467 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) 
SINGLE
QUESTION
REGARDING 
HOMELESS
STATUS.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that, on each form developed under this 
section for which the information is applicable, 
there is a single, easily understood screening 
question to identify an applicant for aid who 
is— 
‘‘(i) an unaccompanied homeless child 
or youth (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act); or 
‘‘(ii) an unaccompanied youth who is 
self-supporting and at risk of homeless-
ness.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraphs 
(2)(B)(iii), 
(3)(B), 
and 
(4)(A)(ii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph 
(4)(A)(ii)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘determine’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘which’’ and 
inserting ‘‘determine which’’; and 
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(II) by striking clause (ii); 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘the Secretary’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘of the’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary of the’’; and 
(iv) by striking subparagraphs (D) 
through (F), and redesignating subpara-
graph (G) as subparagraph (D); and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) FAFSA PATHWAYS.— 
‘‘(A) 
MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDER-
STANDING.—Not later than the effective date of 
the Aim Higher Act, the Secretary shall seek to 
enter into a Memorandum of Understanding 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, under which any infor-
mation exchanged under an income and eligi-
bility verification system established pursuant 
to section 1137 of the Social Security Act by 
State agencies administering a program listed 
in paragraph (1), (4), or (5) of subsection (b) 
of such section which may be of use in estab-
lishing or verifying eligibility or benefit amounts 
under such program shall be made available to 
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the Secretary of Education to assist in deter-
mining whether the applicant (or the appli-
cant’s parents) received a benefit at some time 
during the previous 24-month period under a 
means-tested Federal benefit program, but sub-
ject to the requirements of Federal law. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT FOR ALL APPLICANTS 
AND THE SECRETARY.—For any award year for 
which an applicant applies for financial assist-
ance under this title (except for any award year 
for which, pursuant to paragraph (14), the ap-
plicant is not required to submit a FAFSA)— 
‘‘(i) the applicant shall provide on the 
form described in this subsection whether 
the applicant received, or in the case of a 
dependent applicant, whether the parents 
of the applicant received, a benefit at some 
time during the previous 24-month period 
under a means-tested Federal benefit pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary, to the extent prac-
ticable and pursuant to the Memorandum 
of Understanding entered into under sub-
paragraph (A), and without any further 
action by the applicant, shall verify the ap-
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plicant’s (or the applicant’s parents) re-
ceipt of such benefit. 
‘‘(C) PATHWAY ONE APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an 
applicant who received, or in the case of a 
dependent applicant, whose parents re-
ceived, benefits at some time during the 
previous 24-month period under a means- 
tested Federal benefit program, the appli-
cant shall not be required to provide any 
further income or asset information on the 
form under this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) DESIGNATION.—For purposes of 
this section and part F, an applicant de-
scribed in clause (i) shall be referred to as 
a ‘pathway one applicant’. 
‘‘(D) PATHWAY TWO APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an 
applicant who is not a pathway one appli-
cant and who is not required to file or, in 
the case of a dependent applicant, no par-
ent of the applicant is required to file, any 
schedule (other than a schedule R, sched-
ule 8812, or schedule EIC) with a Federal 
income tax return, the Secretary, to the ex-
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tent practicable, shall use the data re-
trieval tool under section 484(q) to obtain 
any information for the applicant beyond 
the information described in subparagraph 
(A) for purposes of the form under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(ii) DESIGNATION.—For purposes of 
this section and part F, an applicant de-
scribed in clause (i) shall be referred to as 
a ‘pathway two applicant’. 
‘‘(E) PATHWAY THREE APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an 
applicant who is not a pathway one appli-
cant or a pathway two applicant, the Sec-
retary, to the extent practicable, shall use 
the data retrieval tool under section 484(q) 
to obtain any information for the applicant 
beyond the information described in sub-
paragraph (A) for purposes of the form 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) DESIGNATION.—For purposes of 
this section and part F, an applicant de-
scribed in clause (i) shall be referred to as 
a ‘pathway three applicant’. 
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‘‘(F) MEANS-TESTED
FEDERAL
BENEFIT 
PROGRAM
DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘means-tested Federal ben-
efit program’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 479(d)(2). 
‘‘(14) ONE-TIME FAFSA FILING FOR DEPEND-
ENT STUDENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section and subject to 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), an applicant who 
submits a FAFSA for the first time during the 
period required for the completion of the first 
undergraduate baccalaureate course of study 
being pursued by such applicant and is deter-
mined to be a dependent student who is eligible 
to receive a Federal Pell Grant for the award 
year for which the applicant submitted such 
FAFSA, for any succeeding award year— 
‘‘(i) for which the applicant does not 
submit a FAFSA and for which the appli-
cant submits a certification form described 
in subparagraph (D) based upon which the 
Secretary confirms that the applicant is a 
dependent student for such year, such ap-
plicant— 
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‘‘(I) shall not be required to sub-
mit a FAFSA to receive financial as-
sistance under this title; and 
‘‘(II) shall have an expected fam-
ily contribution for such year that is 
equal to the expected family contribu-
tion of the applicant determined for 
the award year for which the appli-
cant submitted a FAFSA during such 
period, except that an adjustment to 
such expected family contribution may 
be made under section 479A; 
‘‘(ii) for which the applicant submits a 
FAFSA, such applicant— 
‘‘(I) shall have an expected fam-
ily contribution for such year that is 
determined based on such FAFSA; 
and 
‘‘(II) shall be required to submit 
a FAFSA for any other award year 
for which the applicant seeks financial 
assistance under this title; and 
‘‘(iii) for which the applicant is deter-
mined to be an independent student or 
does not submit a certification form de-
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‘‘(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by substituting ‘award year 2019–2020’ 
for ‘the first time’; and 
‘‘(ii) in clause (i)(II), by substituting 
‘award year 2019–2020’ for ‘the award 
year for which the applicant submitted a 
FAFSA during such period’. 
‘‘(D) 
DEPENDENT
STUDENT
CERTIFI-
CATION FORM.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with representatives of agencies and organiza-
tions involved in student financial assistance, 
shall use behavioral science insights to produce, 
distribute, and process free of charge a short 
and simple consumer-tested dependent student 
certification form that uses skip logic to bypass 
fields that are inapplicable to an applicant. 
