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(i) by striking ‘‘an institution of high-
er education’’ and inserting ‘‘the Rochester 
Institute of Technology, Rochester, New 
York,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of a’’ and inserting 
‘‘of the’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘the institution of higher edu-
cation with which the Secretary has an agree-
ment under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Rochester Institute of Technology’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 
institution’’ and inserting ‘‘the Rochester Insti-
tute of Technology’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT.—Section 112(b) of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 
4332(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or other gov-
erning body of the institution’’ and inserting ‘‘of the 
Rochester Institute of Technology’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘or other governing body of 
the institution’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Rochester 
Institute of Technology’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the institution of higher 
education under the agreement with the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Rochester Institute 
of Technology by the National Technical Insti-
tute for the Deaf’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Committee on Education 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
to the Committee on Labor and Human Re-
sources of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate; and 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Act of March 3, 1931 
(40 U.S.C. 276a–276a–5)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tions 3141 through 3148 of title 40, United 
States Code,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 2 of the Act of 
June 13, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 276c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 3145 of title 40, United States Code,’’. 
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(c) LIMITATION.—Section 112(c) of the Education of 
the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4332(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘in-
stitution’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Roch-
ester Institute of Technology’’; and 
(2) in the matter following paragraph (2), by 
striking ‘‘the applicant’’ and inserting ‘‘RIT’’. 
SEC. 905. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 201 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 
(20 U.S.C. 4351) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(7) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) The term ‘RIT’ means the Rochester Insti-
tute of Technology.’’. 
SEC. 906. AUDIT. 
(a) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE AU-
THORITY.—Section 203(a) of the Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4353(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘GENERAL AC-
COUNTING OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE’’; and 
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(2) in the matter following paragraph (2), by 
striking ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ and inserting 
‘‘Government Accountability Office’’. 
(b) INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL
AND COMPLIANCE 
AUDIT.—Section 203(b)(1) of the Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4353(b)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing the second sentence and inserting the following: 
‘‘NTID shall have an annual independent financial and 
compliance audit made of RIT programs and activities, 
including NTID programs and activities.’’. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—Section 203(b)(2) of the Edu-
cation of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4353(b)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘sections’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘sections 102(b), 105(b)(4), 112(b)(5), 203(c), 
207(b)(2), subsections (c) through (f) of section 207, and 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 209.’’. 
(d) SUBMISSION OF AUDITS.—Section 203(b)(3) of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 
4353(b)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘Secretary’’ the following: 
‘‘and the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘or the institution authorized to 
establish and operate the NTID under section 
112(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘or RIT’’. 
(e) LIMITATIONS
REGARDING
EXPENDITURE
OF 
FUNDS.—Section 203(c)(2)(A) of the Education of the 
Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4353(c)(2)(A)) is amended 
in the fifth sentence by striking ‘‘the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Sen-
ate’’ and inserting ‘‘the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate’’. 
SEC. 907. REPORTS. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 204 of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4354) is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or other governing body of the 
institution of higher education with which the Sec-
retary has an agreement under section 112’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of RIT’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the Sen-
ate’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and 
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the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate’’. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF REPORT.—Section 204 of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4354) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pre-
paratory,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘upon 
graduation/completion’’ and inserting ‘‘within one 
year of graduation/completion’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘of the in-
stitution of higher education with which the Sec-
retary has an agreement under section 112, includ-
ing specific schedules and analyses for all NTID 
funds, as required under section 203’’ and inserting 
‘‘of RIT programs and activities’’. 
SEC. 908. MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING. 
Section 205(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4305) is amended in the first sentence 
by striking ‘‘preparatory,’’. 
SEC. 909. LIAISON FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 
Section 206(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4356(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Not 
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later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 910. FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS FOR GAL-
LAUDET UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL 
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF. 
Section 207(a)(2) of the Education of the Deaf Act 
of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4357(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘or other governing body of the institution of higher edu-
cation with which the Secretary has an agreement under 
section 112’’ and inserting ‘‘of RIT’’. 
SEC. 911. OVERSIGHT AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS. 
Section 208(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4359(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the institution of higher edu-
cation with which the Secretary has an agreement 
under part B of title I’’ and inserting ‘‘RIT’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate’’. 
