s website.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFDC09124ED940E1B3D170FF955F5D3E"><enum>(27)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preferred lender lists</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C944F10A8C34F1BAE69CBA7F2D78E5F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an institution (including an
employee or agent of an institution) that maintains a preferred lender list, in
print or any other medium, through which the institution recommends one or more
specific lenders for loans made under part B to the students attending the
institution (or the parents of such students), the institution will—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DA12BD611414C4AA01402F8F79094B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">clearly and fully disclose on the preferred
lender list—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD81BA81918224C0BB7336274155732C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">why the institution has included each
lender as a preferred lender, especially with respect to terms and conditions
favorable to the borrower; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D6697B8A43A45AF992766E0AF21948E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the students attending the institution
(or the parents of such students) do not have to borrow from a lender on the
preferred lender list;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFBBD461C92042C39B6755B21F15358E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure, through the use of the list
provided by the Secretary under subparagraph (C), that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CA96663CADE4829A6646E8F265ED402"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are not less than 3 lenders named on
the preferred lending list that are not affiliates of each other; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8E9FD427F8C44CE87BBB86BE9997FD2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preferred lender list—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC070F3F1FBC44FF680084798F2EF4103"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifically indicates, for each lender on
the list, whether the lender is or is not an affiliate of each other lender on
the list; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B948F73368B4108A35C823BF099D497"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the lender is an affiliate of another
lender on the list, describes the specifics of such affiliation; and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8971986323964DD69F915F3B44207807"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a process to ensure that lenders
are placed upon the preferred lender list on the basis of the benefits provided
to borrowers, including —</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H948CFC9D21C04B0DBB08BE6DB07B691"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">highly competitive interest rates, terms,
or conditions for loans made under part B;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC1A92DA901F447DB1488CBEFF26B588"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">high-quality customer service for such
loans; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28C9A4B27876423BAD9E217BACAEA815"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional benefits beyond the standard
terms and conditions for such loans.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3C20652CBE0449A862F55558C81779E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of affiliate; control</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE9F3A5CDA474D12942664CADEBFC04C"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of affiliate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii)
the term <term>affiliate</term> means a person that controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with, another person.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA448067ED8924FE9A8A86B15007E6DCA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Control</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), a
person has control over another person if—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73C69A8F6A7A4909A18576516861E619"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person directly or indirectly, or
acting through 1 or more others, owns, controls, or has the power to vote 5
percent or more of any class of voting securities of such other person;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69862D18A4DF456FAA40FB4E2DCFD59D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person controls, in any manner, the
election of a majority of the directors or trustees of such other person;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F431062F7474821A54FD408DA22C404"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines (after notice and
opportunity for a hearing) that the person directly or indirectly exercises a
controlling interest over the management or policies of such other
person.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDDEAB42DAF94CB4BA696CDBC16E5128"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">List of lender affiliates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, shall maintain and
update a list of lender affiliates of all eligible lenders, and shall provide
such list to the eligible institutions for use in carrying out subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD5364DA93C4A44F7A36DCFB9C413AAD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Audit
Requirements</header><text>Section 487(c)(1)(A)(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(1)(A)(i)</external-xref>)
is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>,
except that the Secretary may modify the requirements of this clause with
respect to institutions of higher education that are foreign institutions, and
may waive such requirements with respect to a foreign institution whose
students receive less than $500,000 in loans under this title during the award
year preceding the audit period</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8016DDE08FD846B6964271991F982DC5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Enforcement of
the code of conduct</header><text>Section 487 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094">20 U.S.C. 1094</external-xref>) is further
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H27F9B228FCCD43E6BA8C971B7E89E2FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07EFC54F02E544098F2269002CF954AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (c) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H109184DF5C2C4C5100A1498BF658EDC6" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0519FD007D3A480FBE993F32B25F19ED"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violation of code of conduct regarding
student loans</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3674277D0EB4EAC919956427772868C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon a finding by the Secretary, after
reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that an institution of
higher education that has entered into a program participation agreement with
the Secretary under subsection (a) willfully contravened the institution’s
attestation of compliance with the provisions of subsection (a)(26), the
Secretary may impose a penalty described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6E9A8A7A6E3450EAD26399F01A44E00"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A violation of paragraph (1) shall result
in the limitation, suspension, or termination of the eligibility of the
institution for the loan programs under this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5E0647F801764316AF36E400CAF2AC"><enum>488.</enum><header>Additional
technical and conforming Amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G is further amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H55953746E20C4750933EF2BA81CE6829"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 483(d) (20
U.S.C. 1090(d)) is amended by striking <quote>that is authorized under section
685(d)(2)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>, or another appropriate provider of
technical assistance and information on postsecondary educational services,
that is supported under section 663</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5452E85EF46C469B98A6C2946E4D9080"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 484 (20
U.S.C. 1091) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H465D8E911118473EB8AA9475138C8058"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(4), by striking <quote>certification,,</quote> and inserting
<quote>certification,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE529C9CDBF4C45570094CAC0810886D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2)—</text>
<clause id="HE91882EDB1C44B97821E57D94C085C57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>section 428A</quote>
and inserting <quote>section 428H</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H378811D0E73340438F48CB4D53BABC5C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the
end thereof;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9EE863BB7C1F484ABFD67EAF9EADDF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5706F774ADF4485699E6DEFB7000FB16"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (C).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD9D19C6A43D4122B370DA00F5DCE2E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 484A(b)(2)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1091a">20 U.S.C. 1091a(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>part B of this
title</quote> and inserting <quote>part B, D, or E of this
title</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC1EB33437DD4EF4B0A179FCB48EFF42"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 485B(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092b">20 U.S.C. 1092b(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD20044928ADC4604A9F76DFADD704E5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08342137CE594F6A8BA5B4A3B8FDC7CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
the paragraph (5) (as added by section 2008 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/239">Public Law 101–239</external-xref>) as paragraph
(6); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65DF062B46C6484A97C8D7CBD72B1E04"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)
(as added by section 204(3) of the National Community Service Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/610">Public Law 101–610</external-xref>))—</text>
<clause id="HD9536B101EE34124BA29DFE32EBB409B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2501">22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.</external-xref>)),</quote> and inserting <quote>(22
U.S.C. 2501 et seq.),</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C41DADD88E548B7AE773CC333BAD226"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end thereof and inserting a semicolon.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3032AFD9ECFD40478C009475705CF7E2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 487A(b)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094a">20 U.S.C. 1094a(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEFFF0FC759034EF7B455C700CC41B901"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H1448F6E93E764808BACD6DBF9FDB69DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Higher Education Amendments of 1998</quote> and inserting
<quote>College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H34D111AFCCDA4E39A6005E317F3BDFBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the second sentence;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94EEBE1AA3E44CF3912F9F44C24CD7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="HA751602614024F23A9007F1C48FCA433"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>1993 through 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>1998 through
2006</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1EEE8321A1B34034BBB113955192F9D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(as such section</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>Amendments of 1998)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H26CFD85538DB4E18008367664D47D987"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Higher Education Amendments of 1998.</quote> and inserting
<quote>College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007.</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A429C0B403D4AB4B47748427D11A9EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A)—</text>
<clause id="H0BB049C21A9643AFB8072008F34D2D5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Upon the submission</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>limited number of additional institutions for voluntary
participation</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary is authorized to
continue the voluntary participation of institutions participating as of July
1, 2007,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H20923F54060E470FB41F469DC2CC7D1D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, and shall
continue the participation of any such institution unless the Secretary
determines that such institution’s participation has not been successful in
carrying out the purposes of this section</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97B55D773E244043A2635515FBD2F839"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 491(c) (20
U.S.C. 1098(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H72635DF3F4764FC5BEA797BA67F9848E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCB48863DB4344D6284B3D2FB15B967F8" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The appointment of members under
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be effective upon publication
of the appointment in the Congressional
Record.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35B687F51AF6451ABE319E22ED9B79F4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 491(h)(1)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1098">20 U.S.C. 1098(h)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the rate authorized for
GS–18 of the General Schedule</quote> and inserting <quote>the maximum rate
payable under section 5376 of such title</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA680E9C764642799D7D7CDB3F55CFB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 491(k) (20
U.S.C. 1098(k)) is amended by striking <quote>2004</quote> and inserting
<quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E48414362C14BB98C70B9D1BD3175D1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 493A (20
U.S.C. 1098c) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE3047A5927843FDA52CA8A700573259"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Section 498 (20
U.S.C. 1099c) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H92EC5A60581F48EEBC80C819534F1C99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2), by striking <quote>for profit,</quote> and inserting
<quote>for-profit,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8513D43F04C84F08864BD37340DE65E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1)(B), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end
thereof.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H1CD4CAE0E8F74B82ABBFBF9C638E852D"><enum>489.</enum><header>Pell Grant
eligibility provision</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
484 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H01C1902688C545EB915EF74D853D4CAC" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCCB5B7D17B2E48A3BB38A6FA86D536C5"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Pell Grant
Eligibility Provision</header><text>A student who does not have a certificate
of graduation from a school providing secondary education may be eligible for
assistance under subpart 1 of Part A of this title for no more than two
academic years, if such student—</text>
<paragraph id="HE75B333CF9284A579BDBE755920068E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meets all
eligibility requirements for such assistance (other than not being enrolled in
an elementary or secondary school) and is an academically gifted and talented
student, as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D453C37A78B42498189ABAB705127AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is in the junior
or senior year of secondary school, and has not received any assistance under
this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83D0FB4264D94CC4981BFE551949DA22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is selected for
participation and is enrolled full-time and resides on campus in a residential
college gifted student program for early enrollment, leading to fully
transferable college academic credit;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11B69BE32B754D72B934375FC4BB7755"><enum>(4)</enum><text>does not and will
not participate in any secondary school course work during or after such
program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DBA508ABDE646B789F58024B72929DC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>has entered into
an agreement that, if the student fails to complete the entirety of the
academic program for which assistance under subpart 1 of Part A of this title
was received, or participates in secondary school course work after
participating in such program, the student will repay all funds received under
such subpart pursuant to this subsection to the Federal Government in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></part><part id="H750B254158614893A74000BFAE685E26"><enum>H</enum><header>PROGRAM
INTEGRITY</header>
<section id="HF3F7263DD7C946208833BF671E3F885"><enum>495.</enum><header>Accreditation</header>
<subsection id="H881C5D60558C446C8DF41BA2B2B1A6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards for
Accreditation</header><text>Section 496(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099b">20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H10E82C2CF9064E53895FCCE862CC4532"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H82F53560BBF240A1931E64464207E06E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HBE87770EEB9C428986F3A12B40658E40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is a State agency
approved by the Secretary for the purpose described in subparagraph (A) and the
State does not, for purposes of this title, directly or indirectly—</text>
<clause id="H86876D4F4643400C9100AD0082BB8BDB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>require any
institution of higher education to obtain accreditation by such State agency,
rather than another accrediting agency or association approved by the Secretary
for the purpose described in subparagraph (A); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HF7798631F8C9466AAEFA582322CBD5AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide any
exemption or other privilege or benefit to any institution of higher education
by reason of its accreditation by such State agency rather than another
accrediting agency or association approved by the Secretary for the purpose
described in subparagraph (A);
or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47A635BD801641B1B9B1DD32741E6CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA13CBC51D4884320A0A101FDC9FB1BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(4)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H660C203240EB42678E879BF06D5F7910"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>consistently applies and enforces standards</quote> the following:
<quote>that respect the stated mission of the institution of higher education,
including religious missions, and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22F55A5AA55A454999C54630AE71DC70"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end thereof; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96499D2009014EFC9420272E5900BC15"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6FE5CB361F6B4CE18EFE75E4021BC621" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD1651F0677ED4BEF8F267BEF777F980" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if such agency or association already
has or seeks to include within its scope of recognition the evaluation of the
quality of institutions or programs offering distance education, such agency or
association shall, in addition to meeting the other requirements of this
subpart, demonstrate to the Secretary that—</text>
<clause id="HC71C333B417A4C7D9CAF7FDA2BDFDA36"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the accreditation agency’s or
association’s standards effectively address the quality of an institution’s
distance education programs in the areas identified in paragraph (5) of this
subsection, except that the agency or association shall not be required to have
separate standards, procedures, or policies for the evaluation of distance
education institutions or programs in order to meet the requirements of this
subparagraph; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H06204F65938048B98EADB2CB33D8FE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the agency or association requires
that an institution that offers distance education programs to have processes
by which it establishes that the student who registers in a distance education
course or program is the same student who participates, completes academic
work, and receives academic
credit;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H050D98EA240C4B508800E4A6DDA2830"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82E4ABD7C8924065AE9FB7972077C8BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD50D5194E1D34A6C9F82D06DE1A69FD4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HE9514268AAE24051BC2755647F249BE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>success with
respect to student achievement in relation to the institution’s mission,
including, as appropriate, consideration of student academic achievement as
determined by the institution (in accordance with standards of the accrediting
agency or association), retention, course and program completion, State
licensing examinations, and job placement rates, and other student performance
information selected by the institution, particularly that information used by
the institution to evaluate or strengthen its
programs;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FF5AD0D6C7141D68D073CC56FF3A2F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (E) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H61FD852560B3450BBE244BFEF3EA6C75" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HBF09E1FBD81B47F3911F3416613E33D7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>fiscal,
administrative capacity, as appropriate to the specified scale of operations,
and, for an agency or association where its approval for such institution
determines eligibility for student assistance under this title, board
governance, within the context of the institution’s
mission;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8130C0B30D494062AF5516997700D29B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1BB6C6159E8843D88B5D02B4EAE7F6F2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H49883514EB524B58BD712738064B00CB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>such an agency or
association shall establish and apply review procedures throughout the
accrediting process, including evaluation and withdrawal proceedings that
comply with due process that provides for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8736D8DF937E440A82ED7D02DC45200"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adequate
specification of requirements and deficiencies at the institution of higher
education or program being examined;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4835F64ACB144C689E3E4727EE583EF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an opportunity for
a written response by any such institution to be included in the evaluation and
withdrawal proceedings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD52FE35DA2C42FAB1DAFB6000811C97"><enum>(C)</enum><text>upon the written
request of an institution, an opportunity for the institution to appeal any
adverse action at a hearing prior to such action becoming final before an
appeals panel that—</text>
<clause id="H4F8053B7726F4DAE838C40E3B735BB8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not include
current members of the agency or association’s underlying decision-making body
that made the adverse decision; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFDF4BA548299434EA95DD7002741D47C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is subject to a
conflict of interest of policy; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FFFC6749A9C48308470D9A48BD519A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the right to
representation by counsel for an such
institution;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E7E387946564FEF8107A667A0386E28"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H94DC65DE30A74AF096FFD5A37041F553" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0A833461F25C42B693B2718FA0EB85B4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>such agency or
association shall make available to the public and submit to the Secretary and
the State licensing or authorizing agency, together with the comments of the
affected institution, a summary of agency or association actions,
involving—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9E76E79D6ED4AD0A67554C74BD89B3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>final denial,
withdrawal, suspension, or termination of accreditation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H538DFA383CD54C80A5791FE4498018C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other final
adverse action taken with respect to an
institution.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9EBEB1A9387241C3B44EA2A066E7CE3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Operating
Procedures</header><text>Section 496(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099b">20 U.S.C. 1099b(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E52C3FC90994A9EB5A0910047838F44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(including those regarding distance education)</quote> before the
semicolon at the end of paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF61FDB39A6E54DF400ED3D23038D6D87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (5);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF24432E8FCB4563BBC47FBEA7825034"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H107FC91F4BCC4E2794C09E4313E22BF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2E8A2D04B6D14F8E921C91FF3EEED5DB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAAEE221ABA0B484FBD8453D47766BA8B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>ensures that its
onsite comprehensive reviews for accreditation or reaccreditation include
evaluation of the substance of the information required in subparagraph (L) of
section 485(a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA8D0536B09A41100004CEEF73A6BAA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>confirms as a part
of its review for accreditation or reaccreditation that the institution has
transfer policies that are publicly disclosed and specifically state whether
