TITLE II—TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT 
PART A—TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS 
Sec. 2001. Definitions. 
Sec. 2002. Purposes. 
Sec. 2003. Partnership grants. 
Sec. 2004. Administrative provisions. 
Sec. 2005. Accountability and evaluation. 
Sec. 2006. Accountability for programs that prepare teachers, principals, or other 
school leaders. 
Sec. 2007. Teacher development. 
Sec. 2008. State functions. 
Sec. 2009. General provisions. 
Sec. 2010. Elevation of the education profession study. 
Sec. 2011. Authorization of appropriations. 
PART B—ENHANCING TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER EDUCATION 
Sec. 2101. Enhancing teacher and school leader education. 
TITLE III—INSTITUTIONAL AID 
Sec. 3001. Strengthening institutions. 
Sec. 3002. Strengthening institutions. 
Sec. 3003. Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 
Sec. 3004. Historically Black College and University Capital Financing. 
Sec. 3005. Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other 
minority-serving institutions. 
Sec. 3006. General provisions. 
TITLE IV—STUDENT ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 4001. Effective date. 
PART A—GRANTS TO STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION 
SUBPART 1—FEDERAL PELL GRANTS 
Sec. 4011. Amount of grants. 
Sec. 4012. Grant eligibility. 
Sec. 4013. Extending Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term pro-
grams. 
Sec. 4014. Providing Federal Pell Grants for Iraq and Afghanistan veteran’s de-
pendents. 
Sec. 4015. Federal Pell Grant fraud prevention. 
Sec. 4016. Federal Pell Grants on behalf of incarcerated individuals. 
SUBPART 2—FEDERAL EARLY OUTREACH AND STUDENT SERVICES PROGRAMS 
CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4021. Program authority; authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 4022. Talent search. 
Sec. 4023. Upward bound. 
Sec. 4024. Student support services. 
Sec. 4025. Postbaccalaureate achievement program authority. 
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Sec. 4026. Educational opportunity centers. 
Sec. 4027. Staff developmental activities. 
Sec. 4028. Reports and evaluations. 
CHAPTER 2—GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR 
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4031. Gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs. 
SUBPART 3—FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS 
Sec. 4041. Purpose; appropriations authorized. 
Sec. 4042. Institutional eligibility. 
Sec. 4043. Allocation of funds. 
Sec. 4044. Emergency financial aid grant program. 
SUBPART 4—SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE 
ENGAGED IN MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORK 
Sec. 4051. Special programs for students whose families are engaged in migrant 
and seasonal farmwork. 
SUBPART 5—CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL 
Sec. 4061. CCAMPIS Reauthorization. 
SUBPART 6—JUMPSTART TO COLLEGE GRANT PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4071. Jumpstart to college grant programs. 
SUBPART 7—TEACH GRANTS 
Sec. 4081. Revised definitions of teach grants. 
Sec. 4082. Revisions to establishing teach grant program. 
Sec. 4083. Revisions to teach grant agreements to serve and eligibility. 
Sec. 4084. Revisions to teach grant data collection and reporting. 
SUBPART 8—NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AND AMERICAN SAMOA COLLEGE 
ACCESS 
Sec. 4091. Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa College access. 
SUBPART 9—STUDENT SUCCESS 
Sec. 4092. Community College Student Success Grant program authorized. 
Sec. 4093. Federal Pell Bonus Program. 
PART B—FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM 
Sec. 4101. Termination of certain repayment plan options and opportunity to 
change repayment plans. 
Sec. 4102. Termination of interest capitalization for subsidized loans after cer-
tain periods. 
Sec. 4103. Termination of interest capitalization for PLUS loans after certain 
periods. 
Sec. 4104. Consolidation loans. 
Sec. 4105. Default reduction program. 
Sec. 4106. Termination of interest capitalization for unsubsidized loans after cer-
tain periods. 
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Sec. 4107. Disbursement of student loans. 
Sec. 4108. Student loan contract and loan disclosures. 
Sec. 4109. Borrower advocate conforming amendments. 
Sec. 4110. Cohort default rates. 
Sec. 4111. Automatic income monitoring procedures after a total and permanent 
disability discharge. 
Sec. 4112. Automatic closed school discharge. 
Sec. 4113. Repayment of parent loans due to student disability. 
PART C—FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4201. Purpose; authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 4202. Allocation formula. 
