I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 507
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2005
Mr. BOEHNER (for himself and Mr. MCKEON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References; effective date. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Definition of institution of higher education. 
‘‘Sec. 101. Definition of institution of higher education. 
‘‘Sec. 102. Institutions outside the United States. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Restrictions on funds for for-profit schools. 
Sec. 102. New borrower definition. 
Sec. 103. Student speech and association rights.
Sec. 104. Extension of National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality 
and Integrity. 
Sec. 105. Alcohol and drug abuse prevention. 
Sec. 106. Prior rights and obligations. 
Sec. 107. Consumer information and public accountability in higher education. 
‘‘Sec. 131. Consumer information and public accountability in higher edu-
cation. 
Sec. 108. Performance-based organization. 
TITLE II—TEACHER PREPARATION 
Sec. 201.
Teacher quality enhancement grants. 
‘‘PART A—TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATES AND 
PARTNERSHIPS 
‘‘Sec. 201. Purposes; definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 202. State grants. 
‘‘Sec. 203. Partnership grants. 
‘‘Sec. 204. Teacher recruitment grants. 
‘‘Sec. 205. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 206. Accountability and evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 207. Accountability for programs that prepare teachers. 
‘‘Sec. 208. State functions. 
‘‘Sec. 209. General provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 202. Preparing tomorrow’s teachers to use technology. 
Sec. 203. Centers of excellence. 
‘‘PART C—CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 
‘‘Sec. 231. Purposes; definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 232. Centers of excellence. 
‘‘Sec. 233. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 204. Transition. 
TITLE III—INSTITUTIONAL AID 
Sec. 301. Title III grants for American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and 
Universities. 
Sec. 302. Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. 
Sec. 303. Grants to part B institutions. 
Sec. 304. Technical amendments. 
Sec. 305. Title III authorizations. 
TITLE IV—STUDENT ASSISTANCE 
PART A—GRANTS TO STUDENTS 
Sec. 401. Pell Grants. 
‘‘Sec. 401A. Pell Grants Plus: achievement grants for State scholars. 
Sec. 402. TRIO programs. 
Sec. 403. GEARUP. 
Sec. 404. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants. 
Sec. 405. LEAP. 
Sec. 406. HEP/CAMP program. 
Sec. 407. Byrd Scholarship. 
Sec. 408. Child care access.
Sec. 409. Learning anytime anywhere partnerships. 
Sec. 410. Technical amendments. 
PART B—FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM 
Sec. 421. Reauthorization of Federal Family Education Loan Program. 
Sec. 422. Loan limits. 
Sec. 423. Interest rates and special allowances. 
Sec. 424. Additional loan terms and conditions. 
Sec. 425. Consolidation loan changes. 
Sec. 426. Unsubsidized Stafford loans. 
Sec. 427. Elimination of termination dates from Taxpayer-Teacher Protection 
Act of 2004. 
Sec. 428. Additional administrative provisions. 
PART C—FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 441. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 442. Community service. 
Sec. 443. Allocation of funds. 
Sec. 444. Books and supplies. 
Sec. 445. Job location and development. 
Sec. 446. Work colleges. 
PART D—FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM 
Sec. 451. Reauthorization of the Direct Loan Program. 
PART E—FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM 
Sec. 461. Reauthorization of program. 
Sec. 462. Loan terms and conditions. 
Sec. 463. Loan cancellation. 
Sec. 464. Technical amendments. 
PART F—NEED ANALYSIS 
Sec. 471. Simplified needs test improvements. 
Sec. 472. Additional need analysis amendments. 
PART G—GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENT FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 481. Definition of academic year. 
Sec. 482. Distance education. 
Sec. 483. Expanding information dissemination regarding eligibility for Pell 
Grants. 
Sec. 484. Student eligibility. 
Sec. 485. Institutional refunds. 
Sec. 486. Institutional and financial assistance information for students. 
Sec. 487. College access initiative. 
‘‘Sec. 485D. College access initiative. 
Sec. 488. Distance education demonstration program. 
Sec. 489. College affordability demonstration program. 
‘‘Sec. 486A. College affordability demonstration program. 
Sec. 490. Program participation agreements. 
Sec. 491. Additional technical and conforming amendments.
PART H—PROGRAM INTEGRITY 
Sec. 495. Accreditation. 
TITLE V—DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS 
Sec. 501. Definitional changes. 
Sec. 502. Assurance of enrollment of needy students. 
Sec. 503. Additional amendments. 
Sec. 504. Title V authorization. 
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. Authority. 
Sec. 903. Agreement for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. 
Sec. 904. Definitions. 
Sec. 905. Audit. 
Sec. 906. Reports. 
Sec. 907. Liaison for educational programs. 
Sec. 908. Federal endowment programs for Gallaudet University and the Na-
tional Technical Institute for the Deaf. 
Sec. 909. Oversight and effect of agreements. 
Sec. 910. Authorization of appropriations.
PART B—ADDITIONAL EDUCATION LAWS 
Sec. 921. Amendment to Higher Education Amendments of 1998. 
Sec. 922. Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978. 
Sec. 923. Navajo Community College Act. 
Sec. 924. Education Amendments of 1992. 
Sec. 925. Study of student learning outcomes and public accountability.
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 persons 
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; 
or 
‘‘(B) are beyond the age of compulsory 
school attendance in the State in which the in-
stitution is located; 
‘‘(2) is legally authorized within such State to 
provide a program of education beyond secondary 
education; 
‘‘(3)(A) is accredited by a nationally recognized 
accrediting agency or association; or 
‘‘(B) if not so accredited, is a public or non-
profit 
institution 
that 
has 
been 
granted 
preaccreditation status by such an agency or asso-
ciation that has been recognized by the Secretary for 
the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Sec-
retary has determined that there is satisfactory as-
surance that the institution will meet the accredita-
tion standards of such an agency or association 
within a reasonable time; and 
‘‘(4) meets either of the following criteria: