```

[108th Congress Public Law 98]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]

[DOCID: f:publ098.108]

[[Page 117 STAT. 1174]]

Public Law 108-98
108th Congress

                                 An Act

 
     To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the 
 qualifications of foreign schools. <<NOTE: Oct. 10, 2003 -  [S. 570]>> 

    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 <<NOTE: Regulations.>> 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

[[Page 117 STAT. 1175]]

                      complete their clinical training at an approved 
                      veterinary school located in the United States.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--This <<NOTE: 20 USC 1002 note.>> Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall be effective as if enacted on October 
1, 1998.

    Approved October 10, 2003.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 570:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
            July 16, considered and passed Senate.
            Sept. 30, considered and passed House.

                                  <all>
```