Sec. 4203. Grants for Federal work-study programs. 
Sec. 4204. Flexible use of funds. 
Sec. 4205. Job location and development programs. 
Sec. 4206. Community service. 
Sec. 4207. Amendments to work colleges. 
Sec. 4208. Pilot grant program. 
Sec. 4209. Department activities. 
Sec. 4210. Study and report. 
PART D—FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM 
Sec. 4301. Program authority. 
Sec. 4302. Amendments to terms and conditions of loans and repayment plans. 
Sec. 4303. Amendments to terms and conditions of public service loan forgiveness. 
Sec. 4304. Federal Direct Perkins Loans terms and conditions. 
Sec. 4305. Common manual for loan servicers. 
Sec. 4306. Refinancing FFEL and Federal Direct Loans. 
Sec. 4307. Refinancing private student loans. 
PART E—FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS 
Sec. 4401. Authorization of appropriations for Perkins loan. 
Sec. 4402. Allocation of funds for Perkins loan. 
Sec. 4403. Federal Direct Perkins loan allocation. 
Sec. 4404. Agreements with institutions of higher education for purposes of the 
Perkins loan program. 
Sec. 4405. Student loan information by eligible institutions for purposes of the 
Perkins loan program. 
Sec. 4406. Terms of loans for purposes of the Perkins loan program. 
Sec. 4407. Reimbursement for cancellation of Perkins loans for certain public 
service. 
Sec. 4408. Distribution of assets from student loan funds for purposes of the Per-
kins loan program. 
PART F—NEED ANALYSIS 
Sec. 4501. Amendments to family contribution. 
Sec. 4502. Amendments to data elements when determining the expected family 
contribution. 
Sec. 4503. Amendments to family contribution for dependent students. 
Sec. 4504. Amendments to family contribution for independent students without 
dependents other than a spouse. 
Sec. 4505. Amendments to family contribution for independent students with de-
pendents other than a spouse. 
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Sec. 4506. Institutional calculations for off-campus room and board. 
Sec. 4507. Updated tables and amounts to need analysis. 
Sec. 4508. Zero expected family contribution. 
Sec. 4509. Amendments to definitions in need analysis. 
PART G—GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENT ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4601. Definition of eligible program. 
Sec. 4602. Definition of third party servicer. 
Sec. 4603. FAFSA simplification. 
Sec. 4604. Student eligibility. 
Sec. 4605. Reasonable collection costs on defaulted loans. 
Sec. 4606. Student eligibility information for nutrition assistance programs. 
Sec. 4607. Exit counseling. 
Sec. 4608. Clery Act amendments. 
Sec. 4609. Online survey tool for campus safety. 
Sec. 4610. Transfer of credit policies. 
Sec. 4611. Amendments to institutional and financial assistance. 
Sec. 4612. Prevention of improper access. 
Sec. 4613. Information with respect to crime statistics for programs of study 
abroad. 
Sec. 4614. Remedial education grants. 
Sec. 4615. Competency-based education. 
Sec. 4616. Competency-based education council. 
Sec. 4617. Written arrangements to provide educational programs. 
Sec. 4618. Improvements to program participation agreements. 
Sec. 4619. Compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
Sec. 4620. Submission of data with respect to students with disabilities. 
Sec. 4621. Education program on hazing. 
Sec. 4622. Changes to program participation agreements to strengthen consumer 
protections. 
Sec. 4623. Misrepresentation and substantial misrepresentation defined. 
Sec. 4624. Revenue requirement. 
Sec. 4625. Teach-out plans. 
Sec. 4626. Experimental programs. 
Sec. 4627. Administrative expenses. 
Sec. 4628. Criminal penalties for misuse of access devices. 
Sec. 4629. Regional meetings and negotiated rulemaking. 
Sec. 4630. Income-based repayment plan. 
Sec. 4631. Fixed repayment plan. 
Sec. 4632. Requiring a common manual for loan servicers. 
Sec. 4633. Removal of record of default. 
Sec. 4634. Amendments to terms and conditions of borrower defenses. 
Sec. 4635. On-time repayment rates. 
PART H—PROGRAM INTEGRITY 
SUBPART 1—STATE ROLE 
Sec. 4701. State responsibilities. 
SUBPART 2—ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNITION 
Sec. 4711. Accrediting agency recognition of eligible job training programs. 