the institution denies a transfer of credit based solely on the accreditation
of the institution at which the credit was earned;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBB23C33E7E6446794422FCC063B562"><enum>(9)</enum><text>develops a brief
summary, available to the public, of final adverse actions in accordance with
the requirements of subsection (a)(8);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H834430D6B727424D9EB18ACB405A6B6"><enum>(10)</enum><text>monitors the
enrollment growth of distance education to ensure that an institution
experiencing significant growth has the capacity to serve its students
effectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H686FCC98A7BD4FD791AE27CF4FEAD990"><enum>(11)</enum><text>discloses
publicly, on the agency’s website or through other similar
dissemination—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3FEF39A3F6414791981D7568E0415245"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of the
individuals who comprised the evaluation teams during the prior calendar year
for each agency or association and the title and institutional affiliation of
such individuals, although such list shall not be required to identify those
individuals who comprised the evaluation team used for any specific
institution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63D073B949E6454B9F89D0800828046"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the agency’s or association’s process for selecting, preparing, and evaluating
such individuals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F2D4D445A5A45A98E7652C700A8F696"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any statements
related to the accreditation responsibilities of such individuals; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA9B6BBFA62D4A5086127CB5EC222624"><enum>(12)</enum><text>reviews the
record of student complaints resulting from the student information process
described in section
485(a)(1)(J).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E5BD0A063DD4C86BBE633B084BCA3D8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation,
Suspension, and Termination of Recognition</header><text>Section 496(l) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1884CB32422C4998AA3FEC2B0474E3F5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H504B9F9306BA4F22A29898854EE1002E" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall provide an annual
report to Congress on the status of any agency or association for which the
Secretary has limited, suspended or terminated recognition under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H1C5AABE2E6E24FD3B5982B01DE3924D7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Program Review
and Data</header><text>Section 498A(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099c-1">20 U.S.C. 1099c–1(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC21AF481BE6B4CE0A3A859FAC55A063"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31AE7A4904044B8CBDF1F5454B8213D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5F6CBC206B74ADD969F78148C411B31"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFF1C1A81ECD143F8A7CCB85E041D468F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6E87353C83B34E28AB10AE5D9582DC41"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide to the
institution adequate opportunity to review and respond to any program review
report or audit finding and underlying materials related thereto before any
final program review or audit determination is reached;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1302057B2ACD418BA2E641666536A097"><enum>(7)</enum><text>review and take
into consideration the institution’s response in any final program review or
audit determination, and include in the final determination—</text>
<subparagraph id="H47467AE0DD7C4DAFB9F7F5D7E2DE502"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a written statement
addressing the institution’s response and stating the basis for such final
determination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74AE971732BA433192DBE7FCEA05029"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a copy of the
institution’s statement in response, appropriately redacted to protect
confidential information;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H06436CB827EE429C8E81EBD21D0FD13"><enum>(8)</enum><text>maintain and
preserve at all times the confidentiality of any program review report or audit
finding until the requirements of paragraphs (6) and (7) are met, and until a
final program review or audit determination has been issued, except to the
extent required to comply with paragraph (5), provided, however, that the
Secretary shall promptly disclose any and all program review reports and audit
findings to the institution under review; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AC815B1AB5B4BE1855944FACBE6CEB2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>require that the
authority to approve or issue any program review report or audit finding,
preliminary or otherwise, that contains any finding, determination, or proposed
assessment that exceeds or may exceed $500,000 in liabilities shall not be
delegated to any official beyond the Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student
Aid.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE9B0B3EE63584BDFBAEF5E1914B104D4"><enum>496.</enum><header>Report to
Congress on prevention of fraud and abuse in student financial aid
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IV is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H00F70E3FEF07405583031C17FDEE1700" style="OLC">
<section id="HA8444241A19E48B4AD2062A3BC17D9B0"><enum>499.</enum><header>Report to
Congress on prevention of fraud and abuse in student financial aid
programs</header>
<subsection id="H40C74E77EBE74D759C6C062D4400A7C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It
is the purpose of this section to require the Secretary to commission a
nonpartisan, comprehensive study on the prevention of fraud and abuse in title
IV student financial aid programs, and to report the results of such study to
Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF8A669A40A7D4F2AB8F9C134C1792D74"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of
Report</header><text>The study under this section shall thoroughly identify and
address the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H4BA73ED9F551451C9D82ED1EEF9623E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The impact of
fraud and abuse in title IV student financial aid programs upon students and
taxpayers, and the nature of such fraud and abuse.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7EC86D4E1A1942379487851CE070429"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The effectiveness
of existing policies and requirements under this Act that were put in place to
prevent fraud and abuse in title IV student financial aid programs, and how
such policies and requirements should be improved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9D1B8BA17344381A2F5AD259736C200"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The extent to
which existing protections against fraud and abuse under this Act are
adequately enforced, and how enforcement should be strengthened.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB263EBF52DB849C4BCC32700F26E8715"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Areas in which
additional information is needed to assess the effectiveness of current
protections and enforcement against fraud and abuse.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94002B18087F4F21A5057FF9D66500EC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Existing policies
and requirements under this Act aimed at fraud and abuse that are ineffective,
hinder innovation, or could be eliminated without reducing
effectiveness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H247DD77C57D641AC814003CE009F37AE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>New policies and
enforcement, particularly those suited for the current higher education
marketplace, needed to protect against fraud and abuse in title IV student
financial aid programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07FD316787324C9A88DBA7E7CB7CD03"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The extent to which
States are implementing regulations to protect students from fraud and abuse,
and whether changes to Federal law will preempt such regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F038CF7205E4E65A795BAD3144D0008"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary, after an opportunity for both the
Secretary and the Inspector General of the Department of Education to review
the results of the study, shall transmit to Congress a report on the study
conducted under this section. Such report shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0F783CEFA95C477F89DBF2219B38C4AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include clear and
specific recommendations for legislative and regulatory actions that are likely
to significantly reduce the fraud and abuse in title IV student financial aid
programs that were identified pursuant to subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F815F9912354E3C90D58DAA4BD28000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include both the
Secretary’s and the Inspector General’s comments on the
report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H0B9EF0526DFF4C9988E256CDC800F28B"><enum>497.</enum><header>Report to
Congress on compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IV is further amended by adding after
section 499, as added by section 496 of this Act, the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9F5B362794ED4B16AF27D996F5007EC9" style="OLC">
<section id="H9CDAE5FF063E4721AEFB97BEA145AD2"><enum>499A.</enum><header>Report to
Congress on the Compliance of the student aid Application process with the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995</header>
<subsection id="H2368DED29D974779B12CB6B2AEDAE7AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study and
Report</header><text>The Secretary shall commission a nonpartisan,
comprehensive study on the degree to which the student aid application process
under title IV complies with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/101">44 U.S.C. 101</external-xref> note). Not later one year after the date of the enactment
of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2006, the Secretary shall report
the results of such study to the Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5278192268C845D9AE3595F0AAB0495C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The
study and report to the Congress under subsection (a) shall thoroughly identify
and address the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HC3B33475A2CE47B4B25511035C711EFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The impact of the
technical and computer literacy of prospective college students on the existing
electronic capabilities offered by the student aid application process under
title IV, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid System
(FAFSA).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B7FBEBB68AA45D4817E722488A192D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The effectiveness
of the policies and requirements of the FAFSA system that are intended to
reduce the need for paper and ease the application process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F3622DFA0454DA99FBA5712B1E91C31"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Areas in which the
electronic system can be improved to help facilitate a <quote>one-stop
shopping</quote> goal for students seeking financial
assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></part><enum>V</enum><header>DEVELOPING
INSTITUTIONS</header>
<section id="H1A130115A82145B9A76245CE917BEC9E"><enum>501.</enum><header>Definitional
changes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502(a) (20
U.S.C. 1101a(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H46C94223AD894A5FA9F25900678E03B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE71E22683F04CD289DF04F27E9FF2A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9ED64BD862AA4ED5BC1DE93B61BD51A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<clause id="H273EBD7DA8FA4AAA956742FAFDCBCF9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>at the time of application,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H47692E91BCCC463E87CCFAC58878C65"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of
application</quote> after <quote>Hispanic students</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B10E7D2912C4B10B8498513C85127EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>; and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26360E2D160C412C8FFAD58980989896"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (C); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83CA436F92834BA28CA8ED20D2AB48FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (7).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC793F8C57C9940C8A60024F35704D00"><enum>502.</enum><header>Assurance of
enrollment of needy students</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 511(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1103">20 U.S.C. 1103(c)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB7100766481481482CD7ECE4DDFB2E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E534A2C6471494A97DE063042D51F4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (6); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6E29DFEB2524957B25DDB756F519308"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) as so redesignated the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF059A84AC883494086E193FC32F39AF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC01B07F81E3E4DACB254D1D8A09F268E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>contain such
assurances as the Secretary may require that the institution has an enrollment
of needy students as required by section
502(b);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H95027648479448D9AFA422E0F79125AE"><enum>503.</enum><header>Additional
Amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title V is further
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H91FFBCE4243342FD9CA440EFEFB460EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
502(a)(2)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101a">20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>), by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi)
as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively, and inserting after clause (iv) the
following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block id="H53244C1519AB49E4B07C999F327D00EA" style="OLC">
<clause id="HCA9283304DDB4396A9911777006E003F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>which provides a
program of not less than 2 years that is acceptable for full credit toward a
bachelor’s
degree;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H852BC1BECAEC4B5BB1BCF394289801F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
section 503(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101b">20 U.S.C. 1101b(b)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3D117118EFE64D0D97932702E2F200C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC58D9FDB228D4F639BF938FE256FD46" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD3CEF8B22F194D8C95B8F413D74CFBB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Construction,
maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental
of telecommunications technology equipment or services, and the acquisition of
real property adjacent to the campus of the institution on which to construct
such
facilities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5994C1B7188148A68D78B771737E41C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (12) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H92B8A36C8ECC4437BCEFCF9FC1B3B762" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8DB57E3107AD471888627B4080AFAE4C"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Establishing
community outreach programs and collaborative partnerships between
Hispanic-serving institutions and local elementary or secondary schools. Such
partnerships may include mentoring, tutoring, or other instructional
opportunities that will boost student academic achievement and assist
elementary and secondary school students in developing the academic skills and
the interest to pursue postsecondary
education.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE7C85D296CA47B9ABF542EC24F44334"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (5) through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD1BE9DB32C34CE1B1522F00FBE494F7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H324E532E624F4B2BBD00515B7FD6B0E3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7E0EC79C403C470991B48E12509D9362"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Education or
counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students and, as appropriate, their
parents.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60E1EE274B114B43BCC1F793692268D8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 504(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101c">20 U.S.C. 1101c(a)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF3800A45EE94800A4C78D0594BC9E78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC05692A291714BED00D110344B716A5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA83741A4FB124A738BA58F3B84AAD841"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Award
Period</header>
<paragraph id="HA173370025444B3EBC4501E5C1E36A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block> and
inserting the following:</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<quoted-block id="H75D7EAD89F9442A4A000A64C9F6CC73" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE3C4B642AA0D4931A4FEA98B83A7F6ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Award
Period</header><text>The Secretary</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B72921B4D6143AD81371B1FBBA5AE1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H768583B55E524642B1B59351B41791E5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 514(c)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1103c">20 U.S.C. 1103c(c)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>section 505</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 504</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA97AF0A831AC41C1AE1BC21D595C3534"><enum>504.</enum><header>Postbaccalaureate
opportunities for Hispanic Americans</header>
<subsection id="H20D1242D2A9649B78453A6D5217EF889"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Program</header><text>Title V is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8A6F65C4410F4F5FAB97C5E871BA2125"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
part B as part C;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D603507C1044DCDB6A18F31AC4EB85D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
sections 511 through 518 as sections 521 through 528, respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H338B2E33749840DB84DD15E13BF17FC3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 505 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101d">20 U.S.C. 1101d</external-xref>) the following new part:</text>
<quoted-block id="H125AB03797F642BD9B11B86CACF05257" style="OLC">
<part id="H18C6357034B14144BCD35B40D2EE18C7"><enum>B</enum><header>PROMOTING
POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS</header>
<section id="H913AD4D758F8416285659F6B0211A259"><enum>511.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this part are—</text>
<paragraph id="H88C74C208E6C4C559F50A3600767CAEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to expand
postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for, and improve the academic
attainment of, Hispanic students; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89BE1E3275464625B41BF55C26B0BB5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to expand the
postbaccalaureate academic offerings and enhance the program quality in the
institutions that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and
helping large numbers of Hispanic and low-income students complete
postsecondary degrees.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H735F0092725F4B4682E07C66DDD598E7"><enum>512.</enum><header>Program
authority and eligibility</header>
<subsection id="H8325D28029024831802B601900C2C632"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
Authorized</header><text>Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to
carry out this part, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to
Hispanic-serving institutions determined by the Secretary to be making
substantive contributions to graduate educational opportunities for Hispanic
students.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H61AFD347A73744319934447FA67FA591"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
the purposes of this part, an <quote>eligible institution</quote> means an
institution of higher education that—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB90A4D505BA46E8B1D26D9BD9CA2E73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is an eligible
institution under section 502(a)(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE32D5E4C614043CBBB784ED9F204BB7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>offers a
postbaccalaureate certificate or degree granting program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5E59B8D3C69D4BF090733C66834C9C4C"><enum>513.</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Grants awarded
under this part shall be used for one or more of the following
activities:</text>
<paragraph id="H51210159F920417D80AD2F00B01BE32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Purchase, rental,
or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes,
including instructional and research purposes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AFA1567C0714F498C349D66AEEB7CE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Construction,
maintenance, renovation, and improvement of classrooms, libraries,
laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental
of telecommunications technology equipment or services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCCCB03F6FDC94CE1885D2C38A139DA17"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Purchase of
library books, periodicals, technical and other scientific journals, microfilm,
microfiche, and other educational materials, including telecommunications
program materials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DE4680C2A6D4D5B8BEBD9F1107F4B57"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Support for needy
postbaccalaureate students including outreach, academic support services,
mentoring, scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance to permit
the enrollment of such students in postbaccalaureate certificate and degree
granting programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDB0A09E725D41AA8C8291BE9E998773"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Support of faculty
exchanges, faculty development, faculty research, curriculum development, and
academic instruction.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53F21576F77A46DA9319181528D6004B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Creating or
improving facilities for Internet or other distance learning academic
instruction capabilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications
technology equipment or services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C4E986E95C9477F9DFDC891E34B9299"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Collaboration with
other institutions of higher education to expand postbaccalaureate certificate
and degree offerings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB706B4F5E13445A4889DEB4598AD8862"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Other activities
proposed in the application submitted pursuant to section 514 that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H648FE0F031004E539C542E4DE3CBB6DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contribute to
carrying out the purposes of this part; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7F0A4C0B68A4EA5A9CE93BAC080942B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are approved by
the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HAE7D71BA2A484AEBBA72FF00931BCCFF"><enum>514.</enum><header>Application and
duration</header>
<subsection id="HD09399D57A594D5FA1C67215F904728F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Any
eligible institution may apply for a grant under this part by submitting an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as determined by
the Secretary. Such application shall demonstrate how the grant funds will be
used to improve postbaccalaureate education opportunities in programs and
professions in which Hispanic Americans are underrepresented.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H424FADB7BA374227A800C11DABFDA01D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Grants
under this part shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H01E1559551664D99B56C6746F270851E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not award more than one grant under this part in any fiscal
year to any Hispanic-serving
institution.</text>
</subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA1CA51767907434F92D637278CAD7EED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative
Arrangements</header><text>Section 524(a) (as redesignated by subsection
(a)(2)) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1103c">20 U.S.C. 1103c(a)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>and section
513</quote> after <quote>section 503</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0BC0D2188FF14A5BB275B55C62CEA6B9"><enum>505.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection
(a) of section 528 (as redesignated by section 504(a)(2) of this Act) (20
U.S.C. 1103g) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA547D60497B14B3F9F52836824C77D00" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDC882946C9E846439013005BD403C11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorizations</header>
<paragraph id="HD84B4D81C16C4ECE9B2723F44FFECBCE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Part
A</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A and
part C of this title $96,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD46B28A4FF784F9EB594E341B4D3640"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Part
B</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of
this title $59,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>VI</enum><header>TITLE
<enum-in-header>VI</enum-in-header> AMENDMENTS</header>
<section id="H7363876C46324FE7001ECD15698180F0"><enum>601.</enum><header>International
and foreign language studies</header>
<subsection id="HE681021CB9344B6096657666B91D02EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings and
