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quarterly briefings to the Committees on Appropriations and Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate on general progress related to solicitations for Federal 
student loan servicing contracts: Provided further, That FSA shall 
strengthen transparency through expanded publication of aggregate 
data on student loan and servicer performance: Provided further, 
That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, FSA 
shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan of antici-
pated uses of funds made available in this account for fiscal year 
2023 and provide quarterly updates on this plan (including contracts 
awarded, change orders, bonuses paid to staff, reorganization costs, 
and any other activity carried out using amounts provided under 
this heading for fiscal year 2023): Provided further, That the FSA 
Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, or any 
new Federal student loan servicing environment, shall include 
accountability measures that account for the performance of the 
portfolio and contractor compliance with FSA guidelines: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the requirements of the Federal Prop-
erty and Administration Services Act of 1949, 41 U.S.C. 3101 et 
seq., as amended; parts 6, 16, and 37 of title 48, Code of Federal 
Regulations; or any other procurement limitation on the period 
of performance, the Secretary may extend the period of performance 
for any contract under section 456 of the HEA for servicing activities 
for up to one year from the current date of expiration. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles 
II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Perkins 
Act, $3,526,037,000, of which $184,000,000 shall remain available 
through December 31, 2023: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry 
out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support 
visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are partici-
pating in advanced foreign language training and international 
studies in areas that are vital to United States national security 
and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of 
these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or 
international development: Provided further, That of the funds 
referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used 
for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemi-
nation activities: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent of the 
funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A 
of title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation: Provided further, 
That section 313(d) of the HEA shall not apply to an institution 
of higher education that is eligible to receive funding under section 
318 of the HEA: Provided further, That amounts made available 
for carrying out section 419N of the HEA may be awarded notwith-
standing the limitations in section 419N(b)(2) of the HEA: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$429,587,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, 
specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the
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explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available for projects described in the 
preceding proviso shall be subject to section 302 of this Act. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For partial support of Howard University, $354,018,000, of 
which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment 
grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and 
shall remain available until expended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities 
related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the 
HEA, $298,000. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL 
FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $20,150,000, as authorized 
pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain 
available through September 30, 2024: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$752,065,725: Provided further, That these funds may be used to 
support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 
344(a) of the HEA. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Histori-
cally Black College and University Capital Financing Program 
entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $528,000. 
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the Institute of Education Sciences 
as authorized by section 208 of the Department of Education 
Organization Act and carrying out activities authorized by the 
National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, 
section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, 
and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
$807,605,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 
2024: Provided, That funds available to carry out section 208 of 
the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link 
Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early child-
hood, postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further 
develop such systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 
of the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational 
Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public or 
private organizations or agencies to support activities to improve 
data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national 
levels.
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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three pas-
senger motor vehicles, $426,907,000, of which up to $7,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be available for relocation 
expenses, and for the renovation and repair of leased buildings: 
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds provided by this Act or provided by previous Appropria-
tions Acts to the Department of Education available for obligation 
or expenditure in the current fiscal year may be used for any 
activity relating to implementing a reorganization that decentral-
izes, reduces the staffing level, or alters the responsibilities, struc-
ture, authority, or functionality of the Budget Service of the Depart-
ment of Education, relative to the organization and operation of 
the Budget Service as in effect on January 1, 2018. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as author-
ized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization 
Act, $140,000,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 
as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education 
Organization Act, $67,500,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer 
and meditation in the public schools. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 
(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Edu-
cation in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but 
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 
by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted 
by this section shall not be used to create any new program or 
to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided 
in this Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated in this Act and consolidated 
for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of the ESEA shall 
be available from July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. 
SEC. 304. (a) An institution of higher education that maintains 
an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title 
III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2023 may use the income
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from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the 
limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such 
income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 
be considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject 
to that limitation. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of 
the HEA are reauthorized. 
SEC. 305. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 306. Section 458(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 307. Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 
‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ may be available for payments for 
student loan servicing to an institution of higher education that 
services outstanding Federal Perkins Loans under part E of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et 
seq.). 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 308. Of the amounts appropriated under section 
401(b)(7)(A)(iv)(XI) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)(XI)) for fiscal year 2023, $75,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
SEC. 309. Of the amounts made available in this title under 
the heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’, $2,300,000 shall be used 
by the Secretary of Education to conduct outreach to borrowers 
of loans made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 who may intend to qualify for loan cancellation under 
section 455(m) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)), to ensure that 
borrowers are meeting the terms and conditions of such loan can-
cellation: Provided, That the Secretary shall specifically conduct 
outreach to assist borrowers who would qualify for loan cancellation 
under section 455(m) of such Act except that the borrower has 
made some, or all, of the 120 required payments under a repayment 
plan that is not described under section 455(m)(A) of such Act, 
to encourage borrowers to enroll in a qualifying repayment plan: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall also communicate to 
all Direct Loan borrowers the full requirements of section 455(m) 
of such Act and improve the filing of employment certification 
by providing improved outreach and information such as outbound 
calls, electronic communications, ensuring prominent access to pro-
gram requirements and benefits on each servicer’s website, and 
creating an option for all borrowers to complete the entire payment 
certification process electronically and on a centralized website. 
SEC. 310. The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent 
from any amount made available in this Act for an HEA program, 
except for any amounts made available for subpart 1 of part A 
of title IV of the HEA, to carry out rigorous and independent 
evaluations and to collect and analyze outcome data for any program 
authorized by the HEA: Provided, That no funds made available 
in this Act for the ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ account shall 
be subject to the reservation under this section: Provided further, 
That any funds reserved under this section shall be available 
through September 30, 2025: Provided further, That if, under any 
other provision of law, funds are authorized to be reserved or 
used for evaluation activities with respect to a program or project,