Sec. 4712. Accrediting agency recognition of institutions enrolling incarcerated 
individuals. 
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Sec. 4713. Requirements for accrediting agency recognition. 
SUBPART 3—PROGRAM REVIEW AND DATA 
Sec. 4721. Eligibility and certification procedures. 
Sec. 4722. Program review and data. 
SUBPART 4—STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 
Sec. 4731. Strengthening institutional quality. 
PART I—AMERICA’S COLLEGE PROMISE FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP 
Sec. 4801. Program authorized. 
Sec. 4802. Student Success Fund. 
Sec. 4803. Pathways to student success for Historically Black Colleges and Uni-
versities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving 
Institutions. 
Sec. 4804. Unmet need for Federal Pell Grant recipients. 
Sec. 4805. Unmet need for students. 
Sec. 4806. Tuition waivers. 
Sec. 4807. Expansion for private institutions. 
TITLE V—DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS 
Sec. 5001. Hispanic-serving institutions. 
Sec. 5002. Promoting postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans. 
Sec. 5003. General provisions. 
TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 6001. International education. 
Sec. 6002. Global business and professional education programs. 
Sec. 6003. Repeal of assistance program for Institute for International Public 
Policy. 
Sec. 6004. General provisions. 
TITLE VII—GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 7001. Graduate assistance in areas of national need. 
Sec. 7002. Graduate education programs. 
Sec. 7003. Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. 
Sec. 7004. Minority-serving institutions innovation fund. 
Sec. 7005. Definitions. 
Sec. 7006. Supporting postsecondary faculty, staff, and administrators in pro-
viding accessible education. 
Sec. 7007. Office of Accessibility. 
Sec. 7008. Postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities. 
Sec. 7009. National Technical Assistance Center and National Coordinating Cen-
ter for Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disabilities. 
Sec. 7010. Formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities 
for foster youth and homeless youth. 
TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS 
Sec. 8001. Repeals. 
Sec. 8002. Ronald V. Dellums memorial STEAM scholars program. 
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Sec. 8003. Teach for America. 
Sec. 8004. Patsy T. Mink Fellowship Program. 
Sec. 8005. Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics edu-
cation with a focus on American Indian, Alaska Native, and 
Native Hawaiian students. 
Sec. 8006. Grants for rural-serving institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 8007. Training for realtime writers to provide closed captioning and court 
reporting services. 
Sec. 8008. Grant program to establish, maintain, and improve veteran student 
centers. 
Sec. 8009. University Sustainability Program amendments. 
Sec. 8010. Modeling and simulation. 
Sec. 8011. Path to success. 
Sec. 8012. Mandatory funding for masters and postbaccalaureate programs. 
Sec. 8013. Funds for access to open educational resources. 
Sec. 8014. Encouraging campus comprehensive mental health and suicide preven-
tion plans. 
TITLE IX—DIRECTIVES TO THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION 
Sec. 9001. Providing that the Secretary of Education may not issue or enforce 
certain rules that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of 
sex discrimination applicable under title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972. 
Sec. 9002. Study and report on single certification form. 
Sec. 9003. Longitudinal study on the effectiveness of student loan counseling. 
Sec. 9004. Study and procedures on determining family size. 
Sec. 9005. Universal unique numeric data identifier. 
Sec. 9006. Questions on food and housing insecurity in national postsecondary 
student aid study. 
Sec. 9007. Disaggregation of data using racial groups. 
Sec. 9008. Disaggregation of data by sexual orientation and gender identity. 
Sec. 9009. Accessible instructional materials and technology. 
Sec. 9010. Serving and supporting students with mental health disabilities in in-
stitutions of higher education. 
Sec. 9011. Federal student loan cancellation commission. 
Sec. 9012. Distribution of resources to prevent incidents of bias on campus. 
Sec. 9013. GAO study on racial and socioeconomic equity gaps at public 4-year 
institutions. 
Sec. 9014. GAO study on license revocations related to student loan defaults. 
TITLE X—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 
PART A—EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986 
Sec. 10001. Composition of Board of Trustees. 
Sec. 10002. Administrative requirements of Laurent Clerc National Deaf Edu-
cation Center. 
Sec. 10003. Federal endowment programs for Gallaudet University and the Na-
tional Technical Institute for the Deaf. 
PART B—TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ASSISTANCE 
ACT OF 1978 
Sec. 10101. Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978. 
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PART C—STRENGTHENING PROGRAM ALIGNMENT FOR POSTSECONDARY 
PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 10201. Strengthening program alignment for postsecondary Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Programs. 
PART D—GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT 
Sec. 10301. Release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized 
postsecondary credential. 
PART E—EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT OF 2002 
Sec. 10401. Inclusion of racial subgroups in IPEDS data. 
PART F—U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
Sec. 10501. Reauthorization of the U.S. Institute of Peace. 
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. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the amend-
ments made by this Act, this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
PART A—DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 1001. DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION FOR PURPOSES OF TITLE IV PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION.—Section 102(a)(4)(A) of Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(4)(A)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘or receivership’’ after ‘‘that files for bank-
ruptcy’’. 
(b) PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) meets the requirements of paragraph 
(3).’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) REVENUE SOURCES.—In order to qualify as 
a proprietary institution of higher education under 
this subsection, an institution shall derive not less 
than 15 percent of the institution’s revenues from 
sources other than Federal education assistance funds, 
as calculated in accordance with paragraph (4).’’. 
(2) TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS.— 
(A) FIRST
TRANSFER.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 487(d) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (as amended by section 4624) is— 
(i) transferred to section 102(b) of such 
Act; 
(ii) inserted so as to appear after 
paragraph (3) of such section 102(b) (as 
added by paragraph (1)(B)); 
(iii) redesignated as paragraph (4) of 
such section 102(b); and 
(iv) further amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’. 
(B) SECOND TRANSFER.—Paragraph (3) of 
section 487(d) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (as amended by 4624) is— 
(i) transferred to section 102(b) of such 
Act; 
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(ii) inserted so as to appear after 
paragraph (4) of such section 102(b) (as 
added by subparagraph (A)); 
(iii) redesignated as paragraph (5) of 
such section 102(b); and 
(iv) further amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’. 
(C) THIRD TRANSFER.—Paragraph (4) of 
section 487(d) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (as amended by section 4624) is— 
(i) transferred to section 102(b) of such 
Act; 
(ii) inserted so as to appear after 
paragraph (5) of such section 102(b) (as 
added by subparagraph (B)); 
(iii) redesignated as paragraph (6) of 
such section 102(b); and 
(iv) further amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on July 1, 2023. 
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SEC. 1002. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS. 
Section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1003) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘section 3(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 3’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by inserting ‘‘controlled,’’ 
before ‘‘owned’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) PUBLIC
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘public institution of higher edu-
cation’ means an institution of higher education— 
‘‘(A) for which all obligations of the institu-
tion are valid and binding obligations of a State 
(or of an equivalent governmental entity); and 
‘‘(B) for which the full faith and credit of 
such State (or equivalent governmental entity) is 
pledged for the timely payment of such obliga-
tions. 
‘‘(26) FOSTER CARE YOUTH.—The term ‘foster 
care youth’ means an individual whose care and 
placement is the responsibility of the State or tribal 
agency that administers a State or tribal plan under 
part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 621 et seq.; 670 et seq.), without regard to 
whether foster care maintenance payments are made 
under section 472 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 672) on be-
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half of the individual, including any such individual 
who was in such care on or after attaining 13 years 
of age and without regard to the reason the indi-
vidual left such care. 
‘‘(27) 
FEDERAL
EDUCATION
ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS.—The term ‘Federal education assistance 
funds’— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), means any Federal funds provided, under 
this Act or any other Federal law, through a 
grant, contract, subsidy, loan, or guarantee, or 
through insurance or other means (including 
Federal funds disbursed or delivered to an insti-
tution or on behalf of a student or to a student 
to be used to attend the institution); and 
‘‘(B) does not include any monthly housing 
stipend provided under the Post-9/11 Edu-
cational Assistance Program under chapter 33 of 
title 38, United States Code. 
‘‘(28) PROGRESS
PERIOD
STATUS.—The term 
‘progress period status’ means the status of an insti-
tution of higher education that is determined by the 
Secretary to be in danger of failing to meet title IV 
eligibility criteria relating to student debt because the 
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institution has an adjusted cohort default rate of not 
less than 10 percent and not more than 15 percent.’’. 
SEC. 1003. GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. 
Part A of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 104. PROGRAM OF TRAINING TO PREPARE STUDENTS 
FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN A RECOG-
NIZED OCCUPATION. 
