In the Senate of the United States, 
June 23, 2009. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1777) entitled ‘‘An Act to make technical correc-
tions to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
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.
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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. Waiver of master calendar and negotiated rulemaking requirements. 
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 provision, 
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 enactment of the Higher Education Opportunity 
Act (Public Law 110–315).
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TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.— 
(1) GENERAL
DEFINITION
OF
INSTITUTION
OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION.—Section 101(b) of the Higher 
Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110–315) is 
amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’. 
(2) DEFINITION
OF
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER 
EDUCATION FOR PURPOSES OF TITLE IV PROGRAMS.— 
Section 102(e) of the Higher Education Opportunity 
Act (Public Law 110–315) is amended by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘, except that, with 
respect to foreign nursing schools that were eligible to 
participate in part B of title IV as of the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act, the amendments 
made by subsection (a)(1)(D) shall take effect on July 
1, 2012.’’. 
(b) HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—Title I (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
102(a)(2)(D) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1002(a)(2)(D)), by striking ‘‘under part B’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under part B of title IV’’; 
(2) in section 111(b) (20 U.S.C. 1011(b)), by 
striking ‘‘With’’ and inserting ‘‘with’’;
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(3) in section 131(a)(3)(A)(iii)(I) (20 U.S.C. 
1015(a)(3)(A)(iii)(I)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
428(a)(2)(C)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
428(a)(2)(C)(ii)’’; 
(4) in section 136(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1015e(d)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘(Family Educational Rights and Pri-
vacy Act of 1974)’’ and inserting ‘‘(commonly known 
as the ‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
of 1974’)’’; 
(5) in section 141 (20 U.S.C. 1018)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) of subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘under this 
title’’ and inserting ‘‘under title IV’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘ap-
propriate committees of Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘authorizing committees’’; 
(6) 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 ‘‘borrowers of loans made under’’; and 
(7) in section 155(a) (20 U.S.C. 1019d(a)), by 
striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) include a place to provide information on— 
‘‘(A) the applicant’s cost of attendance at 
the institution of higher education, as deter-
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mined by the institution under part F of title 
IV; 
‘‘(B) the applicant’s estimated financial as-
sistance, including amounts of financial assist-
ance used to replace the expected family con-
tribution, as determined by the institution, in 
accordance with title IV, for students who have 
completed the Free Application for Federal Stu-
dent Aid; and 
‘‘(C) the difference between the amounts 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B), as applicable; 
and’’. 
TITLE II—TEACHER QUALITY 
ENHANCEMENT 
SEC. 201. TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT. 
Title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 200(22) (20 U.S.C. 1021(22)), by 
striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) prior to completion of the program— 
‘‘(i) attains full State certification or 
licensure and becomes highly qualified; and 
‘‘(ii) acquires a master’s degree not 
later than 18 months after beginning the 
program.’’;
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(2) 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)’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘pre- 
baccalaureate’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PRE- 
BACCALAUREATE’’ and inserting ‘‘THE’’; 
and 
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘An eligible partnership 
that receives a grant to carry out an effec-
tive program for the pre-baccalaureate prep-
aration of teachers shall carry out a pro-
gram that includes all of the following:’’ 
and inserting ‘‘An eligible partnership that 
receives a grant to carry out a program for 
the preparation of teachers shall carry out 
an effective pre-baccalaureate teacher prepa-
ration program or a 5th year initial licens-
ing program that includes all of the fol-
lowing:’’; 
(D) in subsection (e)(2)—
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(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘to earn’’ and inserting ‘‘leading to’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘one- 
year’’ before ‘‘teaching residency pro-
gram’’; and 
(II) in clause (iii)(I), by striking 
‘‘one-year’’; and 
(E) in subsection (i)(3), by striking ‘‘con-
sent of’’ and inserting ‘‘consent to’’; and 
(3) in section 231(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1032(a)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘serve graduate’’ and inserting ‘‘assist in 
the graduation of’’. 
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’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Tribally Controlled College or University 
Assistance Act of 1978’’ and inserting ‘‘the
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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’’; 
(2) in section 318(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b)(1)), 
by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) is not receiving assistance under— 
‘‘(i) part B; 
‘‘(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).’’; 
(3) in section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 1062(a)), in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in any 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for any fiscal year,’’; 
(4) in section 324(d) (20 U.S.C. 1063(d))—
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding sub-
sections (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding 
subsections (a)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) If the amount appropriated pursuant to section 
399(a)(2)(A) for any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay the 
minimum allotment required by paragraph (1) to all part 
B institutions, the amount of such minimum allotments 
shall be ratably reduced. If additional sums become avail-
able for such fiscal year, such reduced allocations shall be 
increased on the same basis as the basis on which they were 
reduced (until the amount allotted equals the minimum al-
lotment required by paragraph (1)).’’; 
(5) in section 351(a) (20 U.S.C. 1067a(a))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 304(a)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 303(a)(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of 1979’’; 
(6) in section 355(a) (20 U.S.C. 1067e(a)), by 
striking ‘‘302’’ and inserting ‘‘312’’; 
(7) in section 371(c) (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c))— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking 
‘‘402A(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘402A(h)’’;
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(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘402A(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘402A(h)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (9)— 
(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; 
‘‘(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 
(8) 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—