Purposes</header><text>Section 601 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1121">20 U.S.C. 1121</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H210902C42B414F44BA87E5AA7D2EC884"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA480F28F322F469FB027C0CFB9008B1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>post-Cold War</quote> in paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20385A8F8DCE4465B59477D9009444AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73E8C9AD332448F9836FE63F00ABB821"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H91968B12D43B41AFB2FE915746545DA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD3F31746FEED48FFAACCC7001C462528"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The events and
aftermath of September 11, 2001, have underscored the need for the Nation to
strengthen and enhance American knowledge of international relations, world
regions, and foreign languages. Homeland security and effective United States
engagement abroad depend upon an increased number of Americans who have
received such training and are willing to serve their
Nation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0141529DD184E808500E3975BEFABD9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79856BC3E706497E00BB09DA70D40242" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7E1412D0B6964535AF0011916B3EF5DE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>It is crucial that
we expand the number of individuals in the United States mastering languages
such as Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi and Farsi, and the number of
advanced-level speakers of those languages.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF9A660E0D0549FBA2E1E6EE8839B7B9"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The weaknesses in teaching and learning
foreign languages can be addressed by starting language learning at a younger
age and expanding opportunities for foreign language education throughout
formal schooling, including the postsecondary
level.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3E1C3595CC8940219DB7346333E100E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E3D339981D14F49B170D400EE57B985"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>; and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting <quote>,
including through linkages overseas with institutions of higher education and
relevant organizations that contribute to the educational programs assisted
under this part;</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1F3BDB1A9624326927BB7F3FB354C00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (E);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27D96CCF5A984303ADDE4066B5D0287D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
such subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0AAE4C1C81CD40F6AA4ED24001C8359E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8A650B9A330541EAA1A8D60181352FF4" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to assist the national effort to
educate and train citizens to participate in the efforts of homeland
security;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A094C7107754A47AB92B4632E1B4B79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2) strike <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H891300FC9CA34D13B468E000975D799C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H565329110E3B49168597EE414F9576C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>reinforce and</quote> before <quote>coordinate</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA10916624AE46BA00F8AF0090865363"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, and international business and trade competitiveness</quote> before
the period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9060A875CDB442278E54DB57A5F40067"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H20FADB4A495E412EAE9CF235DFA3EF1B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E60119225814BBA00491B545EBB3733" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H861DC1D87189414C842FF2976C3E5235"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to significantly
increase the opportunities to study, and the number of students in the United
States who achieve the highest level of proficiency in, foreign languages
critical to the security and competitiveness of the
Nation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE7CAB945C717499D82CA4D00CFEB4BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Graduate and
Undergraduate Language and Area Centers and Programs</header><text>Section
602(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1122">20 U.S.C. 1122(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H51158C22F1C348778CABAD4835543F73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H846E36E7850C4B3FB0F35437543B8AA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H283AB99137D647F78D5EE35B16CA66C9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to make grants to
institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions for the
purpose of establishing, strengthening, and operating—</text>
<clause id="H4DE20F2B490C427D93D81C648F0867F4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>comprehensive
foreign language and area or international studies centers and programs;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HECD65C1BBC63466892231504D400286B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
diverse network of undergraduate foreign language and area or international
studies centers and
programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABD9D0B775BD4845A233DCF694C5236"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAFC50C19E27146AAB81CA0B8008759D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (G);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0747FA71AF9F4403A5C182CAF7611CAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEE6C46FFFA9495AB166D005FFF588"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC86578C2EDA84550AC00A2E45D32A725" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H878753B6AE434A0AB9FF8F77E7EECC2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>supporting
instructors of the less commonly taught languages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D1F31742D284474A8C2D6453BA70980"><enum>(J)</enum><text>widely
disseminating materials developed by the center or program to local educational
agencies and public and private elementary and secondary education schools, and
institutions of higher education, presented from diverse perspectives and
reflective of a wide range of views on the subject matter, except that no more
than 50 percent of funds awarded to an institution of higher education or
consortia of such institutions for purposes under this title may be associated
with the costs of dissemination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3BAB38BE4164745A89767230003DD11"><enum>(K)</enum><text>projects that
support in students an understanding of science and technology in coordination
with foreign language proficiency.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H26D1F32B3B2C4A31B600B676C1993466"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA52ACF3BC0B046E19E36135F3C7FA755"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEDFFAEE114F0467DB9208E81347F42BC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HC444AA8946804ADA9CC8E78119995B44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Partnerships or
programs of linkage and outreach with 2-year and 4-year colleges and
universities, including colleges of education and teacher professional
development
programs.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H251F77564D554EA9B009CD000000F528"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>Programs of linkage or outreach</quote> and inserting
<quote>Partnerships or programs of linkage and outreach</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H867322A38CD0445BB473A924CE043BC9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)—</text>
<clause id="H79BEAE6734CC444489B4F3712EC5CD19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>foreign area</quote> and inserting <quote>area
studies</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E0FE990D6D64F51BC785C708EB000BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>of linkage and outreach</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9064B29909D44E02A1591417004979DD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(C), and (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>(D), and
(E)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4C8DA1B712C4339A83EC8FD583CD9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F),
respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD946F5E4740F40658748FC7F3FFD586F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9980E368AE834925A4C279068488BFD4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7035EC0FA4C74DBFA12D23C15431C374"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Partnerships with
local educational agencies and public and private elementary and secondary
education schools that are designed to increase student academic achievement in
foreign language and knowledge of world regions, and to facilitate the wide
dissemination of materials related to area studies, foreign languages, and
international studies that are reflective of a wide range of views on the
subject
matter.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H703090A5D296413A9040F81BC3957C2E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Language
Resource Centers</header><text>Section 603(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1123">20 U.S.C. 1123(c)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting <quote>reflect the purposes of this part and</quote> after
<quote>shall</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H315C65AC0D2649398DF5DFB2FB18B667"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Undergraduate
International Studies and Foreign Language Programs</header><text>Section 604
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1124">20 U.S.C. 1124</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0CF782425BFC40F29117BC897B2CC856"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by striking <quote>combinations</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>consortia</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AC59C1C898A4398A80097E434BEDE6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7010F15B583A4DD7001546E9D393EE95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking <quote>teacher training</quote> and inserting
<quote>teacher professional development</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H802EDD226DF440E8BCD920E9DDB9E8E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (I) through (M) as subparagraphs (J) through (N),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A13CA71426D4C878CEA0455038338FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF14232C3E48C4D9D8839BB1481AC6B66" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD4D8221B701D4D2286F972F19E40042"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the provision of
grants for educational programs abroad that are closely linked to the program’s
overall goals and have the purpose of promoting foreign language fluency and
knowledge of world regions, except that not more than 10 percent of a grant
recipient’s funds may be used for this
purpose;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4884ADDB6CF140F7935E1700006D11CB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(M)(ii) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), by striking
<quote>elementary and secondary education institutions</quote> and inserting
<quote>local educational agencies and public and private elementary and
secondary education schools</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5582A7098B4429DA2F796B05BDABF1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(4)(B), by inserting <quote>that demonstrates a need for a waiver
or reduction</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C5CBF86697F4C4C904DE9790005F682"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(6), by inserting <quote>reflect the purposes of this part and</quote> after
<quote>shall</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB2079BF9DA24712BF8620A012B3A38F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(8), by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H892B7DB1F7654086A230C5E8EA988BC3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22F817C7F871433486A70006181AEA8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Research;
Studies; Annual Report</header><text>Section 605(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1125">20 U.S.C. 1125(a)</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the
following: <quote>, including the systematic collection, analysis, and
dissemination of data</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFC8A82C8C8544A4894D722439F7D52E6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Technological
Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access</header><text>Section
606 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1126">20 U.S.C. 1126</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7E912E5CCAA74266A6D54FD69FED26FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9190EA8691654AD19F9710E087AE23D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or consortia of such institutions or libraries</quote> and inserting
<quote>museums, or consortia of such entities</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B868F76ACB34B3E8E0417D8BB2DC46E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>new</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AD75FC563C0489FA3DC76F072C45F76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>from foreign sources</quote> after <quote>disseminate
information</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C3434785C834518B5E8B4CA001F692B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4EEB756D5D444E4B863DD5E42B00D9BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>acquire and</quote> before <quote>facilitate access</quote> in paragraph
(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H998D50A855394E80856C2E4664D4A736"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>new means of</quote> in paragraph (3) and inserting <quote>new means and
standards for</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B714418E8FE4E9291F9D82DECDA2915"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (6);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7102248C8A714943AFE9A5BDAB0400FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (7) and by inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE48205D8C92944AFA76BFA33CEB814EB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (7) the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAAF40C8147934702A419F4A2932F4D03" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6275C441E96E4634A93BDD1A89F89D5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to establish
linkages between grant recipients under subsection (a) with libraries, museums,
organizations, or institutions of higher education located overseas to
facilitate carrying out the purposes of this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE65BB8D67057453F0078947B923E3DA2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to carry out other
activities deemed by the Secretary to be consistent with the purposes of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCBBF94C7E1D4822B6BC3CDACE52721"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAAA36B0EF15E4E2FA593003C564435F1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H20394E7B7F5A496FB289BEA867EDA7F4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special
Rule</header><text>The Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal
share for institutions that—</text>
<paragraph id="H1936C30E44EB4156B8D33DF93763E08E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are eligible to
receive assistance under part A or B of title III or under title V; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AAA4C8F92E24C6C98A0097DFC44C91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have submitted a
grant application under this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver or
reduction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H221EC3BFFB00442E88E61CB75CC44EDF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>International
and foreign language studies</header><text>Part A of title VI (20 U.S.C. 1121
et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H50FAE2207C174FD0948FCF508CF27BC6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
sections 607 through 614 as sections 608 through 615, respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67B0AEC18B5B4D65BDB8663603927B83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 606 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H935051DC291949A59D08B0A35181AED6" other-style="education" style="other">
<section id="H7EA03211D8584D1595FDAFEFE6CBC82"><enum>607.</enum><header>Advancing
America through foreign language partnerships</header>
<subsection id="H47E8CEE820504620ABAC85D006FD9E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="HCF76098783EE47B9B54035BE509D5519"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to award grants to
institutions of higher education, in partnership with one or more local
educational agencies, to establish articulated programs of study in
critical-need foreign languages that will enable successful students to advance
from elementary school through college to achieve a superior level of
proficiency in those languages.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1240CB2FFA142528674C2BD440662C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant
period</header><text>A grant awarded under paragraph (1) shall be for a period
of not more than five years. A grant may be renewed for not more than two
additional five-year periods, if the Secretary determines that the grantee’s
program is effective and the renewal will best serve the purpose of this
program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB35F60E1D1C943358BA3B8EF4673D8D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H22EBA4CA57E243FE98BB3B0700E80083"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<quote>critical-need foreign languages</quote> means foreign languages, such as
Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, and Farsi, determined by the Secretary to be
most critical for the national security of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A171AF2F50145A4A70006556FED45AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<quote>superior level of proficiency</quote> means level (3), the professional
working level, as measured by the Federal Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR)
or the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA6DEAE29C0734431AB55F946464D2942"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="H453112EB2D8143B59044F694CD492E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any institution of higher education that desires to
receive 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="HFF4936AD307046F48619D2F599C6689B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
application shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H739CCE82DD2C4E6BBEA9ACE4EFB1DA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify each local
educational agency partner, including contact information and letters of
commitment, and describe each such partner’s responsibilities (including how
they will be involved in planning and implementing program curriculum, what
resources they will provide, and how they will ensure continuity of student
progress from elementary school to the postsecondary level);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45637F7D93B34B6BB34472669258F88B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe how an
articulated curriculum for students will be developed and implemented,
including how pedagogical philosophy, goals, and approaches will be consistent
throughout all educational levels of the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE374E2C3BDB64A6C8CF93DC54BBC8700"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify target
proficiency levels for students at critical benchmarks (such as grades 4, 8,
and 12), and describe how progress toward those proficiency levels will be
assessed at the benchmarks and how the project will use the results of the
assessments to ensure continuous progress toward achieving a superior level of
proficiency at the postsecondary level;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03AA5021D9E341220037075BDCB569E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describe how the
applicant will—</text>
<clause id="HFA1A6359F4014371ACD78617C82B3721"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure that
students entering college from a program supported under this part will be
assessed and enabled to progress to a superior level of proficiency;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0CC3CBABD0C547BD98CEFA36C79251B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>address the needs
of students already at, or near, the superior level of proficiency, which may
include diagnostic assessments for placement purposes, customized and
individualized language learning opportunities, and experimental and
interdisciplinary language learning; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3809221EAA7D43ACA0D800009221DF82"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify and
describe how it will partner with other institutions of higher education to
provide participating students with multiple options for postsecondary
education consistent with the purpose of this part; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF35F8FAE1AD4F5AB200004CBD003296"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describe how the
applicant will support and continue the program after the grant has expired,
including how it will seek support from other sources, such as State and local
government, foundations, and the private sector.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B71496B14E34B4BB491C6AEB977615"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Uses of
funds</header><text>Funds awarded under this part shall be used to develop and
implement programs at the elementary through postsecondary school levels
consistent with the purpose of this part by carrying out one or more of the
following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="HA03A2586D6244CED90BC04E58628665C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To recruit and
develop teachers directly related to the purpose of this part at the elementary
through high school levels.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8504BB5F3ED46EEAB9C00C81CD5171C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To provide
innovative opportunities for maximum language exposure for students in the
program, such as the creation of immersion environments (like language houses,
language tables, and immersion classrooms, and weekend and summer
experiences).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H16D7203E482440ECBED87F02BF003FBD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Matching</header>
<paragraph id="HC5858B7B043A494B990031C9F4983052"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="H7B47EA4F69194BD48BC0C38594B510C6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Contribution</header><text>In
each fiscal year, a grantee shall provide a non-Federal contribution in an
amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount of the grant award for that
fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F864864CFE74889A2075900FE95BDF8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary may waive the requirement of subparagraph (A), in any fiscal year, if
the Secretary determines that—</text>
<clause id="H5337F4CC693649CBB81C68A71514FB8B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the application of
the matching requirement will result in serious hardship for the grantee;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9AF0881905904D8FAFB2579128FAC97D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>it will best
serve the purpose of this program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E52D06003BE45819BA968905D001826"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>A
grantee’s non-Federal contribution required under paragraph (1) may be provided
in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, and shall include only non-Federal funds
that are used in a manner consistent with the purpose of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEA7041174AA44104B7578DD037D23965"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Program
evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="HB4C9A1FCE8984D1AB2C78E7D8D9B5396"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may reserve not more than five percent of
the total amount appropriated for this part for any fiscal year to evaluate the
program under this part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C1D15A5FF934E73801469BD22B19067"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Secretary shall promptly report to Congress on the results of any program
evaluation conducted under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H481A0FACA71D4DC693D52751FDD1B08"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Selection of
Grant Recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
608(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1127">20 U.S.C. 1127(b)</external-xref>), as redesignated by subsection (g)(1) of this
section, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB2BED47D02A34A5086B8BCDE885B7958"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>objectives</quote> and inserting <quote>missions</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H032584628AFC446000C2C90030BE3B2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new sentence: <quote>In keeping with the purposes of this
part, the Secretary shall take into account the degree to which activities of
centers, programs, and fellowships at institutions of higher education address
national interests, generate and disseminate information, and foster debate on
international issues from diverse perspectives.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8B65CD3DB59A4A0C9E830075EF5538E9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Equitable
Distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 609(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1128">20 U.S.C. 1128(a)</external-xref>), as redesignated by subsection (g)(1) of this section, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>Grants made
under section 602 shall also reflect the purposes of this part.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H29EE6A70F4F744CE80AA82F21500BC04"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 611
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1128b">20 U.S.C. 1128b</external-xref>), as redesignated by subsection (g)(1) of this section, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB461448BC2184DB496BD08C0D9E1A573"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EC4E1D335BA44FCAFC4DECFFD360400"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB54216DC7CE84E14920029D896EFC0FD"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H6CE0F016EEC0445580539798E9002D4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Sections 603(a)
and 604(a)(5) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1123">20 U.S.C. 1123(a)</external-xref>, 1124(a)(5)) and section 613 (20 U.S.C.