‘‘(a) GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 
this Act (including for purposes of sections 101 and 102), 
the term ‘program of training to prepare students for gain-
ful employment in a recognized occupation’ means a train-
ing program that— 
‘‘(1) is in compliance with the performance 
metrics (including the eligibility thresholds for each 
such metric) established under subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(2) is in compliance with the notice require-
ments under subsection (b)(1)(C)(i)(II); 
‘‘(3) is otherwise eligible to receive funds under 
title IV; and 
‘‘(4) is not a training program that is substan-
tially similar to a training program which, during a 
period determined by the Secretary, did not meet one 
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or more of the performance metrics (such as an eligi-
bility threshold) described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) SECRETARIAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the College 
Affordability Act, the Secretary shall establish 
requirements that training programs shall meet 
to be programs of training to prepare students 
for gainful employment in a recognized occupa-
tion, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) establishing performance metrics 
(including eligibility thresholds for each 
such metric) described in subparagraph (B); 
and 
‘‘(ii) developing a disclosure template 
and a verification process for disclosures de-
scribed in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE METRICS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the 
performance metrics under subparagraph 
(A)(i), the Secretary shall, at a minimum, 
establish the requirements for a debt-to- 
earnings rate that serves the best interests of 
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students and taxpayers, which shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) a methodology for calculating 
such debt-to-earnings rate for a train-
ing program, including— 
‘‘(aa) a definition of the co-
hort of individuals on whom such 
rate shall be based, who shall be 
selected from the individuals who 
were enrolled in such training 
program 
(without 
regard 
to 
whether the individuals received a 
loan for such enrollment); 
‘‘(bb) a determination of the 
debt amount for such rate based 
on the median annual loan pay-
ment for the loans made under 
title IV and the private education 
loans received for such enrollment 
by such cohort; 
‘‘(cc) a determination of the 
earnings amount for such rate 
based on the mean or median of 
the actual, student-level annual 
earnings for such cohort; and 
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‘‘(dd) establishing a process 
(such as an appeals process) to 
authorize training programs to 
use alternate earnings in lieu of 
the mean or median of the actual, 
student-level annual earnings of a 
cohort; and 
‘‘(II) establishing a threshold rate 
that— 
‘‘(aa) each training program 
shall meet to be eligible to receive 
funds under title IV; and 
‘‘(bb) is comparable to the 
eligibility thresholds for the debt- 
to-earning ratio established in the 
final rule on ‘‘Program Integrity: 
Gainful Employment’’ published 
by the Department of Education 
in the Federal Register on October 
31, 2014 (Fed. Reg. 64890 et seq.). 
‘‘(ii) 
EARNINGS
DATA.—In 
deter-
mining the mean or median of the actual, 
student-level annual earnings for purposes 
of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall ob-
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tain and use the most appropriate available 
Federal data on such earnings. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE
TEMPLATE.—The Sec-
retary shall develop— 
‘‘(i) a disclosure template that— 
‘‘(I) is consumer tested; and 
‘‘(II) is used by each institution 
of higher education that offers a train-
ing program to provide enrolled and 
prospective students (including through 
publication on the website of such in-
stitution of higher education for such 
training program)— 
‘‘(aa) on an annual basis, 
student outcome information for 
such program (including the debt- 
to-earnings rate and whether the 
eligibility threshold for any other 
performance 
metric 
established 
under subparagraph (A)(i) has 
been met); and 
‘‘(bb) in a case in which the 
training program receives a notice 
of determination under paragraph 
(2)(B) that the program may be 
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ineligible for funds under title IV, 
or may receive other sanctions, 
not later than 30 days after re-
ceipt of such notice, an expla-
nation of such notice of deter-
mination; and 
‘‘(ii) a process to annually verify that 
each institution of higher education that of-
fers a training program is providing the 
disclosures required under clause (i)(II). 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT
OF
REQUIREMENTS.—Not 
later than 2 years after the Secretary establishes re-
quirements under paragraph (1), and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall, with respect to each train-
ing program that seeks to meet the definition in sub-
section (a), including each such program that met 
such definition for most recent award year for which 
data are available— 
‘‘(A) calculate the debt-to-earnings rate and 
assess performance with respect to any other 
metric established under paragraph (1)(A)(i) for 
the preceding award year, and make such infor-
mation publicly available on the website of the 
Department; 
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‘‘(B) issue a notice of determination on 
whether the program meets the definition in sub-
section (a), including whether the program shall 
be subject to sanctions (such as loss of eligibility 
under title IV); and 
‘‘(C) enforce the applicable sanctions.’’. 