Such form shall not require an applicant to pro-
vide data that the Secretary may otherwise ob-
tain with respect to the applicant (such as age 
or active duty military status), and may only 
contain the data elements required for purposes 
of subparagraph (A)(i)— 
‘‘(i) to confirm that the applicant is a 
dependent student; 
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‘‘(ii) to allow the applicant to update 
the contact information of such applicant 
or the Federal School Code of the institu-
tion of higher education in which the appli-
cant is, or will be enrolled, for the award 
year for which the applicant submits such 
form; and 
‘‘(iii) to ask whether the applicant’s 
need and eligibility for financial assistance 
under this title has not changed substan-
tially since the most recent of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) The applicant submitted a 
FAFSA. 
‘‘(II) The applicant received an 
adjustment under section 479A to the 
expected family contribution of the 
applicant. 
‘‘(E) SUCCEEDING
AWARD
YEAR
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘suc-
ceeding award year’— 
‘‘(i) when used with respect to an ap-
plicant who submits a FAFSA for the first 
time for an award year during the period 
required for the completion of the first un-
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dergraduate baccalaureate course of study 
being pursued by such applicant, means 
any award year during such period that 
follows the award year for which the appli-
cant submits such FAFSA; and 
‘‘(ii) when used with respect to an ap-
plicant described in subparagraph (C), 
means any award year after award year 
2018–2019 during the period required for 
the completion of the first undergraduate 
baccalaureate course of study being pur-
sued by such applicant. 
‘‘(15) FAFSA IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES.—The 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) translate the form developed under 
this subsection into not fewer than 11 foreign 
languages based on the languages most often 
spoken by English learner students and their 
parents, and make the translated form available 
and accessible to applicants in paper and elec-
tronic formats; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that the form developed under 
this subsection is available in formats accessible 
to individuals with disabilities.’’. 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking the last sen-
tence; 
(3) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
EZ FAFSA’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 
EZ FAFSA’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or, as appropriate, an 
EZ FAFSA’’; and 
(ii) in clause (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 401(b)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
401(b)(1)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(D), by striking ‘‘or, 
as appropriate, an EZ FAFSA,’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) USE OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DATA 
RETRIEVAL TOOL TO POPULATE FAFSA.— 
‘‘(1) SIMPLIFICATION
EFFORTS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) make every effort to allow applicants 
to utilize the current data retrieval tool to 
transfer data available from the Internal Rev-
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enue Service to reduce the amount of original 
data entry by applicants and strengthen the re-
liability of data used to calculate expected fam-
ily contributions, including through the use of 
technology to— 
‘‘(i) allow an applicant to automati-
cally populate the electronic version of the 
forms under this paragraph with data 
available from the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice; and 
‘‘(ii) direct an applicant to appro-
priate questions on such forms based on 
the applicant’s answers to previous ques-
tions; and 
‘‘(B) allow single taxpayers, married tax-
payers filing jointly, and married taxpayers fil-
ing separately to utilize the current data re-
trieval tool to its full capacity. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
TAX
RETURN
IN
APPLICATION 
PROCESS.—The Secretary shall continue to examine 
whether data provided by the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice can be used to generate an expected family con-
tribution without additional action on the part of the 
student and taxpayer. 
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‘‘(3) REPORTS ON FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION EF-
FORTS.—Not less than once every other year, the 
Secretary shall report to the authorizing committees 
and the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate on the progress of 
the simplification efforts under this subsection.’’; 
(6) by repealing subsection (g); 
(7) redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(g); and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) DATA TRANSPARENCY ON THE NUMBER OF AP-
PLICANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally publish data on the number of individuals who 
apply for Federal student aid pursuant to this sec-
tion who are homeless children and youths (as such 
term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney- 
Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11434a)), including unaccompanied youth, and fos-
ter care children and youth. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The data described in para-
graph (1) with respect to homeless children and 
youths shall include, at a minimum, for each appli-
cation cycle— 
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‘‘(A) the total number of all applicants 
who were determined to be (or to be at risk of 
becoming) 
unaccompanied 
homeless 
youth, 
under section 480(d)(1)(H); 
‘‘(B) the number of applicants described in 
subparagraph (A), disaggregated— 
‘‘(i) by State; and 
‘‘(ii) by the sources of determination 
as described in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
section 480(d)(1)(H); and 
‘‘(C) the number of undetermined requests 
for 
homelessness 
consideration, 
including 
statuses that remain unknown because no de-
termination had been made in response to the 
applicant’s request for the institution to con-
sider the applicant’s special circumstance of 
being homeless. 
‘‘(i) CONVICTIONS.—The Secretary shall not include 
any question about the conviction of an applicant for the 
possession or sale of illegal drugs on the FAFSA (or any 
other form developed under subsection (a)). 
‘‘(j) FAFSA VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to applicants 
who submit a FAFSA for an award year and were 
eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for such 
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award year, the Secretary shall submit to the au-
thorizing committees, and make publicly available, a 
report for such award year on— 
‘‘(A) the percentage of such applicants who 
received a Federal Pell Grant for such award 
year; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of such applicants 
who did not receive a Federal Pell Grant for 
such year; 
‘‘(C) the percentage of such applicants who 
were selected by the Secretary for verification of 
the data provided in the FAFSA; 
‘‘(D) the percentage of applicants de-
scribed in (1)(C) who received a Federal Pell 
Grant for such award year; and 
‘‘(E) the percentage of applicants de-
scribed in (1)(C) who did not receive a Federal 
Pell Grant for such award year. 
‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The data provided in 
a 
report 
under 
paragraph 
(1) 
shall 
be 
disaggregated— 
‘‘(A) by applicants who were pathway one 
applicants for such year; 
‘‘(B) by applicants who were pathway two 
applicants for such year; 
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‘‘(C) by applicants who were pathway three 
applicants for such year; and 
‘‘(D) to the extent practicable, by appli-
cants who enrolled in an institution of higher 
education for such award year. 
