(8) Section 491(c) (20 U.S.C. 1098(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The appointment of members under subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be effective 
upon publication of the appointment in the Congressional 
Record.’’.
(9) Section 493A (20 U.S.C. 1098c) is re-
pealed. 
(10) Section 498 (20 U.S.C. 1099c) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘for 
profit,’’ and inserting ‘‘for-profit,’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end thereof. 
(j) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V.—Section 504(a) (20 
U.S.C. 1101c(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking the following: 
‘‘(a) AWARD PERIOD.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) AWARD PERIOD.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
(k) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VII.—
(1) Section 714(c) (20 U.S.C. 1135c(c)) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 716(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 715(a)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 714(b)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 713(b)(2)’’. 
(2) Section 721(c) (20 U.S.C. 1136(c)) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (5) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) to assist such students with the develop-
ment of analytical skills and study methods to en-
hance their success in entry into and completion of 
law school; and 
‘‘(7) to award Thurgood Marshall Fellowships 
to eligible law school students—
‘‘(A) who participated in summer institutes 
authorized by subsection (d) and who are en-
rolled in an accredited law school; or 
‘‘(B) who are eligible law school students 
who have successfully completed a comparable
summer institute program certified by the 
Council on Legal Educational Opportunity.’’. 
(l) AMENDMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION AMEND-
MENTS OF 1998.—Section 422(d) of the Higher Edu-
cation Amendments of 1998 (Public Law 105–244; 112 
Stat. 1696) is amended by striking ‘‘, and ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2002’’.
SEC. 102. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 103 (20 U.S.C. 1003) is 
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(16) as paragraphs (2) through (17), respectively; 
and
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZING
COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘authorizing committees’ means the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) COMMITTEES.—
(1) The following provisions are each amended 
by striking ‘‘Committee on Labor and Human Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘authorizing commit-
tees’’: 
(A) Section 131(a)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1015(a)(3)(B)). 
(B) 
Section 
131(c)(4) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1015(c)(4)). 
(C) Section 206(d) (20 U.S.C. 1026(d)). 
(D) 
Section 
207(c)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1027(c)(1)). 
(E) Section 428(g) (20 U.S.C. 1078(g)). 
(F) Section 428A(a)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1078–
1(a)(4)). 
(G) Section 428A(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078–
1(c)(2)). 
(H) Section 428A(c)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1078–
1(c)(3)). 
(I) Section 428A(c)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1078–
1(c)(5)). 
(J) Section 455(b)(8)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(b)(8)(B)). 
(K) Section 483(c) (20 U.S.C. 1090(c)). 
(L) Section 486(e) (20 U.S.C. 1093(e)). 
(M) Section 486(f)(3)(A) (20 U.S.C. 
1093(f)(3)(A)).
(N) Section 486(f)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1093(f)(3)(B)). 
(O) 
Section 
487A(a)(5) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1094a(a)(5)). 
(P) 
Section 
487A(b)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1094a(b)(2)). 
(Q) Section 487A(b)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1094a(b)(3)(B)). 
(R) Section 498B(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1099c–
2(d)(1)).
(S) Section 498B(d)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1099c–
2(d)(2)).
(2) The following provisions are each amended 
by striking ‘‘Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the Sen-
ate’’ and inserting ‘‘authorizing committees’’. 
(A) Section 141(d)(4)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1018(d)(4)(B)). 
(B) 
Section 
428(n)(4) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1078(n)(4)). 
(C) The last sentence of section 432(n) (20 
U.S.C. 1082(n)). 
(D) Section 485(f)(5)(A) (20 U.S.C. 
1092(f)(5)(A)).
(E) Section 485(g)(4)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1092(g)(4)(B)). 
(3) Section 206(a) (20 U.S.C. 1026(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, the Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘and the authorizing 
committees’’. 
(4) Section 401(f)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Committee on Appropria-
tions and the Committee on Labor and Human Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives and the author-
izing committees’’. 
(5) 
Section 
428(c)(9)(K) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1078(c)(9)(K)) is amended by striking ‘‘House Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce and the 
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources’’ 
and inserting ‘‘authorizing committees’’. 
(6) Section 428I(h) (20 U.S.C. 1078–9(h)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Chairman of the Senate Labor 
and Human Resources Committee and the House
Committee on Education and Labor’’ and inserting 
‘‘chairpersons of the authorizing committees’’. 
(7) 
Section 
432(f)(1)(C) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1082(f)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘Committee 
on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives or the Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘ei-
ther of the authorizing committees’’. 
(8) Section 439(d)(1)(E)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 1087–
2(d)(1)(E)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chairman 
and the Ranking Member on the Committee on 
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the 
Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘chairpersons and 
ranking minority members of the authorizing com-
mittees’’. 
(9) Paragraphs (3) and (8)(C) of section 439(r) 
(20 U.S.C. 1087–2(r)) are each amended by striking 
‘‘Chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 
Senate, the Chairman and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives,’’ and inserting ‘‘chair-
persons and ranking minority members of the au-
thorizing committees’’. 
