114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3594 

AN ACT 

To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Higher Education Ex3 tension Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

5 ON INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY. 

6 Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

7 (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

9 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM. 

10 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS.—Section 461 of 

11 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol14 lows: 

15 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any stu17 dent who is not described in paragraph (2), an insti18 tution of higher education may make loans under 

19 this part to such a student until September 30, 

20 2016, from the student loan fund established under 

21 this part by the institution. 

22 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL LOANS FOR CERTAIN STU23 DENTS.—With respect to any student who has re24 ceived a loan made under this part for an academic 

25 year ending prior to October 1, 2016, an institution 

26 of higher education that has most recently made 
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1 such a loan to the student for an academic program 

2 at such institution may continue making loans under 

3 this part through March 31, 2018, from the student 

4 loan fund established under this part by the institu5 tion to enable the student to continue or complete 

6 such academic program, but only if the institution 

7 has awarded all Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 

8 which such student is eligible. 

9 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA10 TIONS.—No funds are authorized to be appropriated 

11 under this Act or any other Act to carry out the 

12 functions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for 

13 any fiscal year following fiscal year 2015.’’; and 

14 (2) by striking subsection (c). 

15 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS FROM STUDENT LOAN

16 FUNDS.—Section 466 of the Higher Education Act of 

17 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ff) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

20 by striking ‘‘After September 30, 2003, and not 

21 later than March 31, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘Be22 ginning October 1, 2016’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2003’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘2016’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘After Octo2 ber 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning October 1, 

3 2016’’. 

4 (c) ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS NOT PERMITTED.— 

5 Section 422 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 

6 U.S.C. 1226a) shall not apply to further extend the dura7 tion of— 

8 (1) the authority under paragraph (1) of sec9 tion 461(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

10 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)), as amended by subsection 

11 (a)(1) of this section, beyond September 30, 2016, 

12 on the basis of the extension under such subsection; 

13 or 

14 (2) the authority under paragraph (2) of sec15 tion 461(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

16 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)), as amended by subsection 

17 (a)(1) of this section, beyond March 31, 2018, on 

18 the basis of the extension under such subsection. 
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1 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STU2 DENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 

3 Section 491(k) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

4 (20 U.S.C. 1098(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 

2015. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3594 

AN ACT 

To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan 

program, and for other purposes.