information related to higher education that is pub-
lished by such department or agency is consistent 
with the information published on the College Dash-
board website. 
‘‘(9) REFERENCES
TO
COLLEGE
NAVIGATOR 
WEBSITE.—Any reference in this Act to the College 
Navigator website shall be considered a reference to 
the College Dashboard website.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), as amended 
by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended— 
(1) in section 131(h)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1015(h)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘College Navigator’’ and inserting ‘‘Col-
lege Dashboard’’; and 
(2) in section 132(a) (20 U.S.C. 1015a(a)), by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) COLLEGE DASHBOARD WEBSITE.—The term 
‘College Dashboard website’ means the College Dash-
board website required under subsection (d).’’. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Education shall 
develop and publish the College Dashboard website required 
under section 132 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1015a), as amended by subsections (a) and (b) of 
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this section, not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(d) COLLEGE NAVIGATOR WEBSITE MAINTENANCE.— 
The Secretary shall maintain the College Navigator website 
required under section 132 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a), as in effect the day before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, in the manner required under 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as in effect on such day, 
until the College Dashboard website referred to in subsection 
(c) is complete and publicly available on the Internet. 
SEC. 3. NET PRICE CALCULATORS. 
Subsection (c) of section 132 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a), as redesignated by section 
2(a)(4) of this Act, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR NET PRICE 
CALCULATORS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of the Strengthening Transparency 
in Higher Education Act, a net price calculator for 
an institution of higher education shall meet the fol-
lowing requirements: 
‘‘(A) The link for the calculator shall— 
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‘‘(i) be clearly labeled as a net price 
calculator and prominently, clearly, and 
conspicuously posted in locations on the 
website of such institution where informa-
tion on costs and aid is provided and any 
other location that the institution considers 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(ii) match in size and font to the 
other prominent links on the webpage where 
the link for the calculator is displayed. 
‘‘(B) The webpage displaying the results for 
the calculator shall specify at least the following 
information: 
‘‘(i) The net price (as calculated under 
subsection (a)(2)) for such institution, 
which shall be the most visually prominent 
figure on the results screen. 
‘‘(ii) Cost of attendance, including— 
‘‘(I) tuition and fees; 
‘‘(II) average annual cost of room 
and board for the institution for a full- 
time undergraduate student enrolled in 
the institution; 
‘‘(III) average annual cost of 
books and supplies for a full-time un-
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dergraduate student enrolled in the in-
stitution; and 
‘‘(IV) estimated cost of other ex-
penses (including personal expenses 
and transportation) for a full-time un-
dergraduate student enrolled in the in-
stitution. 
‘‘(iii) Estimated total need-based grant 
aid and merit-based grant aid from Fed-
eral, State, and institutional sources that 
may be available to a full-time under-
graduate student. 
‘‘(iv) Percentage of the full-time under-
graduate students enrolled in the institution 
that received any type of grant aid de-
scribed in clause (iii). 
‘‘(v) The disclaimer described in para-
graph (6). 
‘‘(vi) In the case of a calculator that— 
‘‘(I) includes questions to estimate 
the eligibility of a student or prospec-
tive student for veterans’ education 
benefits (as defined in section 480) or 
educational benefits for active duty 
service members, such benefits are dis-
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played on the results screen in a man-
ner that clearly distinguishes such ben-
efits from the grant aid described in 
clause (iii); or 
‘‘(II) does not include questions to 
estimate eligibility for the benefits de-
scribed in subclause (I), the results 
screen indicates that certain students 
(or prospective students) may qualify 
for such benefits and includes a link to 
information about such benefits. 
‘‘(C) The institution shall populate the cal-
culator with data from not later than 2 aca-
demic years prior to the most recent academic 
year. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION ON USE OF DATA COLLECTED 
BY THE NET PRICE CALCULATOR.—A net price calcu-
lator for an institution of higher education shall— 
‘‘(A) clearly indicate which questions are 
required to be completed for an estimate of the 
net price from the calculator; 
‘‘(B) in the case of a calculator that requests 
contact information from users, clearly mark 
such requests as optional and provide for an esti-
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mate of the net price from the calculator without 
requiring users to enter such information; and 
‘‘(C) prohibit any personally identifiable 
information provided by users from being sold or 
made available to third parties.’’. 
SEC. 4. FUNDING. 
(a) USE OF EXISTING FUNDS.—Of the amount author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of Education to 
maintain the College Navigator website, $1,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act. 
(b) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No funds 
are authorized by this Act to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 396 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4983 
[Report No. 113–530] 
A BILL 
To simplify and streamline the information regard-
ing institutions of higher education made publicly 
available by the Secretary of Education, and for 
other purposes. 
JULY 17, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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