IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1777 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 31, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References. 
Sec. 3. Effective date. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. General provisions. 
TITLE II—TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT 
Sec. 201. Teacher quality enhancement. 
TITLE III—INSTITUTIONAL AID 
Sec. 301. Institutional aid. 
Sec. 302. Multiagency study of minority science programs. 
TITLE IV—STUDENT ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 401. Grants to students in attendance at institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 402. Federal Family Education Loan Program. 
Sec. 403. Federal work-study programs. 
Sec. 404. Federal Direct Loan Program. 
Sec. 405. Federal Perkins Loans. 
Sec. 406. Need analysis. 
Sec. 407. General provisions of title IV. 
Sec. 408. Program integrity. 
Sec. 409. PLUS loan auction extension. 
TITLE V—DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS 
Sec. 501. Developing institutions. 
TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 601. International education programs. 
TITLE VII—GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT 
Sec. 701. Graduate and postsecondary improvement programs. 
TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS 
Sec. 801. Additional programs. 
Sec. 802. Amendments to other higher education Acts. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
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sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted on 
the date of the enactment of the Higher Education Oppor-
tunity Act (Public Law 110–315). 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.—Sec-
tion 101(b) of Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public 
Law 110–315) is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment of this Act’’. 
(b) HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 102(a)(2)(A)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 
1002(a)(2)(A)(iii)), 
as 
added 
by 
section 
102(a)(1)(D) of the Higher Education Oppor-
tunity Act (Public Law 110–315), in the matter 
preceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘States—’’ 
and inserting ‘‘States (other than a public or 
private nonprofit nursing school located outside 
of the United States that was participating in 
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the program under part B of title IV on August 
13, 2008)—’’; 
(B) in section 102(a)(2)(D) (20 U.S.C. 
1002(a)(2)(D)), by striking ‘‘under part B’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under part B of title IV’’; 
(C) in section 111(b) (20 U.S.C. 1011(b)), 
by striking ‘‘With’’ and inserting ‘‘with’’; 
(D) in section 131(a)(3)(A)(iii)(I) (20 
U.S.C. 1015(a)(3)(A)(iii)(I)), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 428(a)(2)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
428(a)(2)(C)(ii)’’; 
(E) in section 136(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
1015e(d)(1)), by striking ‘‘(Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(commonly known as the ‘Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’)’’; 
(F) in section 141 (20 U.S.C. 1018)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) of subsection (c)(3), by striking 
‘‘under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
title IV’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (d)(3), by striking 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ and 
inserting ‘‘authorizing committees’’; and 
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(G) in section 153(a)(1)(B)(iii)(V) (20 
U.S.C. 
1019b(a)(1)(B)(iii)(V)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘borrowers who take out loans under’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘bor-
rowers of loans made under’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (b) shall be effec-
tive as if enacted as part of the amendment in sec-
tion 102(a)(1)(D) of the Higher Education Oppor-
tunity Act (Public Law 110–315), and shall take ef-
fect on July 1, 2010. 
TITLE II—TEACHER QUALITY 
ENHANCEMENT 
SEC. 201. TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT. 
Title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 202 (20 U.S.C. 1022a)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(6)(E)(ii), by striking 
‘‘section 1111(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1111(b)(1)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i)(3), by striking ‘‘con-
sent of’’ and inserting ‘‘consent to’’; and 
(2) 
in 
section 
231(a)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1032(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘serve graduate’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assist in the graduation of’’. 
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TITLE III—INSTITUTIONAL AID 
SEC. 301. INSTITUTIONAL AID. 
Title III (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Indian 
Tribal’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Tribally Controlled College or University 
Assistance Act of 1978’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Univer-
sities Assistance Act of 1978’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Tribally Controlled College or University 
Assistance Act of 1978’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Univer-
sities Assistance Act of 1978’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 
‘‘the Navajo Community College Assistance 
Act of 1978’’ and inserting ‘‘the Navajo 
Community College Act’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d)(4)(A), by striking 
‘‘part B’’ and inserting ‘‘part B of this title’’; 
(2) in section 318 (20 U.S.C. 1059e)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘402A(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘402A(h)’’; 
and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (F) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(F) is not receiving assistance under— 
‘‘(i) part B of this title; 
‘‘(ii) part A of title V; or 
‘‘(iii) an annual authorization of ap-
propriations under the Act of March 2, 
1867 (14 Stat. 438; 20 U.S.C. 123).’’; and 
(10) 
in 
section 
392(a)(6) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1068a(a)(6)), by striking ‘‘College or University’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Colleges and Universities’’. 
SEC. 302. MULTIAGENCY STUDY OF MINORITY SCIENCE 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 1024 (20 U.S.C. 1067d) is repealed. 
TITLE IV—STUDENT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 401. GRANTS TO STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT INSTI-
TUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
1070 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 400(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070(b)), by 
striking ‘‘1 through 8’’ and inserting ‘‘1 through 9’’; 
(2) in section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)— 
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(A) in the second sentence of subsection 
(a)(1), by striking ‘‘manner,,’’ and inserting 
‘‘manner,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 401’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(9)(A)— 
(i) 
in 
clause 
(vi), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$105,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$140,000,000’’; and 
(ii) in clause (viii), by striking 
‘‘$4,400,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$4,470,000,000’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) of section 401(f) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)), as added by section 401(c) of 
the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 
110–315); 
(4) in section 402A (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘orga-
nizations including’’ and inserting ‘‘organiza-
tions, including’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(8)(C)(iv)(I), by in-
serting ‘‘to be’’ after ‘‘determined’’; 
(5) in section 402E(d)(2)(C) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–15(d)(2)(C)), by striking ‘‘320.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘320’’; 
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(6) in section 419C(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070d– 
33(b)(1)), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at 
the end; and 
(7) in section 419D(d) (20 U.S.C. 1070d– 
34(d)), by striking ‘‘1134’’ and inserting ‘‘134’’. 
(b) HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.—Sec-
tion 404 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public 
Law 110–315) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (e) of this section shall apply only with respect 
to grant awards made on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 402. FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO PROVISION AMENDED BY THE 
COLLEGE COST REDUCTION AND ACCESS ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 428(b)(1)(G)(i) (20 
U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(G)(i)), as amended by section 
303 of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act 
(Public Law 110–84), is amended by striking ‘‘or 
439(q)’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective as if enacted as 
part of the amendment in section 303(a) of the Col-
lege Cost Reduction and Access Act (Public Law 
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110–84), and shall take effect on October 1, 2012, 
and apply with respect to loans made on or after 
such date. 
(b) ENTRANCE COUNSELING FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) GUARANTY
AGENCIES.—Section 428(b)(3) 
(20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
485(l)’’ after ‘‘section 485(b)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 
485(l)’’ after ‘‘section 485(b)’’. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
LENDERS.—Section 435(d)(5) 
(20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or 
485(l)’’ after ‘‘section 485(b)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘or 
485(l)’’ after ‘‘section 485(b)’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO PROVISION AMENDED BY THE 
HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 428C(c)(3)(A) (20 
U.S.C. 1078–3(c)(3)(A)), as amended by section 425 
of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public 
Law 110–315), is amended by striking ‘‘section 
493C’’ and inserting ‘‘section 493C,’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective as if enacted as 
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part of the amendment in section 425(d)(1) of the 
Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 
110–315), and shall take effect on July 1, 2009. 
(d) REHABILITATION OF STUDENT LOANS.— 
(1) Section 428F (20 U.S.C. 1078–6) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by amending paragraph (1) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) SALE OR ASSIGNMENT OF LOAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each guaranty agen-
cy, upon securing 9 payments made within 20 
days of the due date during 10 consecutive 
months of amounts owed on a loan for which 
the Secretary has made a payment under para-
graph (1) of section 428(c), shall— 
‘‘(i) if practicable, sell the loan to an 
eligible lender; or 
‘‘(ii) on or before September 30, 
2011, assign the loan to the Secretary if— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary has deter-
mined that market conditions unduly 
limit a guaranty agency’s ability to 
sell loans under clause (i); and 
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‘‘(II) the guaranty agency has 
been unable to sell loans under clause 
(i). 
‘‘(B) MONTHLY PAYMENTS.—Neither the 
guaranty agency nor the Secretary shall de-
mand from a borrower as monthly payments 
amounts described in subparagraph (A) more 
than is reasonable and affordable based on the 
borrower’s total financial circumstances. 
‘‘(C) CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(i) NOTICE
OF
SALE
OR
ASSIGN-
MENT.—Upon the sale or assignment of a 
loan under this paragraph, the guaranty 
agency or other holder of the loan shall re-
port that sale or assignment to any con-
sumer reporting agency to which the guar-
anty agency or other holder reported the 
default of the loan, and request that the 
record of default be removed from the bor-
rower’s credit history. 
‘‘(ii) REMOVAL
FROM
CREDIT
RE-
PORTS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (4) 
and (5) of section 605(a) of the Fair Cred-
it Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c(a)(4) 
and (5)) and section 430A(f) of this Act, 
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no consumer reporting agency shall include 
adverse information on any loan sold or as-
signed under this paragraph (or any de-
faulted loan held by the Secretary, on 
which the borrower has made 9 payments 
within 20 days of the due date during 10 
consecutive months of amounts owed on 
the defaulted loan), in a report regarding 
a borrower whose loan is reported sold or 
assigned by the guaranty agency (or a bor-
rower of a defaulted loan who is reported 
by the Secretary as having made such pay-
ments). The consumer reporting agency 
shall, within 10 days of receiving such no-
tice from the guaranty agency (or the Sec-
retary, as the case may be) of such sale or 
assignment, exclude such adverse informa-
tion from any reports. 
‘‘(D) DUTIES UPON SALE.—With respect 
to a loan sold under subparagraph (A)(i)— 
‘‘(i) the guaranty agency— 
‘‘(I) shall repay the Secretary 
81.5 percent of the amount of the 
principal balance outstanding at the 
time of such sale, multiplied by the re-
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‘‘(E) DUTIES
UPON
ASSIGNMENT.—With 
respect to a loan assigned under subparagraph 
(A)(ii)— 
‘‘(i) the guaranty agency shall add to 
the principal and interest outstanding at 
the time of the assignment of such loan an 
amount equal to the amount described in 
subparagraph (D)(i)(II); and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall pay the guar-
anty agency, for deposit in the agency’s 
Operating Fund established pursuant to 
section 422B, an amount equal to the 
amount added to the principal and interest 
outstanding at the time of the assignment 
in accordance with clause (i). 
‘‘(F) ELIGIBLE
LENDER
LIMITATION.—A 
loan shall not be sold to an eligible lender under 
subparagraph (A)(i) if such lender has been 
found by the guaranty agency or the Secretary 
to have substantially failed to exercise the due 
diligence required of lenders under this part. 
‘‘(G) DEFAULT DUE TO ERROR.—A loan 
that does not meet the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) may also be eligible for sale or 
assignment under this paragraph upon a deter-
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mination that the loan was in default due to 
clerical or data processing error and would not, 
in the absence of such error, be in a delinquent 
status.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) of 
this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)(A)(i)’’; and 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii) of this subsection’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (1)(D)(ii)(I)’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘sold under para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sold or as-
signed under paragraph (1)(A)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘sale.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sale or assignment.’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘which is sold under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘that is sold or 
assigned under paragraph (1)’’; and 
(v) in paragraph (5), by inserting 
‘‘(whether by loan sale or assignment)’’ 
after ‘‘rehabilitating a loan’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘or assigned to the Secretary’’ 
after ‘‘sold to an eligible lender’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of en-
actment of this Act, and shall apply to any loan on 
which monthly payments described in section 
428F(a)(1)(A) were paid before, on, or after such 
date of enactment. 
(e) REPAYMENT IN FULL FOR DEATH AND DIS-
ABILITY.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
437(a)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 1087(a)(1)), as amended by section 437 of 
the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 
110–315), is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘Secretary),, or if’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary), or if’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘the 
reinstatement and resumption to be’’ after ‘‘de-
termines’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective as if enacted as 
part of the amendments in section 437(a) of the 
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Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 
110–315), and shall take effect on July 1, 2010. 
(f) OTHER AMENDMENTS.—Part B of title IV (20 
U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is further amended— 
(1) in section 428 (20 U.S.C. 1078)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(II), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter following subclause 
(II) of paragraph (1)(M)(i), by inserting 
‘‘section’’ before ‘‘428B’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘any institution of higher education or the 
employees of an institution of higher edu-
cation’’ and inserting ‘‘any institution of 
higher education, any employee of an insti-
tution of higher education, or any indi-
vidual or entity’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘For 
the 
purpose 
of 
paragraph 
(1)(M)(i)(III) of this subsection,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘With respect to the graduate fel-
lowship program referred to in paragraph 
(1)(M)(i)(II),’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (7)— 
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(I) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘clause (i) or (ii) of’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (D), by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)(i)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(9)(K), by striking ‘‘3 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘6 months’’; 
(2) in section 428B(e) (20 U.S.C. 1078–2(e))— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)(5)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)(5)(B)’’; and 
(B) by repealing paragraph (5); 
(3) in section 428C (20 U.S.C. 1078–3)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(4)(E), by striking 
‘‘subpart II of part B’’ and inserting ‘‘part E’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(2)(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)(3)(D), by striking 
‘‘loan insurance fund’’ and inserting ‘‘loan in-
surance account’’; and 
(D) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; 
(4) in section 428G(c) (20 U.S.C. 1078–7(c))— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 
428(a)(2)(A)(i)(III)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
428(a)(2)(A)(i)(II)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), may, 
with the permission of the borrower, be disbursed by 
the lender on a weekly or monthly basis, provided 
that the proceeds of the loan are disbursed by the 
lender in substantially equal weekly or monthly in-
stallments, as the case may be, over the period of 
enrollment for which the loan is made.’’; 
(5) in section 428H (20 U.S.C. 1078–8)— 
(A) in subsection (d), by amending the text 
of the header of paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘LIMITS FOR GRADUATE, PROFESSIONAL, 
AND INDEPENDENT POSTBACCALAUREATE STU-
DENTS’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (6) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(6) REPAYMENT
PERIOD.—For purposes of 
calculating the repayment period under section 
428(b)(9), such period shall commence at the time 
the first payment of principal is due from the bor-
rower.’’; 
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(6) in section 428J (20 U.S.C. 1078–10)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘No borrower may receive a 
reduction of loan obligations under both this 
section and section 460.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (C); and 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as redesig-
nated by clause (iii), by striking ‘‘12571’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12601’’; 
(7) in section 428K(g)(9)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1078– 
11(g)(9)(B)), by striking ‘‘under subsection (ll)(3) of 
such section (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ll)(3))’’ and inserting 
‘‘under subsection (ll)(4) of such section (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(ll)(4))’’; 
(8) in section 430A(f) (20 U.S.C. 1080A(f)), by 
striking ‘‘(6)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘(5)’’; 
(9) in section 432 (20 U.S.C. 1082)— 
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(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 
1078 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 428’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (m)(1)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; 
(10) in section 435 (20 U.S.C. 1085)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘a tribally controlled community college within 
the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Tribally 
Controlled Community College Assistance Act 
of 1978’’ and inserting ‘‘a tribally controlled 
college or university, as defined in section 
2(a)(4) of the Tribally Controlled Colleges and 
Universities Assistance Act of 1978’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), 
by striking ‘‘section 501(1) of such 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 501(a) 
of such Code’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (G), by 
striking ‘‘sections 428A(d), 428B(d), 
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and 428C,’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
428B(d) and 428C,’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)(vi), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 435(m)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (m)’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘section 435(m)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (m)’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 
‘‘to any institution of higher education or 
any employee of an institution of higher 
education in order to secure applicants for 
loans under this part’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
any institution of higher education, any 
employee of an institution of higher edu-
cation, or any individual or entity in order 
to secure applicants for loans under this 
part’’; 
(C) in subsection (o)(1)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Services’’; and 
(D) in subsection (p)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 771’’ and inserting ‘‘section 781’’; 
(11) in section 438(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087– 
1(b)(2))— 
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(A) in the second sentence of subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘427A(f)’’ and inserting 
‘‘427A(i)’’; 
(B) in the first sentence of subparagraph 
(B)(i), by striking ‘‘1954’’ and inserting 
‘‘1986’’; and 
(C) in the second sentence of subpara-
graph (F), by striking ‘‘427A(f)’’ and inserting 
‘‘427A(i)’’; and 
(12) in section 439(r)(2)(A)(i) (20 U.S.C. 
1087–2(r)(2)(A)(i)), by striking ‘‘appoint’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘to conduct’’ and inserting ‘‘ap-
point and fix the compensation of such auditors and 
examiners as may be necessary to conduct’’. 
SEC. 403. FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS. 
Section 443 (42 U.S.C. 2753) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘section 
443’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(A)’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘in accord-
ance with such subsection’’. 
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SEC. 404. FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) 
TEMPORARY
AUTHORITY
TO
PURCHASE 
LOANS.—Section 459A (20 U.S.C. 1087i-1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘purchase 
of loans under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘pur-
chase of loans under paragraph (1)’’; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) TEMPORARY
AUTHORITY
TO
PURCHASE 
REHABILITATED LOANS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—In addition to the au-
thority described in paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, is authorized to purchase, or enter 
into forward commitments to purchase, from 
any eligible lender (as defined in section 
435(d)(1)), loans that such lender purchased 
under section 428F on or after October 1, 
2003, and before July 1, 2010, and that are 
not in default, on such terms as the Secretary, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget jointly 
determine are in the best interest of the United 
States, except that any purchase under this sec-
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tion shall not result in any net cost to the Fed-
eral Government (including the cost of servicing 
the loans purchased), as determined jointly by 
the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
REGISTER
NOTICE.—The 
Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and 
the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, shall jointly publish a notice in the 
Federal Register prior to any purchase of loans 
under this paragraph that— 
‘‘(i) establishes the terms and condi-
tions governing the purchases authorized 
by this paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) includes an outline of the meth-
odology and factors that the Secretary, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, and the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and 
Budget, will jointly consider in evaluating 
the price at which to purchase loans reha-
bilitated pursuant to section 428F(a); and 
‘‘(iii) describes how the use of such 
methodology and consideration of such fac-
tors used to determine purchase price will 
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ensure that loan purchases do not result in 
any net cost to the Federal Government 
(including the cost of servicing the loans 
purchased).’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall require, as a 
condition of any purchase under subsection (a), that the 
funds paid by the Secretary to any eligible lender under 
this section shall be used— 
‘‘(1) to ensure continued participation of such 
lender in the Federal student loan programs author-
ized under part B of this title; and 
‘‘(2)(A) in the case of loans purchased pursuant 
to subsection (a)(1), to originate new Federal loans 
to students, as authorized under part B of this title; 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of loans purchased pursuant to 
subsection (a)(3), to originate such new Federal 
loans to students, or to purchase loans in accordance 
with section 428F(a).’’. 
(b) OTHER AMENDMENTS.—Part D of title IV (20 
U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by repealing paragraph (3) of section 453(c) 
(20 U.S.C. 1087c(c)); 
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(2) in section 455 (20 U.S.C. 1087e)— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘428(b)(9)(A)(v)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘428(b)(9)(A)(iv)’’; 
(B) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘(except 
as authorized under section 457(a)(1))’’; and 
(C) in subsection (k)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘, 
or in a notice under section 457(a)(1),’’; 
(3) by repealing section 457 (20 U.S.C. 1087g); 
and 
(4) in section 460 (20 U.S.C. 1087j)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘No borrower may receive a 
reduction of loan obligations under both this 
section and section 428J.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) through (D) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (C), respectively; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), as redesig-
nated by clause (ii), by striking ‘‘12571’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12601’’. 
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SEC. 405. FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS. 
Part E of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
462(a)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087bb(a)(1)), by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) 100 percent of the amount received under 
subsections (a) and (b) of this section for fiscal year 
1999 (as such subsections were in effect with respect 
to allocations for such fiscal year), multiplied by’’; 
(2) in section 463(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087cc(c))— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by moving the margins of subpara-
graph (A) 2 ems to the left; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) information concerning the repayment and 
collection of any such loan, including information 
concerning the status of such loan; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(6)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(5)’’; 
(3) in the first sentence of the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) of section 463A(a) (20 U.S.C. 
1087cc–1(a)), by striking ‘‘, in order to carry out 
the provisions of section 463(a)(8),’’; 
(4) in section 464 (20 U.S.C. 1087dd)— 
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(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(D)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(i)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘(II)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(ii)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii)— 
(I) by aligning the margin of the 
matter preceding subclause (I) with 
the margins of clause (ii); 
(II) by aligning the margins of 
subclauses (I) and (II) with the mar-
gins of clause (i)(I); and 
(III) by aligning the margins of 
the matter following subclause (ii) 
with the margins of the matter fol-
lowing subclause (II) of clause (i); and 
(B) in subsection (g)(5), by striking ‘‘cred-
it bureaus’’ and inserting ‘‘consumer reporting 
agencies’’; 
(5) 
in 
section 
465(a)(6) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087ee(a)(6)), by striking ‘‘12571’’ and inserting 
‘‘12601’’; 
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(6) in section 467(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087gg(b)), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (5)(A), (5)(B)(i), or (6)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (4) or (5)’’; and 
(7) in section 469(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087ii(c)), by 
striking ‘‘and the term’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘and the term 
‘early intervention services’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 632 of such Act.’’. 
SEC. 406. NEED ANALYSIS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Part F of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
1087kk et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 473 (20 U.S.C. 1087mm)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For the purpose of this 
title, except subpart 2 of part A,’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of this 
title, other than subpart 2 of part A, and except 
as provided in subsection (b),’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, the family contribution of each 
student described in paragraph (2) shall be deemed 
to be zero for the academic year for which the deter-
mination is made. 
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‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall 
apply to any dependent or independent student with 
respect to determinations of need for academic year 
2009–2010 and succeeding academic years— 
‘‘(A) who is eligible to receive a Federal 
Pell Grant for the academic year for which the 
determination is made; 
‘‘(B) whose parent or guardian was a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States and died as a result of performing mili-
tary service in Iraq or Afghanistan after Sep-
tember 11, 2001; and 
‘‘(C) who, at the time of the parent or 
guardian’s death, was— 
‘‘(i) less than 24 years of age; or 
‘‘(ii) was enrolled at an institution of 
higher education on not less than a part- 
time basis. 
‘‘(3) 
INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs and the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, 
shall provide the Secretary of Education with infor-
mation necessary to determine which students meet 
the requirements of paragraph (2).’’; 
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(2) 
in 
section 
475(c)(5)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087oo(c)(5)(B)), by inserting ‘‘of 1986’’ after 
‘‘Code’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
477(b)(5)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087qq(b)(5)(B)), by inserting ‘‘of 1986’’ after 
‘‘Code’’; 
(4) in section 479 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss)— 
(A) in subsection (b) (as amended by sec-
tion 602 of the College Cost Reduction and Ac-
cess Act (110–84))— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by amend-
ing subclause (III) to read as follows: 
‘‘(III) include at least one parent 
who is a dislocated worker; or’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by amend-
ing subclause (III) to read as follows: 
‘‘(III) is a dislocated worker or is 
married to a dislocated worker; or’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (c) (as amended by such 
section 602)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by amending 
clause (iii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) include at least one parent who 
is a dislocated worker; or’’; and 
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‘‘(F) Chapter 32 of title 38, United States Code 
(Post-Vietnam Era Veterans’ Educational Assistance 
Program). 
‘‘(G) Chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code 
(post-9/11 educational assistance). 
‘‘(H) Chapter 35 of title 38, United States 
Code (Survivors’ and Dependents Educational As-
sistance Program). 
‘‘(I) Section 903 of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1981 (10 U.S.C. 2141 note) 
(Educational Assistance Pilot Program). 
‘‘(J) Section 156(b) of the ‘Joint Resolution 
making further continuing appropriations and pro-
viding for productive employment for the fiscal year 
1983, and for other purposes’ (42 U.S.C. 402 note) 
(Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors, also 
known as ‘Quayle benefits’).’’; and 
(8) 
in 
section 
480(j)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087vv(j)(1)), by striking ‘‘12571’’ and inserting 
‘‘12511’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (a) shall take effect on 
July 1, 2009, and the amendments made by paragraph 
(4) of such subsection shall be effective as if enacted as 
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part of the amendments in section 602(a) of the College 
Cost Reduction and Access Act (Public Law 110–84). 
(c) HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.—Sec-
tion 473(f) of the Higher Education Opportunity Act 
(Public Law 110–315) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except 
that the amendments made in subsection (e) shall take 
effect on July 1, 2009’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 407. GENERAL PROVISIONS OF TITLE IV. 
(a) DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF EZ FAFSA.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Education shall be required to carry out the require-
ments under the following provisions of section 483 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) only for 
academic year 2010–2011 and subsequent academic years: 
(1) In subsection (a) of such section— 
(A) subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B) of para-
graph (2); 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) the second sentence of subpara-
graph (A); 
(ii) clauses (i) and (ii) of subpara-
graph (B); and 
(iii) subparagraph (C); 
(C) paragraph (4)(A)(iv); and 
(D) paragraph (5)(E). 
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(2) Subsection (h) of such section. 
(b) OTHER AMENDMENTS.—Part G of title IV (20 
U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 
section 481(c) (20 U.S.C. 1088(c)), by striking ‘‘or 
any State, or private, profit or nonprofit organiza-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘any State, or any private, for- 
profit or nonprofit organization,’’; 
(2) in section 482(b) (20 U.S.C. 1089(b)), by 
striking ‘‘413D(e), 442(e), or 462(j)’’ and inserting 
‘‘413D(d), 442(d), or 462(i)’’; 
(3) in section 483 (20 U.S.C. 1090)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(C), by inserting 
‘‘that’’ after ‘‘except’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(8)(A), by striking 
‘‘identify’’ and inserting ‘‘determine’’; 
(4) in section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) of subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘certifi-
cation,,’’ and inserting ‘‘certification,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘have (A)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘have (i)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and (B)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and (ii)’’; 
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(C) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘part 
B’’ and all that follows through ‘‘part E’’ in 
each place that the phrase occurs and inserting 
‘‘part B, part D, or part E’’; 
(D) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘(h)(4)(A)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(g)(4)(A)(i)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘(h)(4)(B)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(g)(4)(B)(i)’’; and 
(E) in subsection (n), by striking ‘‘section 
1113 of Public Law 97–252’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 12(f) of the Military Selective Service 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 462(f))’’; 
(5) in section 485 (20 U.S.C. 1092)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘also referred 
to as the Family Educational Rights 
and Privacy Act of 1974’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘commonly known as the ‘Family 
Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
of 1974’ ’’; and 
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(II) in subparagraph (I), by 
striking ‘‘handicapped students’’ and 
inserting ‘‘students with disabilities’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting 
‘‘during which’’ after ‘‘time period’’; and 
(iii) in the matter preceding subclause 
(I) of paragraph (7)(B)(iv), by inserting 
‘‘education’’ after ‘‘higher’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)(3)(B), by inserting 
‘‘during which’’ after ‘‘time period’’; 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) of paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘of’’ after ‘‘foreign institution’’; and 