‘‘(k) SECRETARIAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘Not later than the effective date of this Act, 
the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs, shall 
develop and finalize a financial shopping sheet that 
ensures each institution of higher education provides 
meaningful information about the financial cost and 
quality of such institution to students (including stu-
dents who have authorized the Department of Edu-
cation to send the student’s Institutional Student 
Information Record to such institution) to assist 
such students in determining how to use financial 
aid to attend such institution, and which— 
‘‘(A) is standardized so that it can be used 
by all institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(B) is consumer tested, and presented in 
a manner that is simple and easily understand-
able; and 
‘‘(C) is personalized for each student who 
receives such sheet by including— 
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‘‘(i) the cost of attendance of the edu-
cational program in which the student is 
enrolled or seeks to be enrolled; 
‘‘(ii) the type of Federal educational 
benefits available to assist in covering such 
cost of attendance, including loans and 
grants under title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965; 
‘‘(iii) the amount of financial aid, in-
cluding Federal, State, institutional, or 
other aid that can be used to assist in cov-
ering such cost of attendance; 
‘‘(iv) information about student out-
comes for students who graduate from 
such educational program, including, based 
upon the most recent data available— 
‘‘(I) the graduation rate; 
‘‘(II) the loan repayment rate; 
and 
‘‘(III) the estimated loan debt 
upon graduation; and 
‘‘(v) any other information that facili-
tates comparison of aid packages offered 
by different institutions of higher edu-
cation.’’. 
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SEC. 4092. FEDERAL AID ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) FEDERAL AID ELIGIBILITY FOR DREAMER STU-
DENTS.—Section 484(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(5)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, or be a Dreamer student, as defined in subsection (q)’’, 
as amended by this section, after ‘‘becoming a citizen or 
permanent resident’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION TO REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM.— 
(1) subsection (n) of section 484 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1901(n)) is re-
pealed; and 
(2) subsections (o) through (q) are redesignated 
as subsections (n) through (p), respectively. 
(c) DEFINITION OF DREAMER STUDENT.—Section 
484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1091) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(q) DREAMER STUDENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘Dreamer student’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) was younger than 16 years of age on 
the date on which the individual initially en-
tered the United States; 
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‘‘(B) has provided a list of each secondary 
school that the student attended in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(C)(i) has earned a high school diploma, 
the recognized equivalent of such diploma from 
a secondary school, or a high school equivalency 
diploma in the United States or is scheduled to 
complete the requirements for such a diploma 
or equivalent before the next academic year be-
gins; 
‘‘(ii) has acquired a degree from an institu-
tion of higher education or has completed not 
less than 2 years in a program for a bacca-
laureate degree or higher degree at an institu-
tion of higher education in the United States 
and has made satisfactory academic progress, 
as defined in subsection (c), during such time 
period; 
‘‘(iii) at any time was eligible for a grant 
of deferred action under— 
‘‘(I) the June 15, 2012, memorandum 
from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discre-
tion with Respect to Individuals Who 
Came to the United States as Children’; or 
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‘‘(II) the November 20, 2014, memo-
randum from the Secretary of Homeland 
Security entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial 
Discretion with Respect to Individuals 
Who Came to the United States as Chil-
dren and with Respect to Certain Individ-
uals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens 
or Permanent Residents’; or 
‘‘(iv) has served in the uniformed services, 
as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code, for not less than 4 years and, if 
discharged, received an honorable discharge. 
‘‘(2) HARDSHIP
EXCEPTION.—The Secretary 
shall issue regulations that direct when the Depart-
ment shall waive the requirement of subparagraph 
(A) or (B), or both, of paragraph (1) for an indi-
vidual to qualify as a Dreamer student under such 
paragraph, if the individual— 
‘‘(A) 
demonstrates 
compelling 
cir-
cumstances for the inability to satisfy the re-
quirement of such subparagraph (A) or (B), or 
both; and 
‘‘(B) satisfies the requirement of para-
graph (1)(C).’’. 
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(d) REPEAL OF SUSPENSION OF FINANCIAL AID ELI-
GIBILITY
FOR DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES.—Subsection 
(r) of section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1091(r)) is repealed. 
SEC. 4093. REINSTATEMENT OF THE 6-YEAR STATUTE OF 
LIMITATIONS FOR STUDENT LOANS. 
Section 484A(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091a(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any Federal or State statutory, regulatory, or administra-
tive limitation on the period within which debts may be 
enforced— 
‘‘(1) an institution that receives funds under 
this title may file a suit or initiate or take another 
action for collection of a refund due from a student 
on a grant made, or work assistance awarded, under 
this title, during the 6-year period beginning on the 
day after the refund first became due (exclusive of 
the period during which the State statute of limita-
tions otherwise applicable to a suit under this para-
graph would be tolled under State law); 
‘‘(2) a guaranty agency that has an agreement 
with the Secretary under section 428(c) may file a 
suit or initiate or take another action for collection 
of the amount due from a borrower on a loan made 
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under part B during the 6-year period beginning on 
the day after such guaranty agency reimburses the 
previous holder of the loan for its loss on account of 
the default of the borrower (exclusive of the period 
during which the State statute of limitations other-
wise applicable to a suit under this paragraph would 
be tolled under State law); 
‘‘(3) an institution that has an agreement with 
the Secretary pursuant to section 487 may file a suit 
or initiate or take another action for collection of the 
amount due from a borrower on a loan made under 
part D or E after the default of the borrower on 
such loan during the 6-year period beginning on the 
day after the date of the default of the borrower 
with respect to such amount (exclusive of the period 
during which the State statute of limitations other-
wise applicable to a suit under this paragraph would 
be tolled under State law); or 
‘‘(4) the Secretary, the Attorney General, or the 
administrative head of another Federal agency, as 
the case may be, may file a suit or initiate or take 
another action for collection of a refund due from a 
student on a grant made under this title, or for the 
repayment of the amount due from a borrower on a 
loan made under this title that has been assigned to 
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the Secretary under this title, during the 6-year pe-
riod beginning on the day after the refund or the 
amount first became due.’’. 
