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Union Calendar No. 583 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4674 
[Report No. 116–700] 
To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the 
cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable 
for students’ success, and to give a new generation of students the 
opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 15, 2019 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. NORCROSS, 
Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. WILD, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. 
SCHRIER, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. 
OMAR, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mrs. TRAHAN, and Mr. CASTRO 
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor 
DECEMBER 28, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MENG, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHRADER, 
Mr. KHANNA, Ms. BASS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. MALINOWSKI, 
Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. 
CASTOR of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. PA-
NETTA, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. GARCI´A of Illi-
nois, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. VELA, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY 
of New York, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. RICH-
MOND, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. KEATING, Mr. 
SOTO, Ms. MOORE, Mr. RYAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. WATERS, 
Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
PAPPAS, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. BRENDAN F. 
BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. 
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GALLEGO, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CRIST, 
Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 
Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. POCAN, 
Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEAN, Ms. CLARK of Mas-
sachusetts, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. 
GOMEZ, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, 
Mr. KIM, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
LAWSON of Florida, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
CROW, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
TED LIEU of California, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. WEXTON, 
Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Mrs. 
BUSTOS, 
Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Ms. 
KELLY
of 
Illinois, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. COX of California, 
Mr. MOULTON, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mrs. KIRK-
PATRICK, Mr. NEAL, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, and Ms. SHERRILL 
DECEMBER 28, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 15, 2019] 
A BILL 
To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to lower the cost of college for students and families, 
to hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and 
to give a new generation of students the opportunity 
to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career. 
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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 ‘‘Col-
lege Affordability Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References. 
Sec. 3. General effective date. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
PART A—DEFINITIONS 
Sec. 1001. Definition of institution of higher education for purposes of title IV 
programs. 
Sec. 1002. Additional definitions. 
Sec. 1003. Gainful employment programs. 
PART B—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1011. Antidiscrimination. 
Sec. 1012. National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. 
Sec. 1013. Disclosures of foreign gifts. 
Sec. 1014. Alcohol and substance misuse prevention. 
Sec. 1015. Exception to required registration with selective service system. 
Sec. 1016. Integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 1017. Support and guidance for homeless individuals and foster care youth. 
Sec. 1018. Calculation of percentage of enrolled students receiving or eligible for 
Federal Pell Grants. 
Sec. 1019. Certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds. 
Sec. 1020. Freedom of association. 
PART C—COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION 
Sec. 1021. Consumer information. 
Sec. 1022. Postsecondary student data system. 
Sec. 1023. Avoiding duplicative reporting. 
Sec. 1024. Disclosure of non-instructional spending increases. 
Sec. 1025. Textbook information. 
Sec. 1026. Repeals. 
Sec. 1027. In-state tuition rates for homeless youth and foster care youth. 
PART D—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR DELIVERY OF STUDENT FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 1031. Improvements to the Federal Student Aid Office. 
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