(ii) in paragraphs (3), (4)(A), (5), 
and (8)(A), by striking ‘‘under this title’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘under 
this title, other than a foreign institution 
of higher education,’’; 
(D) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (G)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(G)’’; 
(E) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘eli-
gible institution participating in any pro-
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gram under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘insti-
tution described in paragraph (1)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘eligible institution participating in any 
program under this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘institution described in paragraph (1)’’; 
and 
(iii) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking 
‘‘the Family Educational Rights and Pri-
vacy Act of 1974’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
monly known as the ‘Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’ ’’; 
(F) in subsection (k)(2), by inserting ‘‘sec-
tion’’ before ‘‘484(r)(1)’’; and 
(G) in the matter preceding clause (i) of 
subsection (l)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘subparagraph 
(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(6) in section 485A (20 U.S.C. 1092a)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or defined in subpart 
I of part C of title VII of the Public 
Health Service Act’’ and inserting ‘‘or an 
eligible lender as defined in section 719 of 
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the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
292o)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘under subpart I of 
part C of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act (known as Health Education 
Assistance Loans)’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
part A of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.)’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subpart 
I of part C of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act’’ and inserting ‘‘part A of title VII 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
292 et seq.)’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Health Education As-
sistance Loan’’ and inserting ‘‘loan under 
part A of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘733(e)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘707(e)(3)’’; 
and 
(D) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘subpart I of part C of title 
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VII of the Public Health Service Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘part A of title VII of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 292 et seq.)’’; and 
(II) in the fourth sentence, by 
striking 
‘‘728(a)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘710’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘subpart I of part C of title VII of the 
Public Health Service Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘part A of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.)’’; 
(7) in section 485B (20 U.S.C. 1092b)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(3)(D), by striking 
‘‘the Family Educational Rights and Privacy 
Act of 1974’’ and inserting ‘‘commonly known 
as the ‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy 
Act of 1974’ ’’; 
(8) in section 487 (20 U.S.C. 1094)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(23)(A), by inserting 
‘‘of 1993’’ after ‘‘Registration Act’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘students receives’’ and inserting ‘‘stu-
dents receive’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)(B)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)(B)’’; 
(C) in subsection (f)(1), by striking 
‘‘496(c)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘496(c)(6)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(f)(2)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(e)(2)’’; 
(9) in section 489(a) (20 U.S.C. 1096(a))— 
(A) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘has 
agreed to assign under section 463(a)(6)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘has referred under section 
463(a)(4)(B)’’; and 
(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
‘‘484(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘484(g)’’; 
(10) 
in 
section 
491(l)(2)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1098(l)(2)(A)), by inserting ‘‘the’’ after ‘‘enactment 
of’’; and 
(11) in section 492(a) (20 U.S.C. 1098a(a))— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘regula-
tions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘The’’ and 
inserting ‘‘regulations for this title. The’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘ISSUES’’ and all that follows through ‘‘pro-
vide’’ and inserting ‘‘ISSUES.—The Secretary 
shall provide’’. 
SEC. 408. PROGRAM INTEGRITY. 
Part H of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1099a et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
496(a)(6)(G) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1099b(a)(6)(G)), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(2) 
in 
section 
498(c)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1099c(c)(2)), by striking ‘‘for profit’’ and inserting 
‘‘for-profit’’. 
SEC. 409. PLUS LOAN AUCTION EXTENSION. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 499 (20 U.S.C. 1099d) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 499(b)(1) 
(20 U.S.C. 1099d(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Commu-
nication’’ and inserting ‘‘Communications’’. 
(c) TIMING
OF REPORTS.—Section 499(d)(1) (20 
U.S.C. 1099d(d)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2011’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
TITLE V—DEVELOPING 
INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 501. DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 502(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1101a(b)(2)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘which determination’’ and inserting 
‘‘which the determination’’. 
TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 601. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—Title VI (20 
U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 604(a) (20 U.S.C. 1124(a))— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) of paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the’’ before 
‘‘Federal’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking ‘‘in-
stitution, combination’’ and inserting ‘‘appli-
cant, consortium,’’; and 
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(2) in section 622(a) (20 U.S.C. 1131–1(a)), by 
inserting a period after ‘‘title’’. 