(10) Paragraphs (5)(B) and (10) of section 
439(r) (20 U.S.C. 1087–2(r)) are each amended by 
striking ‘‘Chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Re-
sources and to the Chairman and ranking minority 
member of the House Committee on Education and 
Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘chairpersons and ranking mi-
nority members of the authorizing committees’’. 
(11) Section 439(r)(6)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1087–
2(r)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and to 
the Chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘chairpersons and 
ranking minority members of the authorizing com-
mittees’’. 
(12) Section 439(s)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1087–
2(s)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate and the Chairman 
and Ranking Member of the Committee on Eco-
nomic and Educational Opportunities of the House
of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘chairpersons and 
ranking minority members of the authorizing com-
mittees’’. 
(13) Section 439(s)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1087–
2(s)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportu-
nities of the House of Representatives’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘chairpersons and ranking minority members of 
the authorizing committees’’. 
(14) Section 482(d) (20 U.S.C. 1089(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of Represent-
atives’’ and inserting ‘‘authorizing committees’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 425(a)(2)(A) 
(20 U.S.C. 1075(a)(2)(A)) are each amended by 
striking ‘‘428A or 428B’’ and inserting ‘‘428B or 
428H’’. 
(2) 
Section 
428(a)(2)(E) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1078(a)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘428A or’’.
(3) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 428(b)(1)(B) 
(20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(B)) are each amended by 
striking ‘‘428A or 428B’’ and inserting ‘‘428B or 
428H’’. 
(4) 
Section 
428(b)(1)(Q) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1078(b)(1)(Q)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 
428A and 428B’’ and inserting ‘‘section 428B or 
428H’’. 
(5) 
Section 
428(b)(7)(C) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1078(b)(7)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘428A, 
428B,’’ and inserting ‘‘428B’’.
(6) Section 428G(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078–
7(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘428A’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘428H’’. 
(7) The heading for section 433(e) (20 U.S.C. 
1083(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘SLS LOANS AND’’. 
(8) Section 433(e) (20 U.S.C. 1083(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘428A, 428B,’’ and inserting 
‘‘428B’’. 
(9) Section 435(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1085(a)(3)) is 
amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B). 
(10) 
Section 
435(d)(1)(G) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1085(d)(1)(G)) is amended by striking ‘‘428A(d), 
428B(d), 428C,’’ and inserting ‘‘428B(d), 428C, 
428H,’’. 
(11) Section 435(m) (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)) is 
amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘, 
428A,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking 
‘‘428A’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘428H’’. 
(12) Section 438(c)(6) (20 U.S.C. 1087–
1(c)(6)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘SLS AND PLUS’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘PLUS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘428A or’’. 
(13) Section 438(c)(7) (20 U.S.C. 1087–
1(c)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘428A or’’. 
(14) Nothing in the amendments made by this 
subsection shall be construed to alter the terms, con-
ditions, and benefits applicable to Federal supple-
mental loans for students (‘‘SLS loans’’) under sec-
tion 428A as in effect prior to July 1, 1994 (20 
U.S.C. 1078–1). 
SEC. 103. STUDY OF TEACHER PREPARATION. 
Within six months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study of and 
submit to Congress a report on—
(1) which States and which institutions of high-
er education require passage on State teacher licen-
sure exams in order for candidates to be admitted 
to a teacher preparation program or to declare an 
education major;
(2) which States and which institutions of high-
er education award diplomas, degrees, or other cer-
tificates to students in any subject area, but subse-
quently only consider them to have successfully com-
pleted a teacher preparation or other education pro-
gram if they pass one or more State licensure 
exams; 
(3) which States and which institutions of high-
er education award diplomas, degrees, or other cer-
tificates to students in education or teaching, but 
subsequently only consider them to have successfully 
completed a teacher preparation or education pro-
gram if they pass one or more State licensure 
exams;
(4) the extent to which States and institutions 
of higher education, through means other than (1), 
(2), or (3), are, for the purposes of section 
207(f)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1027(f)(1)(A)), treating as completing 
their teacher preparation programs only those stu-
dents who pass State teacher licensure or certifi-
cation assessments; 
(5) the extent to which the practices described 
in paragraphs (1) through (4) may mislead or in-
completely inform students and policymakers con-
cerning the quality of such teacher preparation pro-
grams; and 
(6) what assistance, if any, the States or insti-
tutions described in paragraphs (1) through (4) give 
to enrolled students and graduates who take but do 
not pass one or more teacher licensing exams. 
TITLE II—STUDENT LOAN 
FORGIVENESS 
SEC. 201. CANCELLATION OF STUDENT LOAN INDEBTED-
NESS FOR SPOUSES, SURVIVING JOINT DEBT-
ORS, AND PARENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE PUBLIC SERVANT.—The term ‘‘el-
igible public servant’’ means an individual who—
(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; 
as determined in accordance with regulations of the 
Secretary. 