1130-1), as redesignated by subsection (g)(1) of this section, are each amended
by striking <quote>combinations</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>consortia</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE83C688E759B4722B3561DD8DC969EF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 613 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1130-1">20 U.S.C. 1130–1</external-xref>), as
redesignated by subsection (g)(1) of this section, is amended by striking
<quote>combination</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>consortium</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA91974072DBF4743A39015BE88997BDC"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Sense of the
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of the Congress that due to the
diplomatic, economic, and military importance of China and the Middle East,
international exchange and foreign language education programs under the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> should
focus on the learning of Chinese and Arabic language and culture.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H03F9FC70210D479D8E66D278ABE8CB1E"><enum>602.</enum><header>Business and
international education programs</header>
<subsection id="H3EEF3121D7BF4477A0D641BEC703403D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Centers for
International Business Education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 613 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1130-1">20 U.S.C. 1130–1</external-xref>), as
redesignated by section 601(g)(1) of this title, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9B39B2A2568A40E39698429400D5E4D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(D), by inserting <quote>(including those that are eligible to receive
assistance under part A or B of title III or under title V)</quote> after
<quote>other institutions of higher education</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A47AFB2B92640E4978F70BD06FDFFB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE424D065CDD046EF00B415B6BB30192C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H40EDE6F132174F4BAE0007D4BFDDC0D7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>The Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal
share for institutions that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H37F129DB8B554FA092A9964C60F4A145"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are eligible to
receive assistance under part A or B of title III or under title V; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A5E568DE04340618691D2B379F989C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have submitted a
grant application under this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver or
reduction, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12AA69D67CB742D5916682A07BD3F7CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Education and
Training Programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 614
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1130a">20 U.S.C. 1130a</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 601(g)(1) of this title, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9D15DF7D0F074BEC00A37FBAB861B7FF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEA62873B94404842B7E7C00AC000445"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special
Rule</header><text>The Secretary may waive or reduce the required non-Federal
share for institutions that—</text>
<paragraph id="H1AD7E21A639240F391C5EE00E4546C8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are eligible to
receive assistance under part A or B of title III or under title V; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8660EC6E37D84CE09EEDB0A95F02FEE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have submitted a
grant application under this section that demonstrates a need for a waiver or
reduction, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H39A0608D213044F6AB04E64C1454EF82"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 615
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1130b">20 U.S.C. 1130b</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 601(g)(1) of this title, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H53FEB093FEFA4F92984B95DB00B3CE2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2008</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1B5CA51D1B944A2BC5229803362E89C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>5
succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1A4DD2259A0E49D684BB3F3680240010"><enum>603.</enum><header>Institute for
International Public Policy</header>
<subsection id="H984FAD35CCAB45F9A1055716A3E193C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Foreign Service
Professional Development</header><text>Section 621 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1131">20 U.S.C. 1131</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBCD77288ED284CAA956E19CC308B6E26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
heading of such section and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1E3AD58DCF6D40458C28BA27FC377BF6" style="OLC">
<section id="H4DC920CEBDBD4F3998458BFA8F8302F"><enum>621.</enum><header>Program for
foreign service
professionals</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A29CF6D109E4DC0B55B274517D8454"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking the second sentence of subsection (a) and inserting the following:
<quote>The Institute shall conduct a program to enhance the international
competitiveness of the United States by increasing the participation of
underrepresented populations in the international service, including private
international voluntary organizations and the foreign service of the United
States.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5463477FB9F48EC83D3CD8143A35580"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD4150733353A4A12B34B6EF5F24703D9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H9E0978F972E64E3E9892657B575FA250"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A Tribally
Controlled College or University or Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian-serving
institution eligible for assistance under title III, an institution eligible
for assistance under part B of title III, or a Hispanic-serving institution
eligible for assistance under title V.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F889F122BC145D1884C611FE694DB3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An institution of
higher education which serves substantial numbers of underrepresented
students.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFC8CF1A198C8491E965C38B707603C10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Institutional
Development</header><text>Section 622 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1131-1">20 U.S.C. 1131–1</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end of subsection (a) the following:
<quote>and promote collaboration with colleges and universities that receive
funds under this title</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7AFE9A694777431AB3A7AED311009342"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study Abroad
Program</header><text>Section 623(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1131a">20 U.S.C. 1131a(a)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting after <quote>1978,</quote> the following: <quote>Alaska
Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serving, and Hispanic-serving
institutions,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3F6F3F7D4C874E639607007329AB9F58"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advanced Degree
in International Relations</header><text>Section 624 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1131b">20 U.S.C. 1131b</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE7F39D1983F43E68BEF10005E6BBE83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text>masters</header-in-text></quote> in the heading of such
section and inserting
<quote><header-in-text>advanced</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72A3E69CB5264116B111B8C95B794E01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>a masters degree in international relations</quote> and inserting
<quote>an advanced degree in international relations, international affairs,
international economics, or other academic areas related to the Institute
fellow’s career objectives</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9701465EB09049D7B906228300B550E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The masters degree program designed by the consortia</quote> and
inserting <quote>The advanced degree study program shall be designed by the
consortia, consistent with the fellow’s career objectives, and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39CC0AC9616F4006AA1B5F39A343D95"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Internships</header><text>Section
625 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1131c">20 U.S.C. 1131c</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0654C65C2DD0479B82B60000C7B05EED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by inserting after <quote>1978,</quote> the following: <quote>Alaska
Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serving, and Hispanic-serving
institutions,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3B9DCC0400445FF9EDBB726297A8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H217817184EA3424CA1514D28C7A600B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF0975F7AEBA4121B5BB62AA863BA1BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>; and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17EC0C9CA16A44D0A9FF69155F117775"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC150A66293CD4A728E6DBC9CFA6200D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (c) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2D76A8954C2B400AA6EEB74DDC50E297" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1A39B232AB1E4422A88E4D2B2D60E113"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Ralph J. Bunche
Fellows</header><text>In order to assure the recognition and commitment of
individuals from underrepresented student populations who demonstrate special
interest in international affairs and language study, eligible students who
participate in the internship programs authorized under (a) and (b) shall be
known as the <quote>Ralph J. Bunche
Fellows</quote>.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5A15ECA27DC248F6B51D002386A52ED9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Section
626 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1131d">20 U.S.C. 1131d</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>annually prepare a
report</quote> and inserting <quote>prepare a report biennially</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0ACBB928CCFD4A1AA5DEF27548292052"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Section 628 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1131f">20 U.S.C. 1131f</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H952B53E540E74357A6F2D15D21A307FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2988B53AD2EF417289558B51BF53326C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF131861EED7B44DB95FB5CB9945D9FB4"><enum>604.</enum><header>Evaluation,
outreach, and dissemination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part D of title VI is amended by inserting
after section 631 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1132">20 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref>) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H71FADDE67F904BA19561317E3CB48302" style="OLC">
<section id="HEF2279F7B5D14BF00024864B7F63DC00"><enum>632.</enum><header>Evaluation,
outreach, and dissemination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may use not more than one
percent of the funds made available for this title for program evaluation,
national outreach, and information dissemination
activities.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H61A72DFCF8E04FD1ADD6173150995265"><enum>605.</enum><header>Advisory
Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part D of title VI is
amended by inserting after section 632 (as added by section 604) the following
new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4F8EC47288A94BF6BF3D8DA7180013E7" style="OLC">
<section id="H8BBF7E6C2FBD4D4BAEEBF5149E07A43C"><enum>633.</enum><header>International
Higher Education Advisory Board</header>
<subsection id="H36DF285D00264D98BA8ED8BA4E25848"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment and
Purpose</header>
<paragraph id="H8B8D9DEAD05749C194E52271E1C47C85"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Department an independent International Higher Education
Advisory Board (hereafter in this section referred to as the
<quote>International Advisory Board</quote>). The International Advisory Board
shall provide advice, counsel, and recommendations to the Secretary and the
Congress on international education issues for higher education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H364504C5A5934746AA72EBA0F4A17FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the International Advisory Board is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF62E008EF1D46179874245F54A53188"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide
expertise in the area of national needs for proficiency in world regions,
foreign languages, international affairs, and international business;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33695791D491455B9D2435BF5EF7EB40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make
recommendations that will promote the excellence of international education
programs and result in the growth and development of such programs at the
postsecondary education level that will reflect diverse perspectives and a wide
range of views on world regions, foreign language, international affairs, and
international business; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BC3DD2987744F8D98326BA2F55FE518"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to advise the
Secretary and the Congress with respect to needs for expertise in government,
the private sector, and education in order to enhance America’s understanding
of, and engagement in, the world.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3B58930D4314C0292FBFDE8C7CB585D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Independence of
International Advisory Board</header><text>In the exercise of its functions,
powers, and duties, the International Advisory Board shall be independent of
the Secretary and the other offices and officers of the Department. Except as
provided in this subsection and subsection (f), the recommendations of the
International Advisory Board shall not be subject to review or approval by any
officer of the Federal Government. Nothing in this title shall be construed to
authorize the International Advisory Board to mandate, direct, or control an
institution of higher education’s specific instructional content, curriculum,
or program of instruction or instructor. The International Advisory Board is
authorized to assess a sample of activities supported under this title, using
materials that have been submitted to the Department of Education by grant
recipients under this title, in order to provide recommendations to the
Secretary and the Congress for the improvement of programs under the title and
to ensure programs meet the purposes of the title to promote the study of and
expertise in foreign language and world regions, especially with respect to
diplomacy, national security, and international business and trade
competitiveness. The recommendations of the International Advisory Board may
address any area in need of improvement, except that any recommendation of
specific legislation to Congress shall be made only if the President deems it
necessary and expedient.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE38A8E152E134F02A4906DE6B099FB4B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="H6B80F8693A0A4DDCA7D533C662005BF3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
International Advisory Board shall have 7 members of whom—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9743FE02FAE46D992CD1FB526942993"><enum>(A)</enum><text>3 members shall be
appointed by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB249EC9C9014265942E286F84EC6969"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2 members shall be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon the
recommendation of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB21787FA7D644751B8C9532B32B0703"><enum>(C)</enum><text>2 members shall be
appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendation
of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H247AAA9872BA4F9496371CAED6D036B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>Two
of the members appointed by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A) shall be
appointed to represent Federal agencies that have diplomacy, national security,
international commerce, or other international activity responsibilities, after
consultation with the heads of such agencies. The members of the International
Advisory Board shall also include (but not be limited to) persons with
international expertise representing States, institutions of higher education,
cultural organizations, educational organizations, international business,
local education agencies, students, and private citizens with expertise in
international concerns.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1A289ECCF5448EE9EE8DD24CC11C07B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualification</header><text>Members
of the International Advisory Board shall be individuals who have technical
qualifications, professional standing, experience working in international
affairs or foreign service or international business occupations, or
demonstrated knowledge in the fields of higher education and international
education, including foreign languages, world regions, or international
affairs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9164DB8E1BDB48ECBED400867D1D55B2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Functions of the
International Advisory Board</header>
<paragraph id="HAF00B14F98D641209111914CB1B3EEE6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The International Advisory Board shall provide
recommendations in accordance with subsection (b) regarding improvement of
programs under this title to the Secretary and the Congress for their review.