SEC. 4094. EXIT COUNSELING. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO EXIT COUNSELING FOR BOR-
ROWERS.—Section 485(b) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
striking ‘‘through financial aid offices or other-
wise’’ and inserting ‘‘through the use of an 
interactive program, during an exit counseling 
session that is in-person or online, or through 
the use of the online counseling tool described 
in subsection (n)(1)(A)’’; 
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
(ix) as clauses (iv) through (xii), respectively; 
(C) by inserting before clause (iv), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(i) a summary of the outstanding 
balance of principal and interest due on 
the loans made to the borrower under part 
B, D, or E; 
‘‘(ii) an explanation of the grace pe-
riod preceding repayment and the expected 
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date that the borrower will enter repay-
ment; 
‘‘(iii) an explanation that the borrower 
has the option to pay any interest that has 
accrued while the borrower was in school 
or that may accrue during the grace period 
preceding repayment or during an author-
ized period of deferment or forbearance, 
prior to the capitalization of the interest;’’; 
(D) in clause (iv), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘sample information 
showing the average’’ and inserting ‘‘infor-
mation, based on the borrower’s out-
standing balance described in clause (i), 
showing the borrower’s’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of each plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of at least the fixed repayment 
plan described in section 493E, the in-
come-based repayment plan under section 
493C(f), and any other repayment plan for 
which each loan may be eligible’’; 
(E) in clause (ix), as so redesignated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘decreased credit 
score,’’ after ‘‘credit reports,’’; and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘reduced ability to 
rent or purchase a home or car, potential 
difficulty in securing employment,’’ after 
‘‘Federal law,’’; 
(F) in clause (x), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘consolidation loan under section 428C 
or a’’; 
(G) in clauses (xi) and (xii), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xiii) for each of the borrower’s loans 
made under part B, D, or E for which the 
borrower is receiving counseling under this 
subsection, the contact information for the 
loan servicer of the loan and a link to such 
servicer’s website; and 
‘‘(xiv) an explanation that an indi-
vidual has a right to annually request a 
disclosure of information collected by a 
consumer reporting agency pursuant to 
section 612(a) of the Fair Credit Report-
ing Act (15 U.S.C. 1681j(a)).’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘online or’’ before ‘‘in 
writing’’; and 
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(B) by adding before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘, except that in the case of an 
institution using the online counseling tool de-
scribed in subsection (n)(1)(A), the Secretary 
shall attempt to provide such information to the 
student in the manner described in subsection 
(n)(3)(C)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘, such as 
the online counseling tool described in subsection 
(n)(1)(A),’’ after ‘‘electronic means’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 485(d)(1) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘including income- 
sensitive’’ and all that follows through ‘‘part D’’ and in-
serting ‘‘including, beginning on July 1, 2019, the income- 
based repayment plan under section 493C(f) and the fixed 
repayment plan described in section 493E’’. 
SEC. 4095. CLERY ACT AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND 
CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS.—Section 485(f) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(F)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(C) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘;’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) of hazing incidents that were re-
ported to campus security authorities or 
local police agencies; and 
‘‘(v) of harassment incidents that 
were reported to campus security authori-
ties or local police agencies.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6)(A), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) For purposes of reporting under 
this subsection, the term ‘hazing’ means 
any intentional, knowing, or reckless act 
committed by a student, or a former stu-
dent, of an institution of higher education, 
whether individually or in concert with 
other persons, against another student, 
that— 
‘‘(I) was committed in connection 
with an initiation into, an affiliation 
with, or the maintenance of member-
ship in, any organization that is affili-
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ated with such institution of higher 
education; and 
‘‘(II) contributes to a substantial 
risk of physical injury, mental harm, 
or personal degradation or causes 
physical injury, mental harm, or per-
sonal degradation. 
‘‘(vii) For purposes of reporting under 
this section, the term ‘harassment’ means 
conduct, including acts of verbal, non-
verbal, or physical aggression, intimidation, 
or hostility (including conduct that is un-
dertaken in whole or in part, through the 
use of electronic messaging services, com-
mercial mobile services, electronic commu-
nications, or other technology) that— 
‘‘(I) is sufficiently severe, per-
sistent, or pervasive so as to limit a 
student’s ability to participate in or 
benefit from a program or activity at 
an institution of higher education, or 
to create a hostile or abusive edu-
cational environment at an institution 
of higher education; and 
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‘‘(II) is based on a student’s ac-
tual or perceived race, gender, reli-
gion, national origin, sexual orienta-
tion, gender identity, ethnicity, or dis-
ability. 
‘‘(viii) The term ‘commercial mobile 
service’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 332(d) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)). 
‘‘(ix) The term ‘electronic communica-
tion’ means any transfer of signs, signals, 
writing, images, sounds, or data of any na-
ture transmitted in whole or in part by a 
wire, 
radio, 
electromagnetic, 
photoelectronic, or photooptical system. 
‘‘(x) The term ‘electronic messaging 
services’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 102 of the Communications Assist-
ance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 
1001).’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7), by inserting after the sec-
ond sentence the following: ‘‘For hazing incidents, 
such statistics shall be compiled in accordance with 
the definition of that term in paragraph (6)(A)(vi). 
For harassment incidents, such statistics shall be 
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compiled in accordance with the definition of that 
term in paragraph (6)(A)(vii).’’. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING HARASS-
MENT.—Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(18) as paragraphs (10) through (19), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9)(A) Each institution of higher education 
participating in any program under this title, other 
than a foreign institution of higher education, shall 
develop and distribute as part of the report de-
scribed in paragraph (1) a statement of policy re-
garding harassment, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) a prohibition of harassment— 
‘‘(I) on campus; 
‘‘(II) in or on a noncampus building 
or property; 
‘‘(III) on public property; 
‘‘(IV) in dormitories or other residen-
tial facilities for students on campus; 
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‘‘(V) through the use of electronic 
mail addresses issued by the institution of 
higher education; 
‘‘(VI) through the use of computers 
and communication networks, including 
any telecommunications service, owned, op-
erated, or contracted for use by the institu-
tion of higher education or its agents; or 
‘‘(VII) during an activity sponsored by 
the institution of higher education or car-
ried out with the use of resources provided 
by the institution of higher education; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the institution’s pro-
grams to combat harassment, which shall be 
aimed at the prevention of harassment; 
‘‘(iii) a description of the procedures that 
a student should follow if an incident of harass-
ment occurs; and 
‘‘(iv) a description of the procedures that 
the institution will follow once an incident of 
harassment has been reported, including a 
statement of the standard of evidence that will 
be used during any institutional conduct pro-
ceeding arising from such a report. 
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‘‘(B) The statement of policy described in sub-
paragraph (A) shall address the following areas: 
‘‘(i) Procedures for timely institutional ac-
tion in cases of alleged harassment, which pro-
cedures shall include a clear statement that the 
accuser and the accused shall be informed of 
the outcome of any disciplinary proceedings in 
response to an allegation of harassment. 
‘‘(ii) Possible sanctions to be imposed fol-
lowing the final determination of an institu-
tional disciplinary procedure regarding harass-
ment. 
‘‘(iii) Notification of existing counseling, 
mental health, or student services for victims or 
perpetrators of harassment, both on campus 
and in the community. 
‘‘(iv) Identification of a designated em-
ployee or office at the institution that will be 
responsible for receiving and tracking each re-
port of harassment.’’. 
SEC. 4096. ONLINE SURVEY TOOL FOR CAMPUS SAFETY. 
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092) is further amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (18) and (19) 
as so redesignated as paragraphs (19) and (20), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(18) ONLINE
SURVEY
TOOL
FOR
CAMPUS 
SAFETY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
in consultation with the Attorney General and 
experts in domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking, develop, design, 
and make available through a secure online por-
tal, a standardized online survey tool regarding 
student experiences with domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(B) DEVELOPMENT OF SURVEY TOOL.— 
In developing the survey tool required under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) use best practices from peer-re-
viewed research measuring domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; and 
‘‘(ii) consult with the higher education 
community and experts in survey research 
related to domestic violence, dating vio-
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lence, sexual assault, and stalking regard-
ing the development and design of such 
survey tool and the methodology for ad-
ministration of such survey tool. 
‘‘(C) ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The survey tool 
developed pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be fair and unbiased, scientifically valid 
and reliable, and meet the highest stand-
ards of survey research. 
‘‘(ii) 
SURVEY
QUESTIONS.—Survey 
questions included in the survey tool devel-
oped pursuant to this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(I) be designed to gather infor-
mation on student experiences with 
domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking, including 
the experiences of victims of such inci-
dents; 
‘‘(II) use trauma-informed lan-
guage to prevent retraumatization; 
and 
‘‘(III) include the following: 
‘‘(aa) Questions designed to 
determine the incidence and prev-
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alence of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking. 
‘‘(bb) Questions regarding 
whether students know about in-
stitutional policies and proce-
dures related to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking. 
‘‘(cc) Questions designed to 
determine, if victims reported do-
mestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking— 
‘‘(AA) to whom the in-
cident was reported and 
what response the victim 
may have received; and 
‘‘(BB) whether the vic-
tim was informed of, or re-
ferred to, national, State, 
local, 
or 
on-campus 
re-
sources. 
‘‘(dd) Questions regarding 
contextual 
factors, 
such 
as 
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whether force, incapacitation, or 
coercion was involved. 
‘‘(ee) Questions to determine 
whether an accused individual 
was a student at the institution. 
‘‘(ff) Questions to determine 
whether a victim reported an in-
cident to State, local, or campus 
law enforcement. 
‘‘(gg) Questions to deter-
mine why the victim chose to re-
port or not report an incident to 
State, local, or campus law en-
forcement. 
‘‘(hh) Other questions as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(iii) 
ADDITIONAL
ELEMENTS.—In 
addition to the standardized questions de-
veloped by the Secretary under clause (ii), 
an institution may request additional infor-
mation from students that would increase 
the understanding of the institution of 
school climate factors unique to their cam-
puses. 
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‘‘(iv) RESPONSES.—The responses to 
the survey questions described in clause 
(ii) shall— 
‘‘(I) be submitted confidentially; 
‘‘(II) not be included in crime 
statistics; and 
‘‘(III) in the case of such re-
sponses being included in a report, 
shall not include personally identifi-
able information. 
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION OF SURVEY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each institution 
shall administer the survey tool developed 
pursuant to this paragraph every 2 years. 
‘‘(ii) FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Secretary, in consultation with the At-
torney General, shall develop a mechanism 
by which institutions of higher education 
may, with respect to the survey tool devel-
oped pursuant to this paragraph— 
‘‘(I) administer such survey tool; 
and 
‘‘(II) modify such survey tool to 
include additional elements or require-
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ments, as determined by the institu-
tion. 
‘‘(iii) COSTS.—The Secretary may not 
require an institution of higher education 
to pay to modify the survey tool in accord-
ance with clause (ii)(II). 
‘‘(E) COMPLETED
SURVEYS.—The Sec-
retary shall require each institution partici-
pating in any program under this title to ensure 
that an adequate, random, and representative 
sample size of students (as determined by the 
Secretary) enrolled at the institution complete 
the survey tool developed pursuant to this para-
graph beginning not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Aim Higher Act. 
‘‘(F) REPORT.—Beginning not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of the Aim 
Higher Act, the Secretary shall prepare a bien-
nial report on the information gained from the 
standardized elements of the survey under this 
paragraph and publish such report in an acces-
sible format on the website of the Department 
and submit such report to Congress. The report 
shall include campus-level data for each school 
and attributed by name of each campus in a 
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manner 
that 
permits 
comparisons 
across 
schools and campuses. 
‘‘(G) 
PUBLICATION.—Each 
institution 
shall publish— 
‘‘(i) the campus-level results of the 
standardized elements of the survey under 
this paragraph on the website of the insti-
tution and in the annual security report re-
quired under paragraph 1 for the cam-
puses affiliated with the institution; and 
‘‘(ii) the campus-level results of the 
additional elements modifying the survey 
by the institution, if any, on the website of 
the institution. 
‘‘(H) VIOLATION.—Upon a determination 
pursuant to section 487(c)(3)(B) that an insti-
tution of higher education has violated or failed 
to carry out any provision under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall impose a civil pen-
alty upon the institution in the same amount 
and pursuant to the same procedures as a civil 
penalty 
is 
imposed 
under 
section 
487(c)(3)(B).’’. 
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SEC. 4097. AMENDMENTS TO INSTITUTIONAL AND FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) NOTICE TO STUDENTS CONCERNING DRUG VIO-
LATIONS.—Subsection (k) of section 485 (20 U.S.C. 
1092) is repealed. 