(b) HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.—The 
matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 621 of the 
Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110–315) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Section 631 (20 U.S.C. 1132)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Section 631(a) (20 U.S.C. 1132(a))’’. 
TITLE 
VII—GRADUATE 
AND 
POSTSECONDARY 
IMPROVE-
MENT 
SEC. 701. GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAMS. 
Title VII (20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 
section 721(d) (20 U.S.C. 1136(d)), by striking 
‘‘services through’’ and all that follows through ‘‘re-
source centers’’ and inserting ‘‘services through pre- 
college programs, undergraduate prelaw information 
resource centers’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
723(b)(1)(P) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1136a(b)(1)(P)), by striking ‘‘Sate’’ and inserting 
‘‘State’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
744(c)(6)(C) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1138c(c)(6)(C)), by inserting ‘‘of the National Acad-
emies’’ after ‘‘Institute of Medicine’’; 
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(4) 
in 
section 
760(1)(D) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1140(1)(D)), by inserting ‘‘with nondisabled stu-
dents’’ after ‘‘disabilities to participate’’; 
(5) in section 772 (20 U.S.C. 1140l)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘with in’’ and inserting ‘‘with’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding subclause (I) 
of subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; 
(6) in section 781 (20 U.S.C. 1141)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Serv-
ice’’ each place the term appears and inserting 
‘‘Services’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
of subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(as defined’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘this Act)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(as described in section 435(p))’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘435(j)’’ and inserting 
‘‘428(b)’’; 
(C) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘Serv-
ice’’ and inserting ‘‘Services’’; and 
(D) in subsection (i)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking 
‘‘consortia’’ and inserting ‘‘consortium’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘CONSORTIA’’ and inserting 
‘‘CONSORTIUM’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘consortia’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting 
‘‘consortium’’. 
TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 801. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. 
Title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1161a et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
802(d)(2)(D) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1161b(d)(2)(D)), by striking ‘‘regulation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘regulations’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
804(d) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1161d(d)(2))— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEFINI-
TION’’ and inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
HEALTH
SERVICE
ACT.—The 
terms ‘accredited’ and ‘school of nursing’ have the 
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meanings given those terms in section 801 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296).’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
808(a)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1161h(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘the Family Education 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(commonly known as the ‘Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’)’’; 
(4) 
in 
section 
819(b)(3) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1161j(b)(3)), by inserting a period after ‘‘101(a)’’; 
(5) in section 820 (20 U.S.C. 1161k)— 
(A) in subsection (d)(5), by inserting ‘‘the’’ 
before ‘‘grant’’; 
(B) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘sub-
part’’ each place the term appears and inserting 
‘‘section’’; and 
(C) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘use’’ 
and inserting ‘‘used’’; 
(6) in section 821 (20 U.S.C. 1161l)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘within’’ and inserting ‘‘in’’; 
(7) in section 824(f)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1161l– 
3(f)(3))— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘a’’ 
after ‘‘submitting’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘pursing’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuing’’; 
(8) in section 825(a) (20 U.S.C. 1161l-4(a)), by 
striking ‘‘the Family Educational Rights and Pri-
vacy Act of 1974’’ and inserting ‘‘commonly known 
as the ‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
of 1974’ ’’; 
(9) in section 826(3) (20 U.S.C. 1161l-5(3)), 
by striking ‘‘the Family Educational Rights and Pri-
vacy Act of 1974’’ and inserting ‘‘commonly known 
as the ‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
of 1974’ ’’; 
(10) in section 830(a)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1161m(a)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘of for’’ and inserting 
‘‘of’’; 
(11) in section 833(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1161n– 
2(e)(1))— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘because of’’ and inserting 
‘‘based on’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘part’’; 
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(12) 
in 
section 
841(c)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1161o(c)(1)), by striking ‘‘486A(d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘486A(b)(1)’’; 
(13) in section 851(j) (20 U.S.C. 1161p(j)), by 
inserting ‘‘to be appropriated’’ after ‘‘authorized’’; 
and 
(14) 
in 
section 
894(b)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1161y(b)(2)), by striking ‘‘the Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’ and inserting 
‘‘commonly known as the ‘Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’ ’’. 
SEC. 802. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION 
ACTS. 
(a) HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1998.— 
Section 841(c) of the Higher Education Amendments of 
1998 (20 U.S.C. 1153(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘this 
section’’ after ‘‘to carry out’’. 
(b) EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986.—Sec-
tion 203(b)(2) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 
(20 U.S.C. 4353(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and sub- 
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sections (b) and (c) of section 209.’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 209.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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