The International Advisory Board may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H404086E0103B42DE98A8936B507F881"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review and comment
upon the regulations for grants under this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D39DEEF3D0742059BE34D4EE74C331B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess a sample of
activities supported under this title based on the purposes and objectives of
this title, using materials that have been submitted to the Department of
Education by grant recipients under this title, in order to provide
recommendations for improvement of the programs under this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D04D383B8904583B6B6813DD0DDFB0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make
recommendations that will assist the Secretary and the Congress to improve the
programs under this title to better reflect the national needs related to
foreign languages, world regions, diplomacy, national security, and
international business and trade competitiveness, including an assessment of
the national needs and the training provided by the institutions of higher
education that receive a grant under this title for expert and non-expert level
foreign language training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CE014AD94974FCEA9C2CCF3411C47FD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>make
recommendations to the Secretary and the Congress regarding such studies,
surveys, and analyses of international education that will provide feedback
about the programs under this title and assure that their relative authorized
activities reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views on world
regions, foreign languages, diplomacy, national security, and international
business and trade competitiveness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8DC5372388E4EF1B92E79146378CC38"><enum>(E)</enum><text>make
recommendations that will strengthen the partnerships between local educational
agencies, public and private elementary and secondary education schools, and
grant recipients under this title to ensure that the research and knowledge
about world regions, foreign languages, and international affairs is widely
disseminated to local educational agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H065794AF06954208A2884E2710416F5E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>make
recommendations on how institutions of higher education that receive a grant
under this title can encourage students to serve the Nation and meet national
needs in an international affairs, international business, foreign language, or
national security capacity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1342AB010F340819B4FA46CDA10DB1C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>make
recommendations on how linkages between institutions of higher education and
public and private organizations that are involved in international education,
international business and trade competitiveness, language training, and
international research capacities may fulfill the manpower and information
needs of United States businesses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CD93C42422F4BF3AAE49603F6A200E5"><enum>(H)</enum><text>make
recommendations to the Secretary and the Congress about opportunities for
underrepresented populations in the areas of foreign language study, diplomacy,
international business and trade competitiveness, and international economics,
in order to effectively carry out the activities of the Institute under part
C.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0489550C90CA48BD9E68F2C3A967ABC9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>The
International Advisory Board shall provide for public hearing and comment
regarding the matter contained in the recommendations described in paragraph
(1), prior to the submission of those recommendations to the Secretary and the
Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA65B5D3F04584A54A1173138EA7D0063"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Operations of
the Committee</header>
<paragraph id="H9E857E82F31642489200C785E139A609"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Each
member of the International Advisory Board shall be appointed for a term of 3
years, except that, of the members first appointed (A) 4 shall be appointed for
a term of 3 years, and (B) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, as
designated at the time of appointment by the Secretary. A member of the
International Advisory Board may be reappointed to successive terms on the
International Advisory Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H230BE5A18474405086B9EBA98FEE04"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the
term of a predecessor shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. A
member of the International Advisory Board shall, upon the Secretary’s request,
continue to serve after the expiration of a term until a successor has been
appointed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EE06303ED8241170074439588ECAC7F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No governmental
members</header><text>Except for the members appointed by the Secretary under
subsection (c)(1)(A), no officers or full-time employees of the Federal
Government shall serve as members of the International Advisory Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA580D89888164C90922175C164F0125"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
International Advisory Board shall meet not less than once each year. The
International Advisory Board shall hold additional meetings at the call of the
Chair or upon the written request of not less than 3 voting members of the
International Advisory Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3E7ED5935274B8EB549B6001CBD00B4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of the voting members of the International Advisory Board serving at
the time of a meeting shall constitute a quorum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50743CFF57A3434C95005BF127D30078"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The
International Advisory Board shall elect a Chairman or Chairwoman from among
the members of the International Advisory Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D1B26FDA22E40E5BC61E0ABF2380B5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Submission to
Department for Comment</header><text>The International Advisory Board shall
submit its proposed recommendations to the Secretary of Education for comment
for a period not to exceed 30 days in each instance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7519CA89693F4B1BA2954DC6A15DE489"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Personnel and
Resources</header>
<paragraph id="H5DB7B48C86954BF9A67D6D81003EDE43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compensation and
expense</header><text>Members of the International Advisory Board shall serve
without pay for such service. Members of the International Advisory Board who
are officers or employees of the United States may not receive additional pay,
allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the International
Advisory Board. Members of the International Advisory Board may each receive
reimbursement for travel expenses incident to attending International Advisory
Board meetings, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703">section 5703</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government
service employed intermittently.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E639E1D1CFF4A5DBF5135094B20B540"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>The
International Advisory Board may appoint such personnel as may be determined
necessary by the Chairman without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but no
individual so appointed shall be paid in excess of the maximum rate payable
under section 5376 of such title. The International Advisory Board may appoint
not more than one full-time equivalent, nonpermanent, consultant without regard
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code. The International Advisory
Board shall not be required by the Secretary to reduce personnel to meet agency
personnel reduction goals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H595049D448204A8AB33BB65700311867"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
carrying out its duties under the Act, the International Advisory Board shall
consult with other Federal agencies, representatives of State and local
governments, and private organizations to the extent feasible.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H951F61E16B1242E985852500DB5CF20"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assistance from
other agencies</header>
<subparagraph id="H1B8A4666817B4A4B8775CBE5734FCBC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
International Advisory Board is authorized to secure directly from any grantee
under this title, executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission,
office, independent establishment, or instrumentality information, suggestions,
estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this section and each such grantee
department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent
establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and directed, to the extent
permitted by law, to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and
statistics directly to the International Advisory Board, upon request made by
the Chairman for the purpose of providing expertise in the area of national
needs for the proficiency in world regions, foreign languages, and
international affairs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE617F0550EE0474CADDCD30001C6D00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Services and
personnel</header><text>The head of each Federal agency shall, to the extent
not prohibited by law, consult with the International Advisory Board in
carrying out this section. The International Advisory Board is authorized to
utilize, with their consent, the services, personnel, information, and
facilities of other Federal, State, local, and private agencies with or without
reimbursement, for the purpose of providing expertise in the area of national
needs for the proficiency in world regions, foreign languages, and
international affairs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H847DFA0746A845B1932DCC41EC81C398"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Contracts;
experts and consultants</header><text>The International Advisory Board may
enter into contracts for the acquisition of information, suggestions,
estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this section. The International
Advisory Board is authorized to obtain the services of experts and consultants
without regard to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section 3109</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code and to set pay in
accordance with such section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H949B20EA5ECF4B7485A39794FD3738C6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Notwithstanding
the sunset and charter provisions of the <act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal
Advisory Committee Act</act-name> (5 U.S.C. App. I) or any other statute or
regulation, the International Advisory Board shall be authorized through
September 30, 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H29AEB5CF39F043708E28FCA800E9F3D7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Funds</header><text>The
Secretary shall use not more than one-half of the funds available to the
Secretary under section 632 to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H49862A6E2C12406C9ED08703019C6664"><enum>606.</enum><header>Recruiter
access to students and student recruiting information; safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part D of title VI is amended by inserting
after section 633 (as added by section 605) the following new sections:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAB5C4E6325A24819AF28ED2724E7B903" style="OLC">
<section id="HFD0E0B0EBF21472193C66C2440257007"><enum>634.</enum><header>Recruiter
access to students and student recruiting information</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each institution of higher education that
receives a grant under this title shall assure that—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FD3661C8F3243A2ADBCC2835D20C1BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>recruiters of the
United States Government and agencies thereof are given the same access to
students as is provided generally to other institutions of higher education and
prospective employers of those students for the purpose of recruiting for
graduate opportunities or prospective employment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C5FB82DC26B4A0C85C48CCCD6451"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no
undue restrictions are placed upon students that seek employment with the
United States Government or any agency thereof.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDE0EF4BAC3BC495584299F3BA6522F00"><enum>635.</enum><header>Student
safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Applicants seeking
funds under this title to support student travel and study abroad shall submit
as part of their grant application a description of safety policies and
procedures for students participating in the program while
abroad.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H8CD915AE5C17492CBC7E4B7356773300"><enum>607.</enum><header>National study
of foreign language heritage communities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part D of title VI is further amended by
inserting after section 635 (as added by section 606) the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7916CE3D284E412C8E2B8FCB2BF3E5EE" style="OLC">
<section id="H9381055A335A438181B7F473F7676800"><enum>636.</enum><header>National study
of foreign language heritage communities</header>
<subsection id="HBDC9E832C49C4ECFB4ABFD5F59C6800"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
Secretary of Education, in consultation with the International Advisory Board,
shall conduct a study to identify foreign language heritage communities,
particularly such communities that include speakers of languages that are
critical to the national security of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4252FC1F2BDF49188D296DBF5700A1D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Foreign Language
Heritage Community</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term
<term>foreign language heritage community</term> means a community of residents
or citizens of the United States who are native speakers of, or who have
partial fluency in, a foreign language.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3EC3DC5D7BE44514A24CB5E024A37B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Education shall submit a report to the Congress on the results of the study
conducted under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>VII</enum><header>TITLE
<enum-in-header>VII</enum-in-header> AMENDMENTS</header>
<section id="HE2219B80216D45E09FFCB9A766F99FBD"><enum>701.</enum><header>Javits
fellowship program</header>
<subsection id="H9FD1CA1AB5E4447CB718005E59008D09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority and
Timing of Awards</header><text>Section 701(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1132a">20 U.S.C. 1132a(a)</external-xref>) is amended
by inserting after the second sentence the following: <quote>For purposes of
the exception in the preceding sentence, a master’s degree in fine arts shall
be considered a terminal degree.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFD14766A97984BC19D1800D0E1E6653F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interruptions of
Study</header><text>Section 701(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1134">20 U.S.C. 1134(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence: <quote>In the case of other exceptional
circumstances, such as active duty military service or personal or family
member illness, the institution of higher education may also permit the
fellowship recipient to interrupt periods of study for the duration of the tour
of duty (in the case of military service) or not more than 12 months (in any
other case), but without payment of the stipend.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2428A6A307FE4124A8F4CFDFEE04002D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation of
Fellowships</header><text>Section 702(a)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1134a">20 U.S.C. 1134a(a)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8E74CBF571BC4B3B8600F6EBF9B38D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
the first sentence, by inserting <quote>from diverse geographic regions</quote>
after <quote>higher education</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E6CD34A9B4C40C4A31E4C1E978F9098"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new sentence: <quote>The Secretary shall also assure that at
least one representative appointed to the Board represents an institution that
is eligible for a grant under title III or V of this Act.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66BF925576BC49998916A6C895CA8B03"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Stipends</header><text>Section
703 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1134b">20 U.S.C. 1134b(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H59DD348C7DA843CD8466BBCAFE6014CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H315AE9752F494482AA1F7F416610C702"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999–2000</quote> and inserting <quote>2008–2009</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44442514D0B04B02809DEC4704E48E1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>shall be set</quote> and inserting <quote>may be set</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H462AAC01166446669100D4DDAE00444C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Foundation graduate fellowships</quote> and inserting <quote>Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship Program on February 1 of such academic
year</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H35A26C4DD2374CF1901076BF2DDC39BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by amending paragraph (1)(A) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8AE18C7A21174CB3B72B8BB600CBEBC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFDB15220155B487698C5831B702C2BC5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC3D53FF325804C73A05EF5FA41684874"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall (in
addition to stipends paid to individuals under this subpart) pay to the
institution of higher education, for each individual awarded a fellowship under
this subpart at such institution, an institutional allowance. Except as
provided in subparagraph (B), such allowance shall be, for 2008–2009 and
succeeding academic years, the same amount as the institutional payment made
for 2007–2008 adjusted for 2008–2009 and annually thereafter in accordance with
inflation as determined by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers for the previous calendar
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAAD0D2C8CBD94651B6DD9DEE8BE63255"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Section 705 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1134d">20 U.S.C. 1134d</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the 4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2008 and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA880DE6ADBEB48289297A3C881B99671"><enum>702.</enum><header>Graduate
assistance in areas of national need</header>
<subsection id="H20A0AA56EEE6474BADEAE91FED1BEF57"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation of
Areas of National Need; Priority</header><text>Section 712 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1135a">20 U.S.C. 1135a</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H82C1B02AA4F0478D85C1582E2610DB02"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the last
sentence of subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FBC889E3C7244218576624F0700E1AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and an assessment</quote> and inserting <quote>an assessment</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73FF2421E9724FB9AE65731C33679476"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>, and the priority described
in subsection (c) of this section</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBB8BEF32F014702BF8755CBE6BBA0AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H77E9EFFF59C6433E8533C8039489DDD6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA5C126010CD64B8399A1DD6D1F8FD886"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a priority for grants in order to prepare individuals
for the professoriate who will train highly-qualified elementary and secondary
math and science teachers, special education teachers, and teachers who provide
instruction for limited English proficient individuals. Such grants shall offer
program assistance and graduate fellowships for—</text>
<paragraph id="H82D89CAA6F274EC08FED15341D453C08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>post-baccalaureate
study related to teacher preparation and pedagogy in math and science for
students who have completed a master’s degree or are pursuing a doctorate of
philosophy in math and science;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD26B2011CE4C4F8DBC00FB4B30B64B30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>post-baccalaureate
study related to teacher preparation and pedagogy in special education and
English language acquisition and academic proficiency for limited English
proficient individuals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8099942B7D14BCABD6526A3B7543E6E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support of
dissertation research in the fields of math, science, special education, or
second language pedagogy and second language
acquisition.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE32CC902F37A4C389C31BC55BAD02F92"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Collaboration
Required for Certain Applications</header><text>Section 713(b) (20 U.S.C.
1135b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H21EB5A2B2B4F4A4091031F9BA3A59B74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (9);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0BB556C10E44A9B9B4D9B302E14E200"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CE276C698D340E18C4DF191D955B801"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE9541C699E94407C8EC969D3989700E9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2FE0D67223B24DD698A53F3C6017DB1E"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in the case of an
application from a department, program, or unit in education or teacher
preparation, provide assurances that such department, program, or unit will
collaborate with departments, programs, or units in all content areas to ensure
a successful combination of training in both teaching and such content;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H504B51BEE61D4E19A7E2762531057D9F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Stipends</header><text>Section
714(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1135c">20 U.S.C. 1135c(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H19B2E5CDBAF442C1A8BB4FBBF5B97EF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999–2000</quote> and inserting <quote>2008–2009</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2F38660C17D4104876F9CD2D7DA2040"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>shall be set</quote> and inserting <quote>may be set</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BA10429A170414EB8319831D37B12CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Foundation graduate fellowships</quote> and inserting <quote>Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship Program on February 1 of such academic
year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F4DC8599B5E4EB4B066466388BB0069"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
Assistance</header><text>Section 715(a)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1135d">20 U.S.C. 1135d(a)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H83BE71DB1446478993BCF2B4539EDF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>1999–2000</quote> and inserting
<quote>2008–2009</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55BA9FA6A1854DB5836983E8A6A0B408"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1998–1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2007–2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10B960D484244E4495CDEF6BF67EB40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>for All Urban Consumers</quote> after <quote>Price
Index</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE86FD70FEDEC4404AFD52FDB39DB83D5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Section 716 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1135e">20 U.S.C. 1135e</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the 4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2008 and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8A87CF7422A54B34A909F27EE1C3C6D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Technical
Amendments</header><text>Section 714(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1135c">20 U.S.C. 1135c(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H662703FCF8184F25975FBC47D0AB8D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>section 716(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
715(a)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDBF8E52732341FCA596CB361401C9EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 714(b)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
713(b)(2)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCF70E3E5DC594F628EFE69A39C8C009B"><enum>703.</enum><header>Thurgood
Marshall legal educational opportunity program</header>
<subsection id="HF893D5DBCF954ACCBA86E88CD3BA97E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contract and
Grant Purposes</header><text>Section 721(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1136">20 U.S.C. 1136(c)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H23FD31E1824E4EDAAB42822615F8382C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3CE02E5A8DBF4143B69C32439DE7967B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDF2DF5E9A3D14FFD808110289BEA6237"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to prepare such
students for study at accredited law schools and assist them with the
development of analytical skills and study methods to enhance their success and
promote completion of law
school;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18FBA43BBEC24F80ABD5F99919D48003"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFFA084257B641F8BB185EB7ED74EDFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA06FFECE71D40D981A8ECBF9DC58C0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4144EAE22CEE4007A0AD90A5701B454C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H67424E967C264CA5A424DEAFBBA5E00"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to award Thurgood
Marshall Fellowships to eligible law school students—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3228658598564348819879765892E300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who participated
in summer institutes authorized by subsection (d) and who are enrolled in an
accredited law school; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H347B9A4A8DDF419088D03F293D38C4AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who are eligible
law school students who have successfully completed a comparable summer
institute program certified by the Council on Legal Educational
Opportunity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8F21A8AACC6742C692A1B49916408D00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Services