(b) SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR FOSTER AND 
HOMELESS YOUTH.—Section 485 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is amended by insert-
ing after subsection (j) the following: 
‘‘(k) Each institution of higher education partici-
pating in any program under this title shall— 
‘‘(1) have designated an appropriate staff per-
son as a single point of contact to assist homeless 
children and youths (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)) and foster care chil-
dren and youth in accessing and completing postsec-
ondary education, including by ensuring that such 
homeless children and youths and foster care chil-
dren and youth are connected to applicable and 
available student support services, programs, and 
community resources in areas such as financial aid, 
academic advising, housing, food, public benefits, 
health care, health insurance, mental health, and 
mentoring; 
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‘‘(2) post public notice about student financial 
assistance and other assistance available to homeless 
children and youths and foster care children and 
youth, including their eligibility as independent stu-
dents under subparagraphs (B) and (H) of sections 
480(d)(1); 
‘‘(3) give priority for any institutionally owned 
or operated housing facilities, including student 
housing facilities that remain open for occupation 
during school breaks or on a year-round basis, to— 
‘‘(A) homeless children and youths (as 
such term is defined in section 725 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11434a); 
‘‘(B) youth who are unaccompanied, at 
risk of homelessness, and self-supporting; and 
‘‘(C) foster care children and youth; 
‘‘(4) have developed a plan for how homeless 
children and youths, youth who are unaccompanied, 
at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, and fos-
ter care children and youth can access housing re-
sources during and between academic terms, 
through means that may include access to institu-
tionally owned or operated housing during breaks 
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and a list of housing resources in the community 
that provide short-term housing; and 
‘‘(5) include, in its application for admission, 
questions (to be answered voluntarily) regarding the 
applicant’s status as a homeless child or youth or 
foster care child or youth, that— 
‘‘(A) can be answered by the applicant vol-
untarily for the limited purpose of being pro-
vided information about financial aid or any 
other available assistance; and 
‘‘(B) explain the key terms in the question 
in a manner children and youth can understand 
in order to self-identify and declare eligibility as 
a homeless child or youth or foster care child or 
youth.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING.—Section 
485(l) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(l)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) ANNUAL FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible institu-
tion shall ensure that each individual who re-
ceives a loan made under part D (other than a 
Federal Direct Consolidation Loan or a loan 
made under section 460A and 460B) receives 
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comprehensive information on the terms and 
conditions of such loan and the responsibilities 
the individual has with respect to such loan. 
Such information shall be provided, for each 
award year for which the individual receives 
such loan, in a simple and understandable man-
ner— 
‘‘(i) during a counseling session con-
ducted in person; 
‘‘(ii) online, with the individual ac-
knowledging receipt of the information; or 
‘‘(iii) through the use of the online 
counseling tool described in subsection 
(n)(1)(B). 
‘‘(B) USE OF INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS.— 
In the case of institutions not using the online 
counseling 
tool 
described 
in 
subsection 
(n)(1)(B), the Secretary shall require such in-
stitutions to carry out the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) through the use of interactive 
programs, during an annual counseling session 
that is in-person or online, that tests the indi-
vidual’s understanding of the terms and condi-
tions of the loan awarded to the individual, 
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using simple and understandable language and 
clear formatting. 
‘‘(2) ALL INDIVIDUALS.—The information to be 
provided under paragraph (1)(A) to each individual 
receiving counseling under this subsection shall in-
clude the following: 
‘‘(A) An explanation of how the individual 
may budget for typical educational expenses 
and a sample budget based on the cost of at-
tendance for the institution. 
‘‘(B) An explanation that an individual has 
a right to annually request a disclosure of infor-
mation collected by a consumer reporting agen-
cy pursuant to section 612(a) of the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681j(a)). 
‘‘(C) An introduction to the financial man-
agement resources provided by the Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau. 
‘‘(3) BORROWERS
RECEIVING
LOANS
MADE 
UNDER
PART
D
(OTHER
THAN
PARENT
PLUS 
LOANS).—The information to be provided under 
paragraph (1)(A) to a borrower of a loan made 
under part D (other than a Federal Direct PLUS 
Loan made on behalf of a dependent student) shall 
include the following: 
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‘‘(A) A notification that some students 
may qualify for other financial aid and an ex-
planation that the borrower should consider ac-
cepting any grant, scholarship, or State or Fed-
eral work-study jobs for which the borrower is 
eligible prior to accepting student loans. 
‘‘(B) To the extent practicable, the effect 
of accepting the loan to be disbursed on the eli-
gibility of the borrower for other forms of stu-
dent financial assistance. 
‘‘(C) An explanation of the use of the stu-
dent loan contract referred to in section 
432(m)(1)(D). 
‘‘(D) An explanation that the borrower is 
not required to accept the full amount of the 
loan offered to the borrower. 
‘‘(E) An explanation of the approved edu-
cational expenses for which the borrower may 
use a loan made under part D. 
‘‘(F) A recommendation to the borrower to 
exhaust the borrower’s Federal student loan op-
tions prior to taking out private education 
loans, an explanation that Federal student 
loans typically offer better terms and conditions 
than private education loans, an explanation 
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that Federal student loans offer consumer pro-
tections typically not available in the private 
education loan market, an explanation of treat-
ment of loans made under part D and private 
education loans in bankruptcy, and an expla-
nation that if a borrower decides to take out a 
private education loan— 
‘‘(i) the borrower has the ability to se-
lect a private educational lender of the bor-
rower’s choice; 
‘‘(ii) the proposed private education 
loan may impact the borrower’s potential 
eligibility for other financial assistance, in-
cluding Federal financial assistance under 
this title; and 
‘‘(iii) the borrower has a right— 
‘‘(I) to accept the terms of the 
private education loan within 30 cal-
endar days following the date on 
which the application for such loan is 
approved and the borrower receives 
the required disclosure documents, 
pursuant to section 128(e) of the 
Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1638(e)); and 
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‘‘(II) to cancel such loan within 3 
business days of the date on which the 
loan is consummated, pursuant to sec-
tion 128(e)(7) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
1638(e)(7)). 
‘‘(G) The interest rate for the loan, as of 
the date of the counseling. 
‘‘(H) Information on how interest accrues 
and is capitalized during periods when the in-
terest is not paid by either the borrower or the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(I) In the case of a Federal Direct PLUS 
Loan or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Staf-
ford Loan, the option of the borrower to pay 
the interest while the borrower is in school. 
‘‘(J) The definition of half-time enrollment 
at the institution, during regular terms and 
summer school, if applicable, and the con-
sequences of not maintaining at least half-time 
enrollment. 