PART B—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1011. ANTIDISCRIMINATION. 
Section 111(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including 
sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, 
a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, or 
sex stereotype)’’ after ‘‘sex’’. 
SEC. 1012. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INSTITU-
TIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY. 
Section 114 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1011c) is amended by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 1013. DISCLOSURES OF FOREIGN GIFTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘In this paragraph, the term ‘ag-
gregate dollar amount’ includes the fair market 
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value of staff members, textbooks, and other in- 
kind gifts.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘In this 
paragraph, the term ‘aggregate dollar amount’ 
includes the fair market value of staff members, 
textbooks, and other in-kind gifts.’’ after ‘‘each 
foreign government.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘are sub-
stantially’’ and all that follows through ‘‘this sec-
tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘includes all information 
required by this section,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘require-
ments substantially similar to those’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘all the information’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Not later than 30 days after receiving a 
disclosure report under this section, the Secretary 
shall make such report electronically available to the 
public for downloading on searchable database under 
which institutions can be individually identified and 
compared.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of the College Affordability 
Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—Regulations under para-
graph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) developed through the negotiated rule-
making process under section 492; 
‘‘(B) developed with consultation from 
stakeholders; and 
‘‘(C) published in the Federal Register in 
accordance with section 482.’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or prop-
erty’’ and inserting ‘‘property, human resources, 
or payment of any staff’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting ‘‘in-
stitutes, instructional programs,’’ after ‘‘cen-
ters,’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF TUITION PAYMENT.—A tuition 
and related fees and expenses payment to an institution by 
a foreign source made on behalf of a student enrolled at 
such institution shall not be considered a gift from or con-
tract with a foreign source under this subsection.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date on which the regulations 
issued under section 117(g)(1) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f(g)(1)), as amended by this section, 
take effect. 
SEC. 1014. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVEN-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 120 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011i) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DRUG 
AND ALCOHOL ABUSE’’ and inserting ‘‘ALCOHOL 
AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘a program to prevent the use of il-
licit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students 
and employees that,’’ and inserting ‘‘an evi-
dence-based program to prevent alcohol and sub-
stance misuse by students and employees that,’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1)(C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) a description of the health-risks associ-
ated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol and 
substance misuse;’’; 
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(C) by amending paragraph (1)(D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(D) a description of any alcohol or sub-
stance misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilita-
tion, recovery, re-entry, or recovery support pro-
grams provided by the institution (including in 
partnership with a community-based organiza-
tion) that are available to employees or stu-
dents;’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘that 
the institution will impose’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
the policies of the institution regarding’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) compliance assistance to assist institu-
tions in complying with the requirements of this 
section.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (4); and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of the College Af-
fordability Act, the Secretary shall enter into a inter-
agency agreement with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to— 
‘‘(A) determine criteria that satisfy the re-
quirement of subsection (a) that an institution of 
higher education has adopted and has imple-
mented an evidence-based program described in 
such subsection; 
‘‘(B) establish a process for disseminating 
the best practices for adopting and implementing 
such an evidence-based program; and 
‘‘(C) establish a process that promotes co-
ordination and collaboration between institu-
tions of higher education and the respective State 
agencies that administer the Substance Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Block Grants pursu-
ant to subpart II of part B of title XIX of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–21). 
‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the College Affordability Act, the 
Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 
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Health and Human Services, issue guidance with re-
spect to the criteria described in paragraph (2)(A).’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘DRUG ABUSE’’ in the heading and inserting 
‘‘SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘other organizations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘community-based organiza-
tions that partner with institutions of high-
er education’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘programs of preven-
tion, and education (including treatment- 
referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal 
use of drugs and alcohol and the violence 
associated with such use’’ and inserting 
‘‘evidence-based programs of alcohol and 
substance misuse prevention and education 
(including programs to improve access to 
treatment, referral for treatment services, or 
crisis intervention services) to eliminate il-
legal substance use, decrease substance mis-
use, and improve public health and safety’’; 
and 
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(iii) by striking ‘‘alcohol and drug 
abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use dis-
order’’; 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), re-
spectively; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—In addition to the ac-
tivities described in paragraph (1), a grant or con-
tract awarded under paragraph (1) may be used to 
carry out 1 or more of the following evidence-based 
programs or activities: 
‘‘(A) Providing programs for recovery sup-
port services, and peer-to-peer support services 
and counseling for students with a substance use 
disorder. 