Provided</header><text>Section 721(d)(1)(D) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1136">20 U.S.C. 1136(d)(1)(D)</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting <quote>in analytical skills and study methods</quote>
after <quote>courses</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9CED13699A3F41FB95BBD0251ED22BB2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>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>1999 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and
inserting <quote>2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22E09962169F49B2BB5795E45E447019"><enum>(d)</enum><header>General
Provisions</header><text>Subsection (e) of section 731 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1137">20 U.S.C. 1137(e)</external-xref>) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB1D06414EBBA4965802FE5C376835CAE"><enum>704.</enum><header>Fund for the
improvement of postsecondary education</header>
<subsection id="H26F0FBFC63EF4E1DAA87438FD95602A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contract and
Grant Purposes</header><text>Section 741(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1138">20 U.S.C. 1138(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC5F8C69CBE594B5C91DC1363CCDBB63D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H41797C48C4A94E8BBB89DBD28CD13ED6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE5C7273694394239B590964FEB8DFD08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the encouragement
of the reform and improvement of, and innovation in, postsecondary education
and the provision of educational opportunity for all, especially for the
non-traditional student
populations;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F03B476DB89435BB4D5CA6B5B198DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following:
<quote>for postsecondary students, especially institutions, programs, and joint
efforts that provide academic credit for programs</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51B07DEB9B06401E8818D3A1B87F4769"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA159423C03AC46B880131931469483D4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB4FC7B173B8F40C0BA10702F57A0FFAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the establishment
of institutions and programs based on the technology of communications,
including delivery by distance
education;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A9011FD0BA8486D84495B6250E75E48"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (6) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H343EA6256B864891A4B1006B002DE832" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA76B5729898347F9943E2C6B00E1B72"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the introduction of
institutional reforms designed to expand individual opportunities for entering
and reentering postsecondary institutions and pursuing programs of
postsecondary study tailored to individual
needs;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0EC90801938461A97D932768058DAC4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (7);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44E0CD2C75A342D781DB8C76F98B1154"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3DA9631DFB848A5A679D059E99663E4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6C886CD1B7DD4179B91576E0F1E39D4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H71B20F91FDBE479DA1A5F67D2668AD63"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the provision of
support and assistance to programs implementing integrated education reform
services in order to improve secondary school graduation and college attendance
and completion rates for disadvantaged students, and to programs that reduce
postsecondary remediation rates, and improve degree attainment rates, for
low-income students and former high school dropouts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C3E4178A3F34BBB9F6BAD44FF9CD3C5"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the assessment,
in partnership with a public or private nonprofit institution or agency, of the
performance of teacher preparation programs within institutions of higher
education in a State, using an assessment which provides comparisons across
such schools within the State based upon indicators including teacher candidate
knowledge in subject areas in which such candidate has been prepared to
teach;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AF3FF67DFC04CB0A5413B7492B83627"><enum>(11)</enum><text>supporting
efforts to establish pilot programs and initiatives to help college campuses to
reduce illegal downloading of copyrighted content, in order to improve the
security and integrity of campus computer networks and save bandwidth
costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB22728B755824A0C86427D116E00A24B"><enum>(12)</enum><text>support increased
fire safety in student housing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00B2F3D06604434386FADF95334183D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by establishing a
demonstration incentive program for qualified student housing in institutions
of higher education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC72B1C8D8A7346C291593E4700B6EA9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by making grants
for the purpose of installing fire alarm detection, prevention, and protection
technologies in student housing, dormitories, and other buildings controlled by
such entities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA313B7892E2349DA86D27E22B2F3039C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by requiring, as a
condition of such grants—</text>
<clause id="H055BF1C19FE14A219E9F57669F00AA88"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that such
technologies be installed professionally to technical standards of the National
Fire Protection Association; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H80F8D38193B046F2898D2D48FE70C972"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that the
recipient shall provide non-Federal matching funds in an amount equal to the
amount of the grant; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A74A67E5EF44D29B5E1FE3FC09C453E"><enum>(13)</enum><text>establishing and
operating pregnant and parenting student services offices that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H572FB84C1FAB441A8266FC7E0041E555"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will serve
students who are pregnant or parenting, prospective parenting students who are
anticipating a birth or adoption, and students who are placing or have placed a
child for adoption; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28C554B146104269A011B2000010C200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will help students
with locating and utilizing child care, family housing, flexible academic
scheduling such as telecommuting programs, parenting classes and programs, and
post-partum counseling and support
groups.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H03F853709E1C47E5BB6815071187D4F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Military
scholorships</header><text>Section 741 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1138">20 U.S.C. 1138</external-xref>) is further amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8943249AB2A747648583F3DE2740C387" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H06B15894B3224813A7DE22DFAC57DBEA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scholarship
Program for Family Members of Veterans or Members of the Military</header>
<paragraph id="H6D0D22586D8C439DADB48F2DCB28352"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary shall contract with a nonprofit organization with demonstrated
experience in carrying out the activities described in this subsection to carry
out a program to provide postsecondary education scholarships for eligible
students.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA66D8639BBCB464580C2E8173417D48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
students</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>eligible
student</quote> means an individual who is enrolled as a full-time or part-time
student at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102) and
who is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC583FDE16EE844CD96D39B00DBB000EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a dependent
student who is a child of—</text>
<clause id="H1F7B15E9DBA34CE49646F2A7DC57F4CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
individual who is—</text>
<subclause id="HF7D5880F2B3D484582D9E849158FA84B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>serving on active
duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency (as defined
in section 481); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H86072E8D953F491F98A46676306831A8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>performing
qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or
national emergency (as defined in section 481); or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H119E2EF3B8F04A02A379352DD034AB00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
veteran who died while serving or performing, as described in subclause (I),
since September 11, 2001, or has been disabled while serving or performing, as
described in clause (i), as a result of such event; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E62AB76628E4068B05EB012C1B00D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an independent
student who is a spouse of—</text>
<clause id="HC1EFDB23CE11427C88D6E083A3673587"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
individual who is—</text>
<subclause id="H56A36B78756A4DC59F9FA31B909539ED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>serving on active
duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency (as defined
in section 481); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB06EFC3521004CAA9196444FBACE81B2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>performing
qualifying National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or
national emergency (as defined in section 481); or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HC39FDB4C683C4F2590E087BA25D2D00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
veteran who died while serving or performing, as described in subclause (I),
since September 11, 2001, or has been disabled while serving or performing, as
described in clause (i), as a result of such event.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H424248F4A22F4108BEA5E844D37B8A5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Awarding of
scholarships</header><text>Scholarships awarded under this subsection shall be
awarded based on need with priority given to eligible students who are eligible
to receive Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part A of title IV.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB1E42D0CCF64E4EA6A1C5E733E4A801"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maximum
scholarship amount</header><text>The maximum scholarship amount awarded to an
eligible student under this subsection for an academic year shall be the lesser
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H229A45E1BF6D44959136564CF484D8BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the difference
between the eligible student’s cost of attendance (as defined in section 472)
and any non-loan based aid such student receives; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0932CF6621E64C8798FCF08938B43818"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA85FDA56701D490D8B3F7D3BFC00C489"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Amounts for
scholarships</header><text>All of the amounts appropriated to carry out this
subsection for a fiscal year shall be used for scholarships awarded under this
subsection, except that a nonprofit organization receiving a contract under
this subsection may use not more than 1 percent of such amounts for the
administrative costs of the
contract.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H98AA286331184CFC8779B334DBBEE373"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Section
741 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1138">20 U.S.C. 1138</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF2FAE162F7A48249810EFC8C3CB4865" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEC8EFB2137E9469BB73111C12359C905"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>No
funds made available under this part may be used to provide financial
assistance to students who do not meet the requirements of section
484(a)(5).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H82F7D98C4EEB4202B007DB3D083CFFF5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Areas of
National Need</header><text>Section 744(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1138c">20 U.S.C. 1138c(c)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H591633BB85DF4B319C8216900379F949"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H36E9B9C324DB4780BF28968D2BDAF26" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H56BD889B49A04F49A7E9E5003F007430"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H798313F6854047499739489D499198FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Development of
partnerships between local educational agencies and institutions of higher
education to establish or expand existing dual enrollment programs at
institutions of higher education that allow high school students to earn high
school and transferable college credit.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H136ED3E590BB45BDA4627100DA5BEA1E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Development of consortia of
institutions of higher education to create dual enrollment programs including
academic and student support agreements and comprehensive articulation
agreements that would allow for the seamless and timely acquisition of college
credits and the transfer of postsecondary academic credits between such
institutions, particularly from 2-year to 4-year institutions of higher
education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H416F1C2668AA47868EED3C09BF616091"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H13D6B13CAAB64D6895409FE974227296" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC985F8F856D24B36AA3966EF9D2FE254"><enum>(4)</enum><text>International
cooperation, partnerships, or student exchange among postsecondary educational
institutions in the United States and abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H100EABF898A74CBF879C8F00ABDF761C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Establishment of
academic programs including graduate and undergraduate courses, seminars and
lectures, support of research, and development of teaching materials for the
purpose of supporting faculty and academic programs that teach traditional
American history (including significant constitutional, political,
intellectual, economic, diplomatic, and foreign policy trends, issues, and
documents; the history, nature, and development of democratic institutions of
which American democracy is a part; and significant events and individuals in
the history of the United States).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EF3C6505F9E44DBAE58952984DAE4BB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Support for
planning, applied research, training, resource exchanges or technology
transfers, the delivery of services, or other activities the purpose of which
is to design and implement programs to enable institutions of higher education
to work with private and civic organizations to assist communities to meet and
address their pressing and severe problems, including economic development,
community infrastructure and housing, crime prevention, education, healthcare,
self-sufficiency, and workforce preparation. Such activities may include
support for the development of coordinated curriculum and internship
opportunities for students in disadvantaged
communities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H75113571E2FA4CC38151026681F3F09C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Section 745 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1138d">20 U.S.C. 1138d</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting
<quote>$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H19FBF58666224BA9868E49A2E84CAB2D"><enum>705.</enum><header>Urban community
service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part C of title VII
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1139">20 U.S.C. 1139 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H8DAE3C64CE164E0CADC80053877923D2"><enum>706.</enum><header>Demonstration
projects to ensure students with disabilities receive a quality higher
education</header>
<subsection id="H0BBDCBC6ABCF4F11957027CFE9F106FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Serving All
Students With Disabilities</header><text>Section 762(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1140a">20 U.S.C. 1140a(a)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>students with learning disabilities</quote> and
inserting <quote>students with disabilities</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC6C1A3AEC67F4E9EBD5C76E0F95F2E25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized
Activities</header>
<paragraph id="H316AA70A93C242A5AA7756C04C608B7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section
762(b)(2) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H51D5039F0F6A42BA911251C0710088E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>in order to improve retention and completion</quote>
after <quote>disabilities</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B4D3FD63FC74EFB804BA8344850DA95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (E), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA7590F979F6488200CF9DC4280689A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H064920736D4E4BB600E61356C5D07E39" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H42363CF471D44B1D00EAD0CC00DA01A6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective
transition practices</header><text>The development of innovative, effective,
and efficient teaching methods and strategies to ensure the smooth transition
of students with disabilities from high school to postsecondary
education.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H808D534DD9124E77854242AA33AD896B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph) the
following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H35D425A9A7CE4C3EB964BB5C91C0B13" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H05E0708076C546BA8BF838D3BE2C345"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Distance
learning</header><text>The development of innovative, effective, and efficient
teaching methods and strategies to provide faculty and administrators with the
ability to provide accessible distance education programs or classes that would
enhance access of students with disabilities to higher education, including the
use of electronic communication for instruction and
advisement.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FF9001CCA354EE0910041C2AC2C0100"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 762(b)(3) is amended by striking
<quote>subparagraphs (A) through (C)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs
(A) through (E)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF380709CAA9342DDB81179A9148EE2DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Section
763 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1140b">20 U.S.C. 1140b</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1BA3FD3D10BB4578BDDB2EB07D8BCE7B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD7DAED5576C14132B1BE00222C14F6F1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H55842081EA6542348B00D6D439045131"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
how such institution plans to address the activities allowed under this
part;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B09F74C3FCB4C569D00D4C8C51D5C72"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC86ABC9CA7B74892AE284068C3EE5250"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02E7CC1C729C47E88D07D253E4196BE0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDFF9249B3F594738866C3FF9D4AF7CEC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAFC3F1F38F05419290963BEE36066F40"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of
the extent to which an institution will work to replicate the best practices of
institutions of higher education with demonstrated success in serving students
with
disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5430B5E0DABC43D7B9A45759316FADF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Section 765 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1140d">20 U.S.C. 1140d</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the 4 succeeding fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2008 and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VIII</enum><header>CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS</header>
<section id="HBCF685FB9AF3494100F075FF267E96E"><enum>801.</enum><header>Clerical
Amendments</header>
<subsection id="HDC8AABBB3B5644EAA53FA6FDB9373FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
103 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1003">20 U.S.C. 1003</external-xref>) (as amended by section 102) is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEA214198430C464EBC005E950053DDF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (16) as paragraphs (2) through (17), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67268B41AF824FE8AA62DCC0FDFED16D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF59CFBEBF1E9457582176E9CAD9CF6B4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5B0F73954E5E42348BB699F1E60008F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorizing
committees</header><text>The term <term>authorizing committees</term> means the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55EFD8C52DCE4444A1638BDF647225BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Committees</header>
<paragraph id="H8D3CB0BE5CE244738E27001FAF19C878"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The following
provisions are each amended by striking <quote>Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives</quote> and inserting <quote>authorizing
committees</quote>:</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C5A40A232784C81AFD2C73155682DFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 428(g) (20
U.S.C. 1078(g)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E23730598404D7895AD885CD68762E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 428A(c)(2)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-1">20 U.S.C. 1078–1(c)(2)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A31FE74B7354A41B7842BF782D3A8D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section 428A(c)(5)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-1">20 U.S.C. 1078–1(c)(5)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2702D39ECCA44CCB00B4AB52FE008FB7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section
455(b)(7)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087e">20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(7)(B)</external-xref>), as redesignated by section
423(b)(3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB551D0154C4D45E5BD7DE525B2F808A6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Section 483(c) (20
U.S.C. 1090(c)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H453B1FC14AC34A0493CB2442951B9454"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Section 486(e) (20
U.S.C. 1093(e)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD55DBC04D248488790A0353EFC001C22"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Section
486(f)(3)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1093">20 U.S.C. 1093(f)(3)(A)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BA6B08F2C27402BACA400B58F2B56B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Section
486(f)(3)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1093">20 U.S.C. 1093(f)(3)(B)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5158D47248554114A9A8C5A000DA337"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Section 487A(a)(5)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094a">20 U.S.C. 1094a(a)(5)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3A0089ED88D4CB3A8871944D4D98798"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Section 487A(b)(2)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094a">20 U.S.C. 1094a(b)(2)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CDBFAD327F14D6695BD052FDDE482E"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Section
487A(b)(3)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1094a">20 U.S.C. 1094a(b)(3)(B)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H533F7FC7BEC848AC956E001C9E4D67F8"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Section 498B(d)(1)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099c-2">20 U.S.C. 1099c–2(d)(1)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEB0318FC11A4964A500915DC7084CF5"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Section 498B(d)(2)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099c-2">20 U.S.C. 1099c–2(d)(2)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76A641EC50244CBB8D7936B600FB0919"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The following
provisions are each amended by striking <quote>Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate</quote> and inserting <quote>authorizing
committees</quote>:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FFF0DEF1117403D8B3674F523DD84F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section
141(d)(4)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1018">20 U.S.C. 1018(d)(4)(B)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E55B394A3EB4CDAB6E1B8A22DBC0800"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 428(n)(4)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078">20 U.S.C. 1078(n)(4)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA584DECA7B074954B91C3F276FB29892"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section 437(c)(1)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087">20 U.S.C. 1087(c)(1)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H609B673A1D1648AB99E7B00979F3C89"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section
485(f)(5)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092">20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(5)(A)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B01A7D9742E4DAABF6DE0998CFE7279"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Section
485(g)(4)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1092">20 U.S.C. 1092(g)(4)(B)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6D9F06221A0E448BBA2E80F67CB69E2C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 401(f)(3)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070a">20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>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</quote> and inserting
<quote>Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives
and the authorizing committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F810E8345FF49D600AA15F55591F4E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section
428(c)(9)(K) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078">20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(9)(K)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>House
Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Senate Committee on Labor and
Human Resources</quote> and inserting <quote>authorizing
committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC95F9544BFFF489100287E3BFD3E49CB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section
432(f)(1)(C) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1082">20 U.S.C. 1082(f)(1)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Committee
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives or the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate</quote> and inserting <quote>either
of the authorizing committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F392A1A5DD74171B8213899DAE2432F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section
