[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8279 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8279

  To expand the definition of institution of higher education in the 
 Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to certain graduate medical 
             schools located outside of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2026

  Mr. Suozzi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To expand the definition of institution of higher education in the 
 Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to certain graduate medical 
             schools located outside of the United States.

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

SECTION 1. GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 102(a)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
        ``graduate medical school,'' and inserting ``graduate medical 
        school other than a graduate medical school described in clause 
        (i)(I)(aa)(BB), a''; and
            (2) by amending item (aa) of clause (i)(I) to read as 
        follows:
                                    ``(aa)(AA) 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 D 
                                of title IV; or
                                    ``(BB) the school has or had a 
                                clinical training program that, as of 
                                January 31, 2021, was approved by a 
                                State with an approval process that 
                                required an on-site visit to the 
                                institution and its affiliated 
                                locations by that State or its 
                                authorized representatives, and that 
                                continues to operate a clinical 
                                training program in at least one State 
                                that is approved by that State; and''.
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