‘‘(B) Promoting integration and collabora-
tion in campus-based health services between pri-
mary care, substance use disorder services, and 
mental health services. 
‘‘(C) Promoting integrated care services for 
students related to screening, diagnosis, preven-
tion, and treatment of mental, behavioral, and 
substance use disorders. 
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‘‘(D) Providing re-entry assistance for stu-
dents on academic probation due to their sub-
stance use disorder. 
‘‘(E) 
Preventing 
fatal 
and 
nonfatal 
overdoses. 
‘‘(F) Providing education to students, fac-
ulty, or other personnel on— 
‘‘(i) recognizing the signs and symp-
toms of substance use disorder, and how to 
engage and support a person in a crisis sit-
uation; 
‘‘(ii) resources available in the commu-
nity, within the institution of higher edu-
cation, and other relevant resources for in-
dividuals with a substance use disorder; 
and 
‘‘(iii) safely de-escalating crisis situa-
tions involving individuals with a substance 
use disorder.’’; and 
(E) by amending paragraph (6), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (C), to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each 
of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a)(2) shall apply to insti-
tutions of higher education on the date that is 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1015. EXCEPTION TO REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM. 
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 124. EXCEPTION TO REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM. 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 12(f) of the Military Selec-
tive Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3811(f)), a person shall not be 
ineligible for assistance or a benefit provided under title 
IV if the person is required under section 3 of such Act 
(50 U.S.C. 3802) to present himself for and submit to reg-
istration under such section, and fails to do so in accord-
ance with any proclamation, rule, or regulation issued 
under such section.’’. 
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SEC. 1016. INTEGRITY OF NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.), as amended by this part, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 125. INTEGRITY OF NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary may approve 
the conversion of an institution of higher education to a 
nonprofit institution of higher education only if the Sec-
retary determines that such institution of higher education 
meets the requirements under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to convert and par-
ticipate as a nonprofit institution of higher education 
under this Act, an institution of higher education shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary that demonstrates each 
of the following: 
‘‘(1) That the institution of higher education 
that submits such application is controlled, owned, 
and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations 
or associations, no part of the net earnings of which 
inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any 
private shareholder or individual. 
‘‘(2) That any assets or services acquired by the 
institution of higher education that submits such ap-
plication from former owners of such institution of 
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‘‘(c) PRESUMPTION OF SIGNIFICANT DIRECTION.—For 
purposes of paragraph (5) of subsection (b), in the case of 
an institution of higher education that submits an applica-
tion under such subsection, there shall be a conclusive pre-
sumption that an entity (other than such institution of 
higher education) exercises significant direction over such 
institution if one or more of the employees or owners of 
the entity serves as an officer, member of the board, or per-
son holding similar authority for such institution. 
‘‘(d) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a proprietary 
institution of higher education approved for conver-
sion under subsection (a), for a period of at least 5 
years that begins on the date such institution is ap-
proved for such conversion, the institution shall be— 
‘‘(A) subject to any provision of this Act 
and any regulation that apply to proprietary in-
stitutions of higher education; and 
‘‘(B) considered a proprietary institution of 
higher education for purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—The term ‘proprietary insti-
tution of higher education’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 102(b). 