439(d)(1)(E)(iii) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-2">20 U.S.C. 1087–2(d)(1)(E)(iii)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>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</quote> and
inserting <quote>chairpersons and ranking minority members of the authorizing
committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A88714ED6804A79974EF47CA39880D5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Paragraphs (3) and
(8)(C) of section 439(r) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-2">20 U.S.C. 1087–2(r)</external-xref>) are each amended by striking
<quote>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,</quote> and
inserting <quote>chairpersons and ranking minority members of the authorizing
committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B59A6D8287542CCB5373C007110C3C5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Paragraphs (5)(B)
and (10) of section 439(r) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-2">20 U.S.C. 1087–2(r)</external-xref>) are each amended by striking
<quote>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</quote> and inserting
<quote>chairpersons and ranking minority members of the authorizing
committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDD84561FEDF46DD80B7FE008CC3B6C1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section
439(r)(6)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-2">20 U.S.C. 1087–2(r)(6)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>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</quote> and inserting
<quote>chairpersons and ranking minority members of the authorizing
committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAECACB6A3EA44E089352EA34CE76FE2F"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Section
439(s)(2)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-2">20 U.S.C. 1087–2(s)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>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</quote> and inserting
<quote>chairpersons and ranking minority members of the authorizing
committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63914CC1C90D450DA93CE4F44D62596"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Section
439(s)(2)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-2">20 U.S.C. 1087–2(s)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>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</quote>
and inserting <quote>chairpersons and ranking minority members of the
authorizing committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CD641B36CDD431F85AE1420F677003C"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Section 482(d)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1089">20 U.S.C. 1089(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House
of Representatives</quote> and inserting <quote>authorizing
committees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDACE3CD6006C45E9A28160352D059200"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
Clerical Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HBEF4FD17E4AE4C0AAE7EFBC4A2CF5B45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Clauses (i) and
(ii) of section 425(a)(2)(A) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1075">20 U.S.C. 1075(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) are each amended by
striking <quote>428A or 428B</quote> and inserting <quote>428B or
428H</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DAD26E399604FFA00F0B17DB8E098A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section
428(a)(2)(E) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078">20 U.S.C. 1078(a)(2)(E)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>428A
or</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE247CDEC86AB416BB67B39BAB7F51527"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Clauses (i) and
(ii) of section 428(b)(1)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078">20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(B)</external-xref>) are each amended by
striking <quote>428A or 428B</quote> and inserting <quote>428B or
428H</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA6A931055704B2B9812CFA533325435"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section
428(b)(1)(Q) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078">20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(Q)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>sections
428A and 428B</quote> and inserting <quote>section 428B or 428H</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AF9B210309241459BE0209C393C7FF5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section
428(b)(7)(C) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078">20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(7)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>428A,
428B,</quote> and inserting <quote>428B</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90C1BDD8FE8945B8B150DDED9BAC6395"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 428G(c)(2)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-7">20 U.S.C. 1078–7(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>428A</quote> and
inserting <quote>428H</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5E3195BDFD140B6B4D6BB68E7B205F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The heading for
section 433(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1083">20 U.S.C. 1083(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">SLS Loans
And</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H669E160C3A604F11B495AEA5D1E1916"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 433(e) (20
U.S.C. 1083(e)) is amended by striking <quote>428A, 428B,</quote> and inserting
<quote>428B</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE8E6C3EF0214BE2B3FEE5CFC58FAEAC"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 435(a)(3)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1085">20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H400382213D514660B7728FC3BCC5EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EC97DC4D136464EA9270828DC6F9500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD30374A751945CCACE9BF34C1079BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FBC742CA9CE4062BA7600CB6C6CC77F"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Section
435(d)(1)(G) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1085">20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(1)(G)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>428A(d),
428B(d), 428C,</quote> and inserting <quote>428B(d), 428C,
428H,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD57F5748E043470CACC935F3FE21383"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Section 435(m) (20
U.S.C. 1085(m)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H62C9F5C9FB244D16A5A4C923CC6D5804"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking <quote>, 428A,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8678330F7F43408CA2A83298CC52C7C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(D), by striking <quote>428A</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>428H</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B9BB74BBA0A4F41BE1ECEB0C35B4DB1"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Section
438(b)(2)(D)(ii) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-1">20 U.S.C. 1087–1(b)(2)(D)(ii)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>division (i) of this subparagraph</quote> and inserting <quote>clause
(i) of this subparagraph</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E8A354DB9694DC0A37C9E1ECCE37637"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Section 438(c)(6)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-1">20 U.S.C. 1087–1(c)(6)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE4E9F6D0497E4DA286BF5EF4E3ADDCF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text>Sls and plus</header-in-text></quote> in the heading and
inserting <quote><header-in-text>Plus</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74FFC1F0CE0A4EAD989E6C44B44FE00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>428A or</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H84BEB0F632EB430498F5A1B69864DD7D"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Section 438(c)(7)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087-1">20 U.S.C. 1087–1(c)(7)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>428A or</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EEFC40D50014E8389C947D7B0ACEFEF"><enum>(15)</enum><text>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
(<quote>SLS loans</quote>) under section 428A as in effect prior to July 1,
1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1078-1">20 U.S.C. 1078–1</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IX</enum><header>AMENDMENTS TO
OTHER EDUCATION LAWS</header>
<part id="H032FA9CC43D740ADBC1688BB8C3B4D00"><enum>A</enum><header>EDUCATION OF THE
DEAF ACT OF 1986</header>
<section id="H8E076BEC57CB4CBC939947620200954B"><enum>901.</enum><header>Laurent Clerc
National Deaf Education Center</header>
<subsection id="H8D0ADEAA1AF1400690AA1E00AFCC2732"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
Authority</header><text>Section 104(a)(1)(A) of the Education of the Deaf Act
of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4304">20 U.S.C. 4304(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after <quote>maintain
and operate</quote> the following: <quote>, at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf
Education Center,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEB07E223821849DB9B02CCD700260069"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative
Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HC6D541001EB04E258116EEBC474D1C9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 104(b) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4304">20 U.S.C. 4304(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DBAA1D72CBB4E859E845385B54FE7B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), by striking <quote>elementary and
secondary education programs</quote> and inserting <quote>Laurent Clerc
National Deaf Education Center</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC7526924CF84D8FB6499F6F6E118EF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>elementary and secondary education programs</quote> and
inserting <quote>Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FAA6EE47C9F47A5AE835E2BC0A22394"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(C)—</text>
<clause id="H14FA36D4CFD84E6F94B3005E15F557FC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(8)</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAD79B0ACEC76432B95AE4E0841F5D48F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (vi), by striking <quote>(m)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(o)</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BAF49A78E5F439DADE41D835429BEA2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Academic content
standards, achievement standards, and assessments</header><text>Section 104(b)
of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4304">20 U.S.C. 4304(b)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCC9A41DF04294FF390291E54DFAB617C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H11E58413D39D41918D02A9C32722009F" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The University, in consultation with
the Secretary and consistent with the mission of the elementary and secondary
programs operated at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center,
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FD8F3A692724E9CB7FCAD6BCEC4CD00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than the beginning of the
2008–2009 school year, adopt and implement academic content standards, academic
achievement standards, and academic assessments as described in paragraphs (1)
and (3) of section 1111(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965</act-name> for such Center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16D209580AEC4D19BA7F95C40193919E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop adequate yearly progress
standards for such Center as described in section 1111(b)(2)(C) of such Act;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB265CED39C5414485B37335E0167826"><enum>(C)</enum><text>publicly report the results of such
assessments, except in such case in which such reporting would not yield
statistically reliable information or would reveal personally identifiable
information about an individual
student.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC91CC1E89BD34C5282B6B8C55D538CA0"><enum>902.</enum><header>Agreement with
Gallaudet University</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
105(b)(4) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4305">20 U.S.C. 4305</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6BBD7A59009C4AC3B2231859D5C1DF5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the Act of March 3, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a–276a–5)</quote> and inserting
<quote>sections 3141 through 3148 of title 40, United States Code,</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE77D44FD3A6A40EFA7623CD28F710829"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/276c">40 U.S.C. 276c</external-xref>)</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 3145 of title 40, United States Code</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6CB7B46BD883438CBF705EE388BF4B14"><enum>903.</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111 of the Education of the Deaf Act
of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4331">20 U.S.C. 4331</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the institution of
higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under this
part</quote> and inserting <quote>the Rochester Institute of
Technology</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HBDB600DF89CC4599949D7D881016EBBB"><enum>904.</enum><header>Agreement for
the National Technical Institute for the Deaf</header>
<subsection id="H87648CE29D8A4E4AB7000036E4123C00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
Authority</header><text>Section 112(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4332">20 U.S.C. 4332(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB95674FF7D846BD95DA64801E6430F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H788A9D982F4D4DF985FC14282700FCFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text>
<clause id="H93304B1DF34B47A9940428CD1833259"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>an institution of higher education</quote> and inserting
<quote>the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York,</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H83C5674727F448BDA47C72845E5DA000"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>of a</quote> and inserting <quote>of the</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCAF9D96B1B3A4AAAAFA02EB5FE5978C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
second sentence; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H283D97E1FE1D4178A788CC00820866D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H072DD0ED289947DF9F319F9CBA8FE33B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the institution of higher
education with which the Secretary has an agreement under this section</quote>
and inserting <quote>the Rochester Institute of Technology</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B2FC3C71AF341049BFBB19F18E7D12D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>the institution</quote> and inserting <quote>the
Rochester Institute of Technology</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12ABAB47FDA54B7188C0367F13A3C2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provisions of
Agreement</header><text>Section 112(b) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4332">20 U.S.C. 4332(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7B63888F1C014E768F9707FB08A88162"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>or other governing body of the institution</quote> and
inserting <quote>of the Rochester Institute of Technology</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED5F6568C396410AB359E4EE37E1E4FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0068D2B643814C04921D014835848037"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or other governing body of the institution</quote> and inserting
<quote>of the Rochester Institute of Technology</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE214BA8ACA0E4B69842DC19F3CE790A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the institution of higher education under the agreement with the
Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>the Rochester Institute of Technology by
the National Technical Institute for the Deaf</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H601778F6124F4DE584A1C56397132319"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate</quote> and
inserting <quote>Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA8650FF88B74F88B811FE866F2C6603"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B0846CC02C74E33B9FBB26221A4B9AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the Act of March 3, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a–276a–5)</quote> and inserting
<quote>sections 3141 through 3148 of title 40, United States Code,</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0EB68DB18B64BE8BAD92519D058A5A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/276c">40 U.S.C. 276c</external-xref>)</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 3145 of title 40, United States Code,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA7C0CD32CDB41A7813C1FCE842439F2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Section
112(c) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4332">20 U.S.C. 4332(c)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB97056B4BF7B4DF88261336308EEF599"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraphs (1)
and (2), by striking <quote>institution</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>Rochester Institute of Technology</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B5A3B3B48C94539A7B6E8B8A851B73E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the matter
following paragraph (2), by striking <quote>the applicant</quote> and inserting
<quote>RIT</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAAEF783AB2B449FDABE9F202F08D3700"><enum>905.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201 of the Education of the Deaf Act
of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4351">20 U.S.C. 4351</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8CC6E5CFCF5F4E80B76E5F4F9377B053"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H854DA1BF0BC44155A2B1A8496249CCA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H754A5D76A8ED40A287B619008D32002C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7DE43026C617452DB3A43C3741706600" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCB53E16B9B174D448E05C9C7F4D4237"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The term
<term>RIT</term> means the Rochester Institute of
Technology.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC2715CCB2D3E4F5D9D632008E697759D"><enum>906.</enum><header>Audit</header>
<subsection id="H10558862A4CE4973BA1C1924DE6551B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Government
Accountability Office Authority</header><text>Section 203(a) of the Education
of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4353">20 U.S.C. 4353(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF80C1B21DED4AF0A9191187B424E71F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text>General Accounting
Office</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text>Government
Accountability Office</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30372EFA230B45EC9ED2F683EF41899E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the matter
following paragraph (2), by striking <quote>General Accounting Office</quote>
and inserting <quote>Government Accountability Office</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6580C79888E64B028805F29FF98D15EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Independent
Financial and Compliance Audit</header><text>Section 203(b)(1) of the Education
of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4353">20 U.S.C. 4353(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking the
second sentence and inserting the following: <quote>NTID shall have an annual
independent financial and compliance audit made of RIT programs and activities,
including NTID programs and activities.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA4A19BD4C5614935BBDE4BB5DB551EF3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>Section
203(b)(2) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4353">20 U.S.C. 4353(b)(2)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>sections</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>sections 102(b), 105(b)(4), 112(b)(5), 203(c), 207(b)(2), subsections
(c) through (f) of section 207, and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section
209.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE8F7EB330E494991AAD352F126F2D8E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission of
Audits</header><text>Section 203(b)(3) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4353">20 U.S.C. 4353(b)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7ABFC5308B7047A29CE4C225B685DB82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>Secretary</quote> the following: <quote>and the Committee on Education
and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H601BA9255BB34CB8BD1E3D61BA24C25D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or the institution authorized to establish and operate the NTID under
section 112(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>or RIT</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H413F09A0393844A1B570CEF081591D6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitations
Regarding Expenditure of Funds</header><text>Section 203(c)(2)(A) of the
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4353">20 U.S.C. 4353(c)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended in the
fifth sentence by striking <quote>the Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the
Senate</quote> and inserting <quote>the Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFAAB31EEDA5643239B6B75BFC603D53D"><enum>907.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="HDD76EF85A2AE4AC98653D8E19C9B6267"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
Amendments</header><text>Section 204 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4354">20 U.S.C. 4354</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text>
<paragraph id="H1BFB0858948F4FAD995ECB4C2EBA14DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or other governing body of the institution of higher education with
which the Secretary has an agreement under section 112</quote> and inserting
<quote>of RIT</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB95CF16321EB442C8608371FDFCA21B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the
Senate</quote> and inserting <quote>Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3501421988C45ED81F15D1BD1DF1DE6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
Report</header><text>Section 204 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20
U.S.C. 4354) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H08E3ABDEC70648A7AA8D153F43856D71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>preparatory,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14099785C734441990C97DA6DB3559C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(C), by striking <quote>upon graduation/completion</quote> and inserting
<quote>within one year of graduation/completion</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC859EC1A1C64DEA8FF09637A91C4565"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(B), by striking <quote>of the institution of higher education with which
the Secretary has an agreement under section 112, including specific schedules
and analyses for all NTID funds, as required under section 203</quote> and
inserting <quote>of RIT programs and activities</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H802B6D41DFE44ED2BE9151C332D5D5B4"><enum>908.</enum><header>Monitoring,
evaluation, and reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Secti of the Education of the Deaf Act of
1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4305">20 U.S.C. 4305</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking
<quote>preparatory,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H76FCFF0F14AC4978A805C07DF1EAB2C"><enum>909.</enum><header>Liaison for
educational programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
206(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4356">20 U.S.C. 4356(a)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HA319080DF48C41FFBD4DD5A7CFFCD1F9"><enum>910.</enum><header>Federal
endowment programs for Gallaudet University and the National Technical
Institute for the Deaf</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
207(a)(2) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4357">20 U.S.C. 4357(a)(2)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>or other governing body of the institution of higher
education with which the Secretary has an agreement under section 112</quote>
and inserting <quote>of RIT</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HB996B4CE36C842C8B9A6D58864B62399"><enum>911.</enum><header>Oversight and
effect of agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
208(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4359">20 U.S.C. 4359(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6395D4D6D96D4950BED11C65CF80282C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an
agreement under part B of title I</quote> and inserting <quote>RIT</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0E652B01699493DBD4F14D5B1B73935"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives</quote> and
inserting <quote>Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1E723222B6FF46E5A3D720B0C46FACB1"><enum>912.</enum><header>International
students</header>
<subsection id="HBEE76C5C735E4B81A6476500C8288034"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enrollment</header><text>Section
209(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4359a">20 U.S.C. 4359a(a)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>preparatory, undergraduate,</quote> and inserting
<quote>undergraduate</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF6D78B79942F4F02B6F8132C2345A59B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Tuition
Surcharge</header><text>Section 209(b) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4359a">20 U.S.C. 4359a(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>preparatory,
undergraduate</quote> and inserting <quote>undergraduate</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA309BA1B9A374F578B54C419DCEF088B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
209(d) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4359a">20 U.S.C. 4359a(d)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>1990 per capita income</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>per-capita income of not more than $5,125, measured in 2002
United States dollars and adjusted by the Secretary to reflect inflation since
2002.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7B8B12D8F46F49958054D40060A590B3"><enum>913.</enum><header>Research
priorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 210(b) of
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4359b">20 U.S.C. 4359b(b)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>Committee on Labor and Human Resources</quote> and inserting
<quote>Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H16EB9C69F8E142AFAB6BDD6BD7C0A181"><enum>914.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H8AED5A05813B46148CD600AA08BB696"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Monitoring and
