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health disabilities in institutions of higher edu-
cation, including— 
(i) the services available to students 
with mental health disabilities in institu-
tions of higher education and their effective-
ness in supporting these students; 
(ii) the impact of policies and proce-
dures that help or hinder the goal of pro-
viding equal opportunity for students with 
mental health disabilities, such as reason-
able accommodation policies, mandatory 
and voluntary leave policies, and discipli-
nary policies; 
(iii) the use of protected health infor-
mation of students with mental health dis-
abilities by institutions of higher education, 
including the extent to which campus-based 
mental health providers share this informa-
tion with college or university officials 
without student consent; and 
(iv) the impact of providing mental 
health services on a student’s academic per-
formance, well-being, and ability to com-
plete college. 
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(B) Conclusions on the major challenges fac-
ing students with mental health disabilities in 
institutions of higher education. 
(C) Recommendations to improve the over-
all education, and retention and graduation 
rates, of students with mental health disabilities 
in institutions of higher education, with the goal 
of helping these students access educational op-
portunities equal to those of their peers without 
disabilities. 
(6) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(A) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—The members of 
the Commission shall not receive compensation 
for the performance of services for the Commis-
sion, but shall be allowed reasonable travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, while away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission. Not-
withstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Education may ac-
cept the voluntary and uncompensated services of 
members of the Commission. 
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(B) STAFF.—The Secretary of Education 
may designate such personnel as may be nec-
essary to enable the Commission to perform its 
duties. 
(C) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—Any Federal Government employee, with 
the approval of the head of the appropriate Fed-
eral agency, may be detailed to the Commission 
without reimbursement, and such detail shall be 
without interruption of loss of civil service status 
or privilege. 
(D) FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND
SERV-
ICES.—The Secretary of Education shall make 
available to the Commission, under such ar-
rangements as may be appropriate, necessary 
equipment, supplies, and services. 
(7) REPORTS.— 
(A) INTERIM
AND
FINAL
REPORTS.—The 
Commission shall prepare and submit to the Sec-
retary of Education, as well as the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives— 
(i) an interim report that summarizes 
the progress of the Commission, along with 
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any interim findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations as described in paragraph 
(5); and 
(ii) a final report that states final 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
as described in such paragraph. 
(B) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—The 
reports described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
prepared and submitted— 
(i) in the case of the interim report, 
not later than 1 year after the date on 
which all the members of the Commission 
are appointed; and 
(ii) in the case of the final report, not 
later than 2 years after the date on which 
all the members of the Commission are ap-
pointed. 
(8) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall ter-
minate on the day after the date on which the Com-
mission submits the final report under paragraph (7). 
(c) GAO STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report that exam-
ines the challenges faced by students with mental health dis-
abilities in institutions of higher education, including— 
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(1) the services available to students with mental 
health disabilities in institutions of higher education 
and what is known about their effectiveness in sup-
porting these students; 
(2) the impact of policies and procedures that 
help or hinder the goal of providing equal oppor-
tunity for students with mental health disabilities, 
such as reasonable accommodation policies, manda-
tory and voluntary leave policies, and disciplinary 
policies; 
(3) the use of protected health information of stu-
dents with mental health disabilities by institutions 
of higher education, including campus-based mental 
health providers sharing this information with college 
or university officials without student consent; 
(4) the impact of providing mental health serv-
ices on a student’s academic performance, well-being, 
and ability to complete college; 
(5) information on the major challenges facing 
students with mental health disabilities in institu-
tions of higher education; and 
(6) recommendations to improve the overall edu-
cation, and retention and graduation rates, of stu-
dents with mental health disabilities in institutions of 
higher education, with the goal of helping these stu-
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dents access educational opportunities equal to those 
of their peers without disabilities. 
SEC. 9011. FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN CANCELLATION COM-
MISSION. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to estab-
lish a commission to study— 
(1) the impact of Federal student loan debt on 
the short- and long-term socioeconomic outcomes of— 
(A) individual borrowers; and 
(B) regional and national economies; 
(2) the feasibility of canceling Federal student 
loan debt; and 
(3) the benefits of any such cancellation. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Com-
mission on Federal Student Loan Cancellation (hereinafter 
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(c) DUTIES.—The Commission shall perform the fol-
lowing duties: 
(1) Study the decline in State investment in, 
and the attendant rise in debt financing for, higher 
education from 1965 to the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) Identify, compile, and synthesize the relevant 
corpus of evidentiary documentation on Federal stu-
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