credited nursing schools inside the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) the school’s students are required 
to complete their senior year at such hos-
pitals or accredited nurshing schools. 
‘‘(b) ADVISORY PANEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of quali-
fying a foreign medical school as an institution of 
higher education only for purposes of part B of title 
IV, the Secretary shall publish qualifying criteria by 
regulation and establish an advisory panel of medical 
experts that shall— 
‘‘(A) evaluate the standards of accredita-
tion applied to applicant foreign medical 
schools; and 
‘‘(B) determine the comparability of those 
standards to standards for accreditation applied 
to United States medical schools. 
‘‘(2) FAILURE
TO
RELEASE
INFORMATION.— 
The failure of an institution outside the United 
States to provide, release, or authorize release to the 
Secretary of such information as may be required by 
subsection (a)(2) shall render such institution ineli-
gible for the purpose of part B of title IV.’’. 
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(b) RESTRICTIONS
ON FUNDS
FOR FOR-PROFIT 
SCHOOLS.—Part B of title I is amended by inserting after 
section 122 (20 U.S.C. 1011k) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 123. RESTRICTIONS ON FUNDS FOR FOR-PROFIT 
SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this Act authorizing the use of funds by an insti-
tution of higher education that receives funds under this 
Act, none of the funds made available under this Act to 
a for-profit institution of higher education may be used 
for— 
‘‘(1) construction, maintenance, renovation, re-
pair, or improvement of classrooms, libraries, labora-
tories, or other facilities; 
‘‘(2) establishing, improving, or increasing an 
endowment fund; or 
‘‘(3) establishing or improving an institutional 
development office to strengthen or improve con-
tributions from alumni and the private sector. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
funds received by the institution from the grant, loan, or 
work assistance that is awarded under title IV to the stu-
dents attending such institution. 
‘‘(c) INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—Not-
withstanding section 101, a for-profit institution of higher 
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education shall not be considered an eligible institution for 
the programs under titles III and V of this Act.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 114(a) (20 U.S.C. 1011c(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 102)’’. 
(2) Section 435(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 102’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 101’’. 
(3) Subsection (d) of section 484 (20 U.S.C. 
1091(d)) is amended by striking the designation and 
heading of such subsection and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) SATISFACTION
OF
SECONDARY
EDUCATION 
STANDARDS.—’’. 
(4) Section 486(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1093(b)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘102(a)(3)(A), 102(a)(3)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘101(b)(4)(A), 101(b)(4)(B)’’. 
(5) 
Section 
487(c)(1)(A)(iii) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1094(c)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
102(a)(1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102’’. 
(6) Section 487(d) (20 U.S.C. 1094(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 102’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 101’’. 
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(7) Subsections (j) and (k) of section 496 (20 
U.S.C. 1099b(j), (k)) are each amended by striking 
‘‘section 102’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101’’. 
(8) Section 498(g)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1099c(g)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 102(a)(1)(C)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 102’’. 
(9) Section 498(i)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1099c(i)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 102’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 101’’. 
(10) Section 498(j)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1099c) is 
amended by striking ‘‘except that such branch shall 
not be required to meet the requirements of sections 
102(b)(1)(E) and 102(c)(1)(C) prior to seeking such 
certification’’ and inserting ‘‘except that such branch 
shall not be required to be in existence for at least 
2 years prior to seeking such certification’’. 
(11) Section 498B(b) (20 U.S.C. 1099c–2(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 102(a)(1)(C)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 102’’. 
(d) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) INCLUSION OF FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS 
IN DEFINITION.—The inclusion of proprietary and 
for-profit institutions within the definition of the 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’ ’’ in section 
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
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U.S.C. 1001) pursuant to the amendment made by 
subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any 
other provision of law (other than the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965) enacted before the date of enact-
ment of this Act that references section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (or that term as so 
defined), except as expressly provided by an amend-
ment to, or other revision of the application of, such 
law enacted after such date of enactment. 
(2) INCLUSION OF FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS 
AS TITLE III OR V ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—Any ref-
erence in any provision of law other than the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to institutions of higher edu-
cation that are eligible to participate in programs 
under title III or V of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1051 et. 
seq., 1101 et seq.) shall not be treated, as a con-
sequence of the amendment to section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001) by 
subsection (a) of this section, as including a ref-
erence to a for-profit or proprietary institution of 
higher education, except as expressly provided by an 
amendment to, or other revision of the application 
of, such law enacted after such date of enactment. 
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SEC. 102. NEW BORROWER DEFINITION. 
Paragraph (7) of section 103 (20 U.S.C. 1003) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) NEW
BORROWER.—The term ‘new bor-
rower’ when used with respect to any date for any 
loan under any provision of— 
‘‘(A) part B or part D of title IV means 
an individual who on that date has no out-
standing balance of principal or interest owing 
on any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 
either of those parts; and 
‘‘(B) part E of title IV means an indi-
vidual who on that date has no outstanding bal-
ance of principal or interest owing on any loan 
made under that part.’’. 
SEC. 103. STUDENT SPEECH AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. 
Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 1011a) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(1) It is the sense of Congress that no student 
attending an institution of higher education on a 
full- or part-time basis should, on the basis of par-
ticipation in protected speech or protected associa-
tion, be excluded from participation in, be denied the 
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination or offi-
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