(6) Section 467(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087gg(b)) is
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)(A), (5)(B)(i),
or (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)(A), (4)(B), or (5)’’.
(7) Section 469(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087ii(c)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘sections 602(a)(1) and
672(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 602(3) and
632(5)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘qualified professional pro-
vider of early intervention services’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘early intervention services’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘section 672(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 632(4)’’.
(h) AMENDMENTS TO PART F OF TITLE IV.—
(1) Section 471 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk) is amended
by striking ‘‘subparts 1 or 2’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart
1, 2, or 4’’.
(2) Section 478 (20 U.S.C. 1087rr) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘academic year 1993–
1994’’ and inserting ‘‘academic year 2000–
2001’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘December 1992’’ and
inserting ‘‘December 1999’’; and
(B) in subsection (h)—
(i) by striking ‘‘476(b)(4)(B),’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘meals away from
home, apparel and upkeep, transportation,
and housekeeping services’’ and inserting
‘‘food away from home, apparel, transpor-
tation, and household furnishings and op-
erations’’.
(3) Section 479A (20 U.S.C. 1087tt) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE.—For awards made prior to
January 1, 2000, an eligible institution shall be deemed
to be in compliance with the requirements of this section
with respect to the exercise of professional judgment if the
eligible institution has based the exercise of such judgment
on verifiable information provided by or on behalf of each
student for whom such action is taken.’’.
(i) AMENDMENTS TO PARTS G AND H OF TITLE
IV.—
(1) Section 482(a) (20 U.S.C. 1089(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall provide a period for
public comment of not less than 45 days after publi-
cation of any notice of proposed rulemaking pub-
lished after the date of the enactment of the Higher
Education Technical Amendments of 2000 affecting
programs under this title.’’.
(2) Section 483(d) (20 U.S.C. 1090(d)) is
amended by striking ‘‘that is authorized under sec-
tion 685(d)(2)(C)’’ in the second sentence and in-
serting ‘‘, or other appropriate provider of technical
assistance and information on postsecondary edu-
cational services, that is supported under section
685’’.
(3) Section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘cer-
tification,,’’ and inserting ‘‘certification,’’;
(B) in subsection (b)(2)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘section 428A’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 428H’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end
thereof;
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and
(iv) by striking subparagraph (C);
(C) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ‘‘cer-
tifies that he or she’’ after ‘‘The student’’; and
(D) in subsection (l)(1)(B)(i), by striking
‘‘section 521(4)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vo-
cational and Applied Technology Education
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(3)(C) of the Carl
D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education
Act of 1988’’.
(4)(A) Section 484(r)(1) is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘controlled substance’’ the following: ‘‘dur-
ing any period of enrollment for which the student
was receiving assistance under this title’’.
(B) Section 484(r) is further amended—
(i) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) CONSEQUENCES
OF
FAILURE
TO
AN-
SWER.—Any student who fails to answer a question
of the common financial aid form developed under
section 483 that relates to eligibility or ineligibility
under this subsection shall be treated as ineligible
until such question is answered.’’.
(C) The amendments made by this paragraph
shall be effective on the date of enactment of this
Act.
(5)(A) Section 484B (20 U.S.C. 1091b) is
amended—
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘sub-
part 4 of part A or’’ after ‘‘received under’’;
(ii) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) by inserting
‘‘(as determined in accordance with subsection
(d))’’ after ‘‘student has completed’’; and
(iii) in subsection (b)(2)—
(I) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘subject to—’’ through to the end of
such subparagraph and inserting ‘‘subject
to the procedures described in subpara-
graph (C)(ii).’’; and
(II) by amending subparagraph (C) to
read as follows:
‘‘(C) GRANT
OVERPAYMENT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—(i) Notwithstanding subparagraphs
(A) and (B), and subject to clause (ii), a stu-
dent shall not be required to return 50 percent
of the total grant assistance received by a stu-
dent under this title for a payment period or