[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18289]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


               AMENDING THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965

  Mr. ALEXANDER. I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of S. 570 and that the Senate 
proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 570) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     with respect to the qualifications of foreign schools.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and any statements regarding this matter be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 570) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

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

     SECTION 1. FOREIGN SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 102(a)(2)(A) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(2)(A)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--For the purpose of qualifying as an 
     institution under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall 
     establish criteria by regulation for the approval of 
     institutions outside the United States and for the 
     determination that such institutions are comparable to an 
     institution of higher education as defined in section 101 
     (except that a graduate medical school, or a veterinary 
     school, located outside the United States shall not be 
     required to meet the requirements of section 101(a)(4)). 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--
       ``(i) in the case of a graduate medical school located 
     outside the United States--

       ``(I)(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 B of title IV; and
       ``(bb) 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
       ``(II) the institution has a clinical training program that 
     was approved by a State as of January 1, 1992; or

       ``(ii) in the case of a veterinary school located outside 
     the United States that does not meet the requirements of 
     section 101(a)(4), the institution's students complete their 
     clinical training at an approved veterinary school located in 
     the United States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act shall be effective as if enacted on October 1, 1998.


     

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