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vision, or control over the curriculum, program 
of instruction, administration, or personnel of 
any institution of higher education, or over any 
accrediting agency or association; 
‘‘(ii) limit the application of the General 
Education Provisions Act; or 
‘‘(iii) create any legally enforceable right; 
and’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 485(a) is 
further amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(6) Each institution may provide supplemental in-
formation to enrolled and prospective students showing 
the completion or graduation rate for students described 
in paragraph (4). For the purpose of this paragraph, the 
definitions provided in the Integrated Postsecondary Edu-
cation Data System shall apply. 
‘‘(7) Each eligible institution participating in any 
program under this title may publicly report to currently 
enrolled and prospective students the voluntary informa-
tion collected by the National Survey of Student Engage-
ment (NSSE), the Community College Survey of Student 
Engagement (CCSSE), or other instruments that provide 
evidence of student participation in educationally purpose-
ful activities. The information shall be produced and made 
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available in a uniform and comprehensible manner, 
through appropriate publications, mailings, and electronic 
media, and may be included in reports required by the 
institution’s accrediting agency.’’. 
(c) EXIT COUNSELING.—Section 485(b) (20 U.S.C. 
1092(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Each eligible institution shall, during the exit 
interview required by this subsection, provide to a bor-
rower of a loan made under part B, D, or E a clear and 
conspicuous notice describing the effect of using a consoli-
dation loan to discharge the borrower’s student loans, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) the effects of consolidation on total inter-
est to be paid, fees to be paid, and length of repay-
ment; 
‘‘(B) the effects of consolidation on a bor-
rower’s underlying loan benefits, including loan for-
giveness, cancellation, and deferment; 
‘‘(C) the ability for the borrower to prepay the 
loan, pay on a shorter schedule, and to change re-
payment plans, and that borrower benefit programs 
may vary among different loan holders; 
‘‘(D) the tax benefits for which the borrower 
may be eligible; and 
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‘‘(E) the consequences of default.’’. 
(d) 
CAMPUS
CRIME
INFORMATION.—Section 
485(f)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, other than a foreign institution of higher education,’’ 
after ‘‘under this title’’. 
(e) DISCLOSURE
OF FIRE SAFETY
OF CAMPUS 
BUILDINGS.—Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding after sub-
paragraph (Q) (as added by subsection (a)(8) of this 
section) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(R) the fire safety report prepared by the in-
stitution pursuant to subsection (h).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) DISCLOSURE OF FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS AND 
MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
FIRE
SAFETY
REPORTS
RE-
QUIRED.—Each institution participating in any pro-
gram under this title shall, beginning in the first 
academic year that begins after the date of enact-
ment of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 
2006, and each year thereafter, prepare, publish, 
and distribute, through appropriate publications (in-
cluding the Internet) or mailings, to all current stu-
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dents and employees, and to any applicant for en-
rollment or employment upon request, an annual fire 
safety report. Such reports shall contain at least the 
following information with respect to the campus fire 
safety practices and standards of that institution: 
‘‘(A) A statement that identifies each insti-
tution-owned or controlled student housing fa-
cility, and whether or not such facility is 
equipped with a fire sprinkler system or other 
fire safety system, or has fire escape planning 
or protocols. 
‘‘(B) Statistics for each such facility con-
cerning the occurrence of fires and false alarms 
in such facility during the 2 preceding calendar 
years for which data are available. 
‘‘(C) For each such occurrence in each 
such facility, a summary of the human injuries 
or deaths, structural or property damage, or 
combination thereof. 
‘‘(D) Information regarding rules on port-
able electrical appliances, smoking and open 
flames (such as candles), regular mandatory su-
pervised fire drills, and planned and future im-
provements in fire safety. 
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‘‘(E) Information about fire safety edu-
cation and training provided to students, fac-
ulty, and staff. 
‘‘(F) Information concerning fire safety at 
any housing facility owned or controlled by a 
fraternity, sorority, or student group that is 
recognized by the institution, including— 
‘‘(i) information reported to the insti-
tution under paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(ii) a statement concerning whether 
and how the institution works with recog-
nized student fraternities and sororities, 
and other recognized student groups own-
ing or controlling housing facilities, to 
make each building and property owned or 
controlled by such fraternities, sororities, 
and groups more fire safe. 
‘‘(2) FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, AND OTHER 
GROUPS.—Each institution participating in a pro-
gram under this title shall request each fraternity 
and sorority that is recognized by the institution, 
and any other student group that is recognized by 
the institution and that owns or controls housing fa-
cilities, to collect and report to the institution the in-
formation described in subparagraphs (A) through 
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