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SEC. 912. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. 
(a) ENROLLMENT.—Section 209(a) of the Education 
of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4359a(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘preparatory, undergraduate,’’ and inserting 
‘‘undergraduate’’. 
(b) TUITION SURCHARGE.—Section 209(b) of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4359a(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘preparatory, undergraduate’’ and 
inserting ‘‘undergraduate’’. 
(c) DEFINITION.—Section 209(d) of the Education of 
the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4359a(d)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘1990 per capita income’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘per-capita income of not more than $5,125, 
measured in 2002 United States dollars and adjusted by 
the Secretary to reflect inflation since 2002.’’. 
SEC. 913. RESEARCH PRIORITIES. 
Section 210(b) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4359b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on Labor and Human Resources’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions’’. 
SEC. 914. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.— 
Section 205(c) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 
(20 U.S.C. 4355(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1998 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2007 
through 2012’’. 
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(b) FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS FOR GAL-
LAUDET UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL IN-
STITUTE FOR THE DEAF.—Section 207(h) of the Edu-
cation of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4357(h)) is 
amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 1998 through 2003’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 2007 through 2012’’. 
(c) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Section 212 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4360a) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) in 
subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1998 
through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2007 
through 2012’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1998 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2007 through 2012’’. 
(d) SHORT TITLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 note) is amended by 
striking the matter preceding title I and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Gallaudet University 
and National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act’.’’. 
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(2) OTHER REFERENCES.—Any reference in a 
law, regulation, document, or other record of the 
United States to the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Gal-
laudet University and National Technical Institute 
for the Deaf Act. 
PART B—ADDITIONAL EDUCATION LAWS 
SEC. 921. CANCELLATION OF STUDENT LOAN INDEBTED-
NESS FOR SURVIVORS OF VICTIMS OF THE 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, ATTACKS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE PUBLIC SERVANT.—The term ‘‘el-
igible public servant’’ means an individual who, as 
determined in accordance with regulations of the 
Secretary— 
(A) served as a police officer, firefighter, 
other safety or rescue personnel, or as a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces; and 
(B) died (or dies) or became (or becomes) 
permanently and totally disabled due to injuries 
suffered in the terrorist attack on September 
11, 2001. 
(2) ELIGIBLE VICTIM.—The term ‘‘eligible vic-
tim’’ means an individual who, as determined in ac-
cordance with regulations of the Secretary, died (or 
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dies) or became (or becomes) permanently and to-
tally disabled due to injuries suffered in the terrorist 
attack on September 11, 2001. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
PARENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
parent’’ means the parent of an eligible victim if— 
(A) the parent owes a Federal student loan 
that is a consolidation loan that was used to 
repay a PLUS loan incurred on behalf of such 
eligible victim; or 
(B) the parent owes a Federal student loan 
that is a PLUS loan incurred on behalf of an 
eligible victim. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(5) FEDERAL
STUDENT
LOAN.—The term 
‘‘Federal student loan’’ means any loan made, in-
sured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
(b) RELIEF FROM INDEBTEDNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
for the discharge or cancellation of— 
(A) the Federal student loan indebtedness 
of the spouse of an eligible public servant, as 
determined in accordance with regulations of 
the Secretary, including any consolidation loan 
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that was used jointly by the eligible public serv-
ant and his or her spouse to repay the Federal 
student loans of the spouse and the eligible 
public servant; 
(B) the portion incurred on behalf of the 
eligible victim (other than an eligible public 
servant), of a Federal student loan that is a 
consolidation loan that was used jointly by the 
eligible victim and his or her spouse, as deter-
mined in accordance with regulations of the 
Secretary, to repay the Federal student loans of 
the eligible victim and his or her spouse; 
(C) the portion of the consolidation loan 
indebtedness of an eligible parent that was in-
curred on behalf of an eligible victim; and 
(D) the PLUS loan indebtedness of an eli-
gible parent that was incurred on behalf of an 
eligible victim. 
(2) METHOD
OF
DISCHARGE
OR
CANCELLA-
TION.—A loan required to be discharged or canceled 
under paragraph (1) shall be discharged or canceled 
by the method used under section 437(a), 455(a)(1), 
or 464(c)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087(a), 
1087e(a)(1), 
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