Sec. 496. Report to Congress on prevention of fraud and abuse in student fi-
nancial aid programs. 
‘‘Sec. 499. Report to Congress on prevention of fraud and abuse in stu-
dent financial aid programs. 
Sec. 497. Report to Congress on compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. 
‘‘Sec. 499A. Report to Congress on the Compliance of the student aid ap-
plication process with the requirements of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. 
TITLE V—DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS 
Sec. 501. Definitional changes. 
Sec. 502. Assurance of enrollment of needy students. 
Sec. 503. Additional amendments. 
Sec. 504. Postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans. 
‘‘PART B—PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC 
AMERICANS 
‘‘Sec. 511. Purposes. 
‘‘Sec. 512. Program authority and eligibility. 
‘‘Sec. 513. Authorized activities. 
‘‘Sec. 514. Application and duration. 
Sec. 505. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VI—TITLE VI AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 601. International and foreign language studies. 
Sec. 602. Business and international education programs. 
Sec. 603. Institute for International Public Policy. 
‘‘Sec. 621. Program for foreign service professionals. 
Sec. 604. Evaluation, outreach, and dissemination. 
‘‘Sec. 632. Evaluation, outreach, and dissemination. 
Sec. 605. Advisory Board. 
‘‘Sec. 633. International Higher Education Advisory Board. 
Sec. 606. Recruiter access to students and student recruiting information; safe-
ty. 
‘‘Sec. 634. Recruiter access to students and student recruiting informa-
tion. 
‘‘Sec. 635. Student safety. 
Sec. 607. National study of foreign language heritage communities. 
‘‘Sec. 636. National study of foreign language heritage communities. 
TITLE VII—TITLE VII AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 701. Javits fellowship program. 
Sec. 702. Graduate assistance in areas of national need. 
Sec. 703. Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program. 
Sec. 704. Fund for the improvement of postsecondary education. 
Sec. 705. Urban community service. 
Sec. 706. Demonstration projects to ensure students with disabilities receive a 
quality higher education. 
TITLE VIII—CLERICAL AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 801. Clerical amendments.
TITLE IX—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER EDUCATION LAWS 
PART A—EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986
Sec. 901. Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. 
Sec. 902. Agreement with Gallaudet University. 
Sec. 903. Authority. 
Sec. 903. Agreement for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. 
Sec. 905. Definitions. 
Sec. 906. Audit. 
Sec. 907. Reports. 
Sec. 908. Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. 
Sec. 909. Liaison for educational programs. 
Sec. 910. Federal endowment programs for Gallaudet University and the Na-
tional Technical Institute for the Deaf. 
Sec. 911. Oversight and effect of agreements. 
Sec. 913. International students. 
Sec. 913. Research priorities. 
Sec. 914. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘Sec. 1.
Short title. 
PART B—ADDITIONAL EDUCATION LAWS 
Sec. 921. Cancellation of student loan indebtedness for survivors of victims of 
the September 11, 2001, attacks. 
Sec. 922. Amendment to Higher Education Amendments of 1998. 
Sec. 923. Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978. 
Sec. 924. Navajo Community College Act. 
Sec. 925. Education Amendments of 1992. 
Sec. 926. Study of student learning outcomes and public accountability. 
Sec. 927. Study of minority graduation rates. 
Sec. 928. Study of education-related indebtedness of medical school graduates. 
Sec. 929. Study of adult learners. 
Sec. 930. Increase in college textbook prices. 
Sec. 931. Independent evaluation of distance education programs. 
Sec. 932. Study of campus-based program allocation of funds. 
Sec. 933. Summit on sustainability. 
Sec. 934. Study of residency applications.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES; EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) 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 provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Title I is amended by striking 
sections 101 and 102 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION. 
‘‘(a) INSTITUTION
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—For 
purposes of this Act, the term ‘institution of higher edu-
cation’ means an educational institution in any State 
that—
‘‘(1) admits as regular students only individuals 
who—
‘‘(A) meet the requirements of section 
484(d)(3), or have a certificate of graduation 
from a school providing secondary education, or 
the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; 
‘‘(B) are beyond the age of compulsory 
school attendance in the State in which the in-
stitution is located; or