[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1325. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr. Hatch to the bill H.R. 1314, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an 
administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt 
status of certain organizations; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

               TITLE III--EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS

     SEC. 301. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.

       The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 481(b), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5)(A) For purposes of parts D and E, the term `eligible 
     program' includes a program of not less than 250 clock hours 
     of instruction, offered during a minimum of 5 weeks of 
     instruction that leads an industry-recognized credential.
       ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `industry-recognized 
     credential' means an industry-recognized credential that--
       ``(i) is demonstrated to be of high quality by the 
     institution offering the program in the program participation 
     agreement under section 487;
       ``(ii) meets the current, as of the date of the 
     determination, or projected needs of a local or regional 
     workforce for recruitment, screening, hiring, retention, or 
     advancement purposes--
       ``(I) as determined by the State in which the program is 
     located, in consultation with business entities; or
       ``(II) as demonstrated by the institution offering the 
     program leading to the credential; and
       ``(iii) is, where applicable, endorsed by a nationally 
     recognized trade association or organization representing a 
     significant part of the industry or sector.''; and
       (2) in section 487(a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(30) In the case of an institution that offers a program 
     of not less than 250 clock hours of instruction, offered 
     during a minimum of 5 weeks of instruction that leads an 
     industry-recognized credential, as provided under section 
     481(b)(5), the institution will demonstrate to the Secretary 
     that the industry-recognized credential is of high 
     quality.''.
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