‘‘(K) An explanation of the importance of 
contacting the appropriate offices at the institu-
tion of higher education if the borrower with-
draws prior to completing the borrower’s pro-
gram of study so that the institution can pro-
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vide exit counseling, including information re-
garding the borrower’s repayment options and 
loan consolidation. 
‘‘(L) The obligation of the borrower to 
repay the full amount of the loan, regardless of 
whether the borrower completes or does not 
complete the program in which the borrower is 
enrolled within the regular time for program 
completion. 
‘‘(M) The likely consequences of default on 
the loan, including adverse credit reports, delin-
quent debt collection procedures under Federal 
law, and litigation. 
‘‘(N) Notice of the institution’s most re-
cent adjusted cohort default rate (calculated in 
accordance with section 435(m)(1)(E)), an ex-
planation of the adjusted cohort default rate, 
the most recent national average adjusted co-
hort default rate, and the most recent national 
average adjusted cohort default rate for the cat-
egory 
of 
institution 
described 
in 
section 
435(m)(4) to which the institution belongs. 
‘‘(O) Information on the National Student 
Loan Data System and how the borrower can 
access the borrower’s records. 
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‘‘(P) The contact information for the insti-
tution’s financial aid office or other appropriate 
office at the institution the borrower may con-
tact if the borrower has any questions about the 
borrower’s rights and responsibilities or the 
terms and conditions of the loan. 
‘‘(Q) For a first-time borrower, in addition 
to all the information described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (P)— 
‘‘(i) a statement of the anticipated 
balance on the loan for which the borrower 
is receiving counseling under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) based on such anticipated bal-
ance, the anticipated monthly payment 
amount under, at minimum— 
‘‘(I) the fixed repayment plan de-
scribed in section 493E; and 
‘‘(II) the income-based repay-
ment plan under section 493C(f), as 
determined using regionally available 
data from the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the average starting salary 
for the occupation in which the bor-
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rower has an interest in or intends to 
be employed; 
‘‘(iii) an estimate of the projected 
monthly payment amount under each re-
payment plan described in clause (ii), 
based on the average cumulative indebted-
ness at graduation for borrowers of loans 
made under part D who are in the same 
program of study as the borrower and the 
expected increase in the cost of attendance 
of such program; and 
‘‘(iv) information on the annual and 
aggregate loan limits for Federal Direct 
Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsub-
sidized Stafford Loans as it pertains to the 
loan for which the borrower is receiving 
counseling, and a statement that such ag-
gregate borrowing limit may change based 
on the borrower’s student status (whether 
undergraduate or graduate) or if there is a 
change in the borrower’s dependency sta-
tus. 
‘‘(R) For a borrower with an outstanding 
balance of principal or interest due on a loan 
made under this title, in addition to all the in-
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formation described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (P)— 
‘‘(i) information on each student loan 
that the institution is aware that the stu-
dent has borrowed, including Federal 
loans, private loans, and loans from the in-
stitution; 
‘‘(ii) the total amount of the out-
standing balance and interest accrued from 
the Federal student loans described in 
clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) for each Federal loan described 
in clause (i), the interest rate for the loan, 
as of the date of the counseling, and a 
statement that the interest rate on student 
loans may vary based on when the loan 
was borrowed and other factors; 
‘‘(iv) based on such outstanding bal-
ance for the Federal student loans, the an-
ticipated monthly payment amount under 
the fixed repayment plan described in sec-
tion 493E, the income-based repayment 
plan under section 493C(f), and any other 
repayment plan for which each loan may 
be eligible, calculated using regionally 
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available data from the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics of the average starting salary for 
the occupation the borrower intends to be 
employed; 
‘‘(v) an estimate of the projected 
monthly payment amount under each re-
payment plan described in clause (iv), 
based on— 
‘‘(I) the outstanding balance de-
scribed in clause (ii); 
‘‘(II) the anticipated outstanding 
balance on the loan for which the stu-
dent is receiving counseling under this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(III) a projection for any other 
loans made under part D that the 
borrower is reasonably expected to ac-
cept during the borrower’s program of 
study based on at least the average 
cumulative indebtedness at graduation 
for borrowers of loans made under 
part D who are in the same program 
of study as the borrower and the ex-
pected increase in the cost of attend-
ance of such program; 
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‘‘(vi) a statement that the outstanding 
balance described in clause (ii), the interest 
rate described in clause (iii), and the 
monthly amount described in clause (iv) 
and clause (v) does not include any 
amounts that the student may be required 
to repay for private or institutional loans; 
and 
‘‘(vii) the percentage of the total ag-
gregate borrowing limit that the student 
has reached, as of the date of the coun-
seling, for Federal Direct Stafford Loans 
and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
Loans, and a statement that such aggre-
gate borrowing limit may change based on 
the borrower’s student status (whether un-
dergraduate or graduate) or if there is a 
change in the borrower’s dependency sta-
tus. 
‘‘(4) BORROWERS
RECEIVING
PARENT
PLUS 
LOANS FOR DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—The informa-
tion to be provided under paragraph (1)(A) to a bor-
rower of a Federal Direct PLUS Loan made on be-
half of a dependent student shall include the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) A notification that some students 
may qualify for other financial aid and an ex-
planation that the student for whom the bor-
rower is taking out the loan should consider ac-
cepting any grant, scholarship, or State or Fed-
eral work-study jobs for which the borrower is 
eligible prior to borrowing Parent PLUS Loans. 
‘‘(B) The information described in sub-
paragraphs (B) through (D) and (L) through 
(O) of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(C) The interest rate for the loan, as of 
the date of the counseling. 
‘‘(D) The option of the borrower to pay the 
interest on the loan while the loan is in 
deferment. 
‘‘(E) Debt management strategies that are 
designed to facilitate the repayment of such in-
debtedness. 
‘‘(F) An explanation that the borrower has 
the options to prepay each loan, pay each loan 
on a shorter schedule, and change repayment 
plans. 
‘‘(G) For each Federal Direct PLUS Loan 
made on behalf of a dependent student for 
which the borrower is receiving counseling 
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under this subsection, the contact information 
for the loan servicer of the loan and a link to 
such servicer’s Website. 