‘‘(e) VALUE.—The term ‘value’, with respect to an ac-
quisition under subsection (b)(2)— 
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‘‘(1) includes the value of any ongoing relation-
ship (including any contract, agreement, lease or 
other arrangement); 
‘‘(2) subject to paragraph (3), may be dem-
onstrated through— 
‘‘(A) a third-party appraisal based on com-
parable assets acquired by, or goods or services 
procured by, nonprofit corporations in similar 
market conditions; 
‘‘(B) an independent financing of the acqui-
sition based upon the assets acquired; or 
‘‘(C) a full and open competition in the ac-
quisition of services or assets, as such term is de-
fined in section 2.101(b) of title 48, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this section; and 
‘‘(3) shall be subject to such other demonstration 
process determined appropriate by the Secretary in a 
case in which the Secretary does not accept a dem-
onstration process described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(f) PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—Before the Secretary may 
approve the conversion of an institution of higher 
education under subsection (a), the application of 
such institution submitted to the Secretary under sub-
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section (b) shall be published in the Federal Register 
with an appropriate notice and comment period. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall pub-
lish each determination under this section, and the 
reasons for such determination, under the Federal 
Register. 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC REPRESENTATION AND MARKETING OF 
NONPROFIT STATUS.—An institution of higher education 
shall not promote or market itself, in any manner, as a 
nonprofit institution of higher education unless— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an institution of higher edu-
cation that seeks to convert to a nonprofit institution 
of higher education under this section— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary has given final approval 
of the conversion of the institution to a nonprofit 
institution of higher education under this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(B) an accrediting agency or association 
recognized by the Secretary pursuant to section 
496 has approved the nonprofit status of the in-
stitution; and 
‘‘(C) the State has given final approval to 
the institution as a nonprofit institution of high-
er education, as applicable; and 
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‘‘(2) the Commissioner of Internal Revenue has 
approved the institution as tax exempt for purposes 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(h) OFFICE TO MONITOR NONPROFIT INTEGRITY.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
College Affordability Act, the Secretary shall establish an 
office within the Department with the expertise necessary 
to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 126. REVIEW OF GOVERNANCE. 
‘‘The Secretary shall review the governance of an insti-
tution of higher education when such institution has en-
gaged in transactions or arrangements determined by the 
Secretary as potential indicators of private inurement, in 
order to promote the highest standards of nonprofit integ-
rity.’’. 
SEC. 1017. SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR HOMELESS INDI-
VIDUALS AND FOSTER CARE YOUTH. 
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.), as amended by this part, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 127. SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR HOMELESS INDI-
VIDUALS AND FOSTER CARE YOUTH. 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of the College Affordability Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue revised guidance for institutions of higher 
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education and financial aid administrators regarding serv-
ing homeless individuals and foster care youth, including 
the requirements of the determination process for financial 
aid administrators as specified in section 480(d). 
‘‘(b) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Beginning not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the College 
Affordability Act, the Secretary shall conduct an annual 
professional development or training program, such as a 
webinar, for liaisons described under section 485(k) and in-
terested faculty or staff regarding postsecondary education 
services for such homeless individuals and foster care youth. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the College Affordability Act, and not less 
than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to Congress a report containing strategies 
used by institutions, financial aid administrators, and liai-
sons described under section 485(k) that were effective in 
meeting the needs of such homeless individuals and foster 
care youth, including strategies relating to streamlining fi-
nancial aid policies and procedures and postsecondary edu-
cation recruitment, retention, and completion. 
‘‘(d) HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘homeless individual’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 402A.’’. 
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SEC. 1018. CALCULATION OF PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLED 
STUDENTS RECEIVING OR ELIGIBLE FOR FED-
ERAL PELL GRANTS. 
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.), as amended by this part, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 128. CALCULATION OF PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLED 
STUDENTS RECEIVING OR ELIGIBLE FOR FED-
ERAL PELL GRANTS. 
‘‘Beginning on the date of enactment of the College Af-
fordability Act, for purposes of calculating under this Act 
the percentage of students enrolled at an institution of high-
er education or in a program who are receiving Federal 
Pell Grants under section 401 or who are eligible to receive 
such grants, the total number of students who are counted 
as enrolled in such institution or program shall not include 
students who are dually or concurrently enrolled in the in-
stitution or program and a secondary school.’’. 
SEC. 1019. CERTIFICATION REGARDING THE USE OF CER-
TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title I of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.), as amended 
by this part, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(iv) ensure data privacy and security 
is consistent with any Federal law relating 
to privacy or data security, including— 
‘‘(I) the requirements of sub-
chapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code, specifying security 
categorization under the Federal Infor-
mation Processing Standards or any 
relevant successor of such standards; 
‘‘(II) security requirements that 
are consistent with the Federal agency 
responsibilities in section 3554 of title 
44, United States Code, or any rel-
evant successor of such responsibilities; 
and 
‘‘(III) 
security 
requirements, 
guidelines, and controls consistent with 
cybersecurity standards and best prac-
tices developed by the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology, in-
cluding frameworks, consistent with 
section 2(c) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 272(c)), or any relevant suc-
cessor of such frameworks; 
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