Evaluation Activities</header><text>Section 205(c) of the Education of the Deaf
Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4355">20 U.S.C. 4355(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 1998
through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2008 through
2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H75B85B7B68E14D51A1FD77ACFE3784BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
Endowment Programs for Gallaudet University and the National Technical
Institute for the Deaf</header><text>Section 207(h) of the Education of the
Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4357">20 U.S.C. 4357(h)</external-xref>) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by
striking <quote>fiscal years 1998 through 2003</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2008 through 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H02F66F75BA74449D99F5DBBC967FFD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General
Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>Section 212 of the Education of
the Deaf Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/4360a">20 U.S.C. 4360a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD844F1DE3F284D23939C00DF86B42E00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) in subsection (a), by striking <quote>fiscal years 1998
through 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2008 through
2013</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D6F2B3404DE4B1200C896E5235A400"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b), by striking <quote>fiscal years 1998 through 2003</quote> and
inserting <quote>fiscal years 2008 through 2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB329D8A4F16944BDBC88CE65B777A143"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Short
Title</header>
<paragraph id="HAC3C1F5BED844C7CBCB802D6B222CFC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301
note) is amended by striking the matter preceding title I and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF280BB94B6744B5FBD8200B7E2B5E096" style="OLC">
<section id="HA7FDB93EC5DC4C4DB7F77033CE20409F" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
<quote>Gallaudet University and National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Act</quote>.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DF4C6F205EF453786EAD9B0B2BE8DD3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
references</header><text>Any reference in a law, regulation, document, or other
record of the United States to the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 shall be
deemed to be a reference to the Gallaudet University and National Technical
Institute for the Deaf Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="H2784723DDE0F49FDA48836C90078275B"><enum>B</enum><header>ADDITIONAL
EDUCATION LAWS</header>
<section id="HB569DF31FB9540CEB300F3D787C96590"><enum>921.</enum><header>Amendment to
Higher Education Amendments of 1998</header>
<subsection id="H8CF49D53AF5E4420983E72EAE9EDDC19"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeals of
Expired and Executed Provisions</header><text>The following provisions of the
Higher Education Amendments of 1998 are repealed:</text>
<paragraph id="H9FCB64F0FD3B4D5900916DF86C027137"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study of market
mechanisms in federal student loan programs</header><text>Section 801 (20
U.S.C. 1018 note).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H319F5FEFC7BD4968AEE9E0AB3F530039"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study of
feasibility of alternate financial instruments for determining lender
yields</header><text>Section 802.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7226AD7824174F0580E6563F7F05817E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Student related
debt study</header><text>Section 803 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1015">20 U.S.C. 1015</external-xref> note).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E4865BE2C9040A49CD3FA2F00EB02DE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Community
scholarship mobilization</header><text>Part C of title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1070
note).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2F474EB3BC14B9E915BB45C235D6272"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Incarcerated
youth</header><text>Part D of title VIII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1151">20 U.S.C. 1151</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC62B21A723B43F1BC87B3ABF2F7B603"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Improving united
states understanding of science, engineering, and technology in east
asia</header><text>Part F of title VIII (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1862">42 U.S.C. 1862</external-xref> note).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F27E43B13734FD38804D881D3372E9E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Web-based
education commission</header><text>Part J of title VIII.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H117E0135A6854D3C8047B1F420997500"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extensions of
Authorizations and Studies</header>
<paragraph id="HEC222E8A8A864D2CA3C8EBA84E4B0042"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of
credit</header><text>Section 804(b) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1099b">20 U.S.C. 1099b</external-xref> note) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H593FD3D02D9942BCBD539ECF23290050"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>one year after the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting
<quote>September 30, 2008</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B412C9F9558424BBDC84466731E2F85"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and policies of institutions of higher education</quote> after
<quote>agencies or associations</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA84ED31603E4749A8FDCD9663B531DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cohort default
rate study</header><text>Section 806 of such Act is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC6913DE03D564C319587A61EA7D0BDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>higher education at which less</quote> and inserting
<quote>higher education. The study shall also review the effect of cohort
default rates specifically on institutions of higher education at which
less</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79827589113345B10010EF238C5827"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>September 30, 1999,</quote> and inserting <quote>September
30, 2008,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H584530BE09B54174B404B8E869DDC2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Underground
railroad</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 841 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1153">20 U.S.C. 1153(c)</external-xref>) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2311CBB9C4C0448296E36BE75FB700E3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA882C2DD624648558E66FBACF41FE928"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC883896B8F8E42D48C603F67EED400F6"><enum>922.</enum><header>Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978</header>
<subsection id="H1A916703042240CF9267A52033073630"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title
<enum-in-header>I</enum-in-header> Authorization</header><text>Section 110(a)
of the Tribally Controlled Community College or University Assistance Act of
1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1810">25 U.S.C. 1810(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE50AA67348E74725A6BF1512D5AD8D1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2008</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3494263A07434369B9876C4700B97ED1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>5
succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF04C1178F56A443D8B736DB487EF304"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title
<enum-in-header>III</enum-in-header> Reauthorization</header><text>Section
306(a) of the Tribally Controlled Community College or University Assistance
Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1836">25 U.S.C. 1836(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEA2422D6CD3B46998E1E329CCFBEE7F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H045E9D441B364B79A17BAA97CBD1E23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5
succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB0D816E07C4847D7A5F88C7D59C00027"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Title
<enum-in-header>IV</enum-in-header> Reauthorization</header><text>Section 403
of the Tribal Economic Development and Technology Related Education Assistance
Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1852">25 U.S.C. 1852</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H010B0401F03846F0AE949E2D254248CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H030D79E8230A4A19B4C27851EECC7E77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5021863148854DBA920008EF39F06407"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
Amendments</header><text>The Tribally Controlled Community College or
University Assistance Act of 1978 is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H753FA21C090044A0B686EA1BB902DFF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 2(a)(6)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1801">25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(6)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>in the field of Indian
education</quote> and inserting <quote>in the field of Tribal Colleges and
Universities and Indian higher education</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7BD143B6564A480B8C1559CC56ADC5FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 2(b),
by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD20B84EAC33F4A52B4F32FFDC4689E7E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD8732979F0AF42F2A9DB7D0814AE9470"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Eligible credits
earned in a continuing education program shall be determined as one credit for
every 10 contact hours for institutions on a quarter system, and 15 contact
hours for institutions on a semester system, of participation in an organized
continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable
direction, and qualified instruction, as described in the criteria established
by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training, and may
not exceed 20 percent of an institution’s total Indian student
count.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FCF9409BFFA460D815987FB60B6B8DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 103 (25
U.S.C. 1804), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (2), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>, and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H654EF281503649A6B5BA87777FC5DD4C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H40BE99EFCEA04079A149973B26115730"><enum>(4)</enum><text>has been
accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association
determined by the Secretary of Education to be a reliable authority as to the
quality of training offered, or is, according to such an agency or association,
making reasonable progress toward
accreditation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF64E230885DC4BB4B632B602F42F3C02"><enum>923.</enum><header>Navajo
Community College Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
5(a)(1) of the Navajo Community College Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/640c-1">25 U.S.C. 640c–1(a)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0274B2023DD0498E00B43B2B00668D82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15725D3D595D467B89676D77F8A4ABC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HCACD7D274AE84BFCBC4300A682014BD5"><enum>924.</enum><header>Education
Amendments of 1992</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1543(d) of the Education Amendments of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070</external-xref> note) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A72E6056E65448994A02D07BB72E2C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D76852EBB8C420281CAE861F39966F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>4 succeeding</quote> and inserting <quote>5 succeeding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H21DC538A6AF34BDE8ED4B44B6C17E327"><enum>925.</enum><header>Study of
student learning outcomes and public accountability</header>
<subsection id="H29355373E9BB4D60A0E253EAC2444DD6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study
Required</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for the conduct a study of
the best practices of States in assessing undergraduate postsecondary student
learning, particularly as such practices relate to public accountability
systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6B964DA24528455CBBFEF451F4F89E34"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Characteristics
of the Association</header><text>Such study shall be conducted by an
association or organization with specific expertise and knowledge in state
practices and access to necessary state officials (in this section referred to
as the <quote>association</quote>). The association responsible for the study
under this section shall be a national, non-partisan or bi-partisan entity
representing States or State officials with expertise in evaluative and
qualitative policy research for best practice models, the capacity to convene
experts, and to formulate policy recommendations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF76EEB18AB554080B021BBED48532AB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required Subjects
of Study</header><text>In performing the study, the association shall, at a
minimum, examine the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HC6A27C1C6B7B4C9C8D77433B0065CD6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The current status
of institutional and state efforts to embed student learning assessments into
the state-level public accountability frameworks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34E733B7CA6A4C21A9D45250BB1FB601"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The extent to
which there is commonality among educators and accrediting agencies on learning
standards for the associates and bachelors degrees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1BED010FC8C3443F8D2D47272ED5667"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The reliability,
rigor, and generalizability of available instruments to assess general
education at the undergraduate level.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5041EC1F0B9469EAC33DEDE2EF30CB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Roles and
responsibilities for public accountability for student learning.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H291717D780A54B7A8030D9A670004FAC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<paragraph id="HE13C1B2E5C784082864BC555EFF0B54C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National
committee</header><text>The association shall establish and consult with a
national committee. The committee shall meet not less than twice a year to
review the research, identify best practice models, and review
recommendations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96661E12D6594D95AD9C811FAE00ADB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
national advisory committee shall consist of a representative of the Secretary
of Education and individuals with expertise in—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF74C17056124763B700471C1EFC957D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State
accountability systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FE14152E90D45878F54FC19626EA044"><enum>(B)</enum><text>student learning
assessments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E8757EE006541A7AE04F3FD93F8500"><enum>(C)</enum><text>student flow
data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB16BE53CFDFD4CAB9BFAF065001283C8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>transitions
between K–12 and higher education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8EBE5D924ED4BCFA4695F059D7B187C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Federal higher
education policy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0878281B863449429D3B7073DB4FC541"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
expertise</header><text>The association may augment this committee with other
expertise, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE53BDBBCC494E2BA96433FCEC77A29D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Congressional
Consultation</header><text>The association shall consult on a regular basis
with the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions of the Senate in carrying
out the study required by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBEFC7E4FC3B54B879F72BC1B2CB0CDD1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
association shall, not later than two years after the date of enactment of this
Act, prepare and submit a report on the study required by this section to the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H33EC3AF009B444F78FB200973277188D"><enum>926.</enum><header>Study of
education-related indebtedness of medical school graduates</header>
<subsection id="HF71425FBE06340C48033AD59C07DCCCB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study
Required</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall conduct a study to
evaluate the higher education-related indebtedness of medical school graduates
in the United States at the time of graduation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF0E19B27D95F4AF9AC215D1C85BBBE00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a report on the study required by subsection (a) to the Committee
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and shall make the report
widely available to the public. Additional reports may be periodically prepared
and released as necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB03AED6435804F5F00A5D004648BC2B"><enum>927.</enum><header>Increase in
college textbook prices</header>
<subsection id="HE488F9ED5CFD4524BD3B5F68758E2732"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>The
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives makes the
following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="H3D11569BC6814CC6A1238862280047FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The rising costs
of higher education are making a postsecondary education inaccessible for many
individuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23258B25C33B484A893E426F7EB6B189"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The rise in
college textbook pricing contributes to the overall costs of higher education,
and many factors have contributed to the rise in textbook pricing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H569ABD1049FF41F5BC1FA1AC67699F1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of the
Committee on Education and Labor</header><text>It is the sense of the Committee
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives that in order to make a
higher education more accessible for all students, the following should occur
to make college textbooks more affordable for students:</text>
<paragraph id="H18B0BCABFB0D47FE88651DFA5BC30CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Congress
encourages textbook publishers to provide students with the option of buying
materials such as textbooks, CD–ROMs, access to websites, and workbooks,
<quote>a la carte</quote> or <quote>unbundled</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54C51B76BC2245B500099D283FAEE82E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Textbook
publishers should work with faculty to understand the cost to students of
purchasing the recommended textbooks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A09E914EE604A138103A3929EBE2332"><enum>(3)</enum><text>College bookstores
should work with faculty to review timelines and processes for ordering and
stocking selected textbooks, and disclose textbook costs to faculty and
students.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7ABEF451F5E49AEBA54F457404F688B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Colleges and
universities should be encouraged to implement numerous options to address
textbook affordability.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H264B2711826D40250069A2C295457EC0"><enum>928.</enum><header>Independent
evaluation of distance education programs</header>
<subsection id="H452705E4DB674C38BB256345632EBC08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Independent
Evaluation</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a scientifically
correct and statistically valid evaluation of the quality of distance education
programs, as compared to campus-based education programs, at institutions of
higher education. Such evaluation shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H6F84856647C34560918238A10000CA74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identification of
the elements by which the quality of distance education, as compared to
campus-based education, can be assessed, including elements such as subject
matter, interactivity, and student outcomes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7448D0117F02417BB90276E8C209BC33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identification of
distance and campus-based education program success, with respect to student
achievement, in relation to the mission of the institution of higher education;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF897C4DF975646B88FF9822C57061FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identification of
the types of students (including classification of types of students based on
student age) who most benefit from distance education programs, the types of
students who most benefit from campus-based education programs, and the types
of students who do not benefit from distance education programs, by assessing
elements including access to higher education, job placement rates,
undergraduate graduation rates, and graduate and professional degree attainment
rates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD2E4DC1B3494F23A1CF1FD410D94745"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The
National Academy of Sciences shall select for participation in the evaluation
under subsection (a) a diverse group of institutions of higher education with
respect to size, mission, and geographic distribution.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDBEAC5038A08428184F68276DCE6CBB4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interim and
Final Reports</header><text>The agreement under subsection (a) shall require
that the National Academy of Sciences submit to the Secretary of Education, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D02F7087CEA49299B86D7B9E238E358"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an interim report
regarding the evaluation under subsection (a) not later than December 31, 2008;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24E911D941D2429BB72600D1251E40C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
final report regarding such evaluation not later than December 31, 2009.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD566859C0E9E4E46B6818547D81CE526"><enum>929.</enum><header>Study of
campus-based program allocation of funds</header>
<subsection id="HABEE00D8E6984295B43600306FEB8043"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study
Required</header><text>The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program, the Federal
Work-Study program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program (authorized by subpart
3 of part A, and parts C and E, respectively, of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name>)—</text>
<paragraph id="H4614D8B74D694EB89722714FB402DDAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to examine the
procedure for allocating funds to institutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24436C3F7A7B4E11942CCDA5A4364F13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to compare among
participating institutions the amount of funds allocated and the amount of aid
awarded to students on a per-student basis under these programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA9E968020304DA48561F8CDEAB14341"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to suggest any
modifications to the allocation procedures to ensure appropriate distribution
of funds under these programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A98590A2FE844B3A6C3E646711B3CFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Comptroller General shall submit a report on the study required by subsection
(a)within one year of the date of enactment of this Act to the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEA3DA5BD967C408F0082A6E4182DB205"><enum>930.</enum><header>Summit on
sustainability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No later than
May 2008, the Secretary of Education shall convene a summit of higher education
experts working in the area of sustainable operations and programs,
representatives from the agencies of the Federal Government, and business and
industry leaders to focus on efforts of national distinction that—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CB7AEBF650C48AAA5489E00349F8DF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encourage faculty,
staff, and students at institutions of higher education to establish both
administrative and educational sustainability programs on campus;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H65FF554D4F9943939312E377AEA053DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enhance research
by faculty and students at institutions of higher education in sustainability
practices and innovations that assist and improve sustainability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1F421A054E44AC1BBB77BA8EF9528CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encourage
institutions of higher education to work with community partners from the
business, government, and nonprofit sectors to design and implement
sustainability programs for application in the community and workplace;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD02DE1369BB947E29D5FA8972D97CDBB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify
opportunities for partnerships involving higher education institutions and the
Federal Government to expand sustainable operations and academic programs
focused on environmental and economic sustainability.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H69CB8BA279F44E2188D22F5CDC6DF9E0"><enum>931.</enum><header>Study of
residency applications</header>
<subsection id="HB84F34437BE3453AB80093007668DDEA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>GAO Study
Required</header><text>The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to
evaluate the decline, and any causes thereof, in the number of individuals who
have been accepted into, or currently participate in, a graduate medical
education program or fellowship (or both) to provide health care services
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HC0C0AE3327CB49B185D2001BF9D5F142"><enum>(1)</enum><text>requires more than
5 years of total graduate medical training; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34E0D5D7BD1747D8B62C7008B552DD00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has fewer United
States medical school graduate applicants than total number of training and
fellowship positions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5DD9D581A9AA4B09B450CED3BF452318"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General shall submit a report on the study required by subsection (a) to the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and shall
make the report widely available to the public. Additional reports may be
periodically prepared and released as necessary.</text>
</subsection></section></part>