‘‘(H) For a first-time borrower of such 
loan— 
‘‘(i) a statement of the anticipated 
balance on the loan for which the borrower 
is receiving counseling under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) based on such anticipated bal-
ance, the anticipated monthly payment 
amount under the fixed repayment plan 
described in section 493E, the income- 
based 
repayment 
plan 
under 
section 
493C(f), and any other repayment plan for 
which each loan may be eligible; and 
‘‘(iii) an estimate of the projected 
monthly payment amount under the fixed 
repayment plan described in section 493E, 
the income-based repayment plan under 
section 493C(f), and any other repayment 
plan for which each loan may be eligible, 
based on the average cumulative indebted-
ness of other borrowers of Federal Direct 
PLUS Loans made on behalf of dependent 
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students who are in the same program of 
study as the student on whose behalf the 
borrower borrowed the loan and the ex-
pected increase in the cost of attendance of 
such program. 
‘‘(I) For a borrower with an outstanding 
balance of principal or interest due on such 
loan— 
‘‘(i) a statement of the amount of 
such outstanding balance; 
‘‘(ii) based on such outstanding bal-
ance, the anticipated monthly payment 
amount under the fixed repayment plan 
described in section 493E, the income- 
based 
repayment 
plan 
under 
section 
493C(f), and any other repayment plan for 
which each loan may be eligible; and 
‘‘(iii) an estimate of the projected 
monthly payment amount under the fixed 
and income-based repayment plans, based 
on— 
‘‘(I) the anticipated outstanding 
balance on the loan for which the bor-
rower is receiving counseling under 
this subsection; and 
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‘‘(II) a projection for any other 
Federal Direct PLUS Loan made on 
behalf of the dependent student that 
the borrower is reasonably expected to 
accept during the program of study of 
such student based on at least the av-
erage 
cumulative 
indebtedness 
of 
other borrowers of Federal Direct 
PLUS Loans made on behalf of de-
pendent students who are in the same 
program of study as the student on 
whose behalf the borrower borrowed 
the loan and the expected increase in 
the cost of attendance of such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL
LOAN
ACCEPTANCE.—Prior to 
making the first disbursement of a loan made under 
part D (other than a Federal Direct Consolidation 
Loan or a loan made under section 460A and 460B) 
to a borrower for an award year, an eligible institu-
tion, shall, as part of carrying out the counseling re-
quirements of this subsection for the loan, ensure 
that after receiving the applicable counseling under 
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) for the loan the bor-
rower accepts the loan for such award year by— 
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‘‘(A) signing and returning to the institu-
tion the student loan contract for the loan re-
ferred to in section 432(m)(1)(D) that affirma-
tively states that the borrower accepts the loan; 
or 
‘‘(B) electronically signing an electronic 
version of the student loan contract described in 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
(d) ONLINE COUNSELING TOOLS.—Section 485 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) ONLINE COUNSELING TOOLS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the Aim Higher 
Act, the Secretary shall maintain— 
‘‘(A) an online counseling tool that pro-
vides the exit counseling required under sub-
section (b) and meets the applicable require-
ments of this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) an online counseling tool that pro-
vides the annual counseling required under sub-
section (l) and meets the applicable require-
ments of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS OF TOOLS.—In maintain-
ing the online counseling tools described in para-
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graph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that each such 
tool is— 
‘‘(A) consumer tested, in consultation with 
other relevant Federal agencies and including 
students and borrowers, institutions of higher 
education, secondary school and postsecondary 
counselors, and nonprofit consumer groups, to 
ensure that the tool is effective in helping indi-
viduals understand their rights and obligations 
with respect to borrowing a loan made under 
part D; 
‘‘(B) understandable to borrowers of loans 
made under part D; and 
‘‘(C) freely available to all eligible institu-
tions. 
‘‘(3) RECORD OF COUNSELING COMPLETION.— 
The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) use each online counseling tool de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to keep a record of 
which individuals have received counseling using 
the tool, and notify the applicable institutions 
of the individual’s completion of such coun-
seling; 
‘‘(B) in the case of a borrower who re-
ceives annual counseling for a loan made under 
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part D using the tool described in paragraph 
(1)(B), notify the borrower by when the bor-
rower should accept, in a manner described in 
subsection (l)(5), the loan for which the bor-
rower has received such counseling; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of a borrower described in 
subsection (b)(1)(B) at an institution that uses 
the online counseling tool described in para-
graph (1)(A) of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall attempt to provide the information de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(A) to the borrower 
through such tool.’’. 
SEC. 4098. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PELL GRANTS. 
Section 485E(b)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092f(b)(1)(A)) is further amended 
by striking ‘‘section 401(b)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
401(b)(1)’’. 
SEC. 4099. INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CRIME STATIS-
TICS FOR PROGRAMS OF STUDY ABROAD. 
Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is further amended by in-
serting after section 485E the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 485F. INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CRIME STA-
TISTICS FOR PROGRAMS OF STUDY ABROAD. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each institution participating in 
any program under this title, other than a foreign institu-
tion of higher education, shall develop and distribute a 
statement of policy with respect to students participating 
in a program of study abroad approved for credit by the 
institution concerning crime and harm that may occur 
while participating in such program of study abroad that, 
at a minimum, includes a biennial review by the institution 
of the programs of study abroad approved for credit by 
the institution to determine— 
‘‘(1) the effectiveness of the programs at pro-
tecting students from crime and harm, and whether 
changes to the programs are needed (based on the 
most recent guidance or other assistance from the 
Secretary) and will be implemented; 
‘‘(2) for the 5 years preceding the date of the 
report, the number (in the aggregate for all pro-
grams of study abroad approved for credit by the in-
stitution) of— 
‘‘(A) deaths of program participants occur-
ring during program participation or during 
any other activities during the study abroad pe-
riod; 
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‘‘(B) sexual assaults against program par-
ticipants occurring during program participa-
tion and reported to the institution; 
‘‘(C) accidents and illnesses occurring dur-
ing program participation that resulted in hos-
pitalization and were reported to the institution; 
and 
‘‘(D) incidents involving program partici-
pants during the program participation that re-
sulted in police involvement or a police report 
and were reported to the institution; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to the incidents described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), wheth-
er the incidents occurred— 
‘‘(A) on campus; 
‘‘(B) in or on noncampus buildings or 
property; 
‘‘(C) on public property; 
‘‘(D) in dormitories or other residential fa-
cilities for students on campus; or 
‘‘(E) at a location not described in items 
(A) through (D) of this clause, without regard 
to whether the institution owns or controls a 
building or property at the location. 
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