(2) ELIGIBLE VICTIM.—The term ‘‘eligible vic-
tim’’ means an individual who died (or dies) or be-
came (or becomes) permanently and totally disabled 
due to injuries suffered in the terrorist attack on 
September 11, 2001, as determined in accordance 
with regulations of the Secretary. 
(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 who became (or becomes) perma-
nently and totally disabled due to injuries suf-
fered in the terrorist attack on September 11, 
2001. 
(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 
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
(2) take such actions as may be necessary to 
publicize the availability of discharge or cancellation 
of Federal student loan indebtedness under this sec-
tion. 
(d) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS
FOR PAYMENTS.—
Funds available for the purposes of making payments to 
lenders in accordance with section 437(a) for the dis-
charge of indebtedness of deceased or disabled individuals 
shall be available for making payments under section 
437(a) to lenders of loans as required by this section. 
(e) APPLICABLE TO OUTSTANDING DEBT.—The pro-
visions of this section shall be applied to discharge or can-
cel only Federal student loans (including consolidation 
loans) on which amounts were owed on September 11, 
2001. Nothing in this section shall be construed to author-
ize any refunding of any repayment of a loan. 
TITLE III—OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
HIGHER 
EDUCATION 
VIA 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
SEC. 301. EXCEPTION TO 50 PERCENT CORRESPONDENCE 
COURSE LIMITATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION FOR TITLE IV PURPOSES.—Section 102(a) (20 
U.S.C. 1002(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(7) EXCEPTION
TO
LIMITATION
BASED
ON 
COURSE OF STUDY.—
‘‘(A) EXCEPTION.—Courses offered via 
telecommunications (as defined in section 
484(l)(4)) shall not be considered to be cor-
respondence courses for purposes of subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3) for any insti-
tution that—
‘‘(i) is participating in either or both 
of the loan programs under part B or D of 
title IV on the date of enactment of the 
Fed Up Higher Education Technical 
Amendments Act of 2003; 
‘‘(ii) has a cohort default rate (as de-
termined under section 435(m)) for each of 
the 3 most recent fiscal years for which 
data are available that is less than 10 per-
cent; and 
‘‘(iii)(I) has notified the Secretary, in 
a form and manner prescribed by the Sec-
retary (including such information as the 
Secretary may require to meet the require-
ments of subclause (II)), of the election by 
such institution to qualify as an institution
of higher education by means of the provi-
sions of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary has not, within 90 
days after such notice, and the receipt of 
any information required under subclause 
(i), notified the institution that the election 
by such institution would pose a significant 
risk to Federal funds and the integrity of 
programs under title IV. 
‘‘(B) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR COHORT 
DEFAULT RATE.—If an institution qualifies for 
the exception provided by subparagraph (A), 
but has a cohort default rate for a subsequent 
fiscal year that equals or exceeds 10 percent, 
such institution shall cease to be qualified for 
such exception at the end of the award year in 
which that cohort default rate was released.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—Section 
484(l)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1091(l)(1)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION TO 50 PERCENT LIMITA-
TION.—
‘‘(i) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
the 50 percent limitation in subparagraph 
(A), a student enrolled in a course of in-
struction described in such subparagraph 
shall not be considered to be enrolled in 
correspondence courses if the student is 
enrolled in an institution that—
‘‘(I) is participating in either or 
both of the loan programs under part 
B or D of title IV on the date of en-
actment of the Fed Up Higher Edu-
cation Technical Amendments Act of 
2003; 
‘‘(II) has a cohort default rate 
(as determined under section 435(m))
for each of the 3 most recent fiscal 
years for which data are available that 
is less than 10 percent; and 
‘‘(III)(aa) has notified the Sec-
retary, in form and manner prescribed 
by the Secretary (including such in-
formation as the Secretary may re-
quire to meet the requirements of sub-
clause (II)), of the election by such in-
stitution to qualify its students as eli-
gible students by means of the provi-
sions of this subparagraph; and
‘‘(bb) the Secretary has not, 
within 90 days after such notice, and 
the receipt of any information re-
quired under subclause (I), notified 
the institution that the election by 
such institution would pose a signifi-
cant risk to Federal funds and the in-
tegrity of programs under title IV. 
‘‘(ii) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CO-
HORT DEFAULT RATE.—If an institution 
qualifies for the exception provided by 
clause (i), but has a cohort default rate for 
a subsequent fiscal year that equals or ex-
ceeds 10 percent, such institution shall 
cease to be qualified for such exception at 
the end of the award year in which that co-
hort default rate was released.’’. 
SEC. 302. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 
(a) INFORMATION FROM INSTITUTIONS.—
(1) INSTITUTIONS
COVERED
BY
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The requirements of paragraph (2) apply to 
any institution of higher education that has notified 
the Secretary of Education of an election to qualify 
for the exception to limitation based on course of 
study in section 102(a)(7) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(7)) or the exception 
to the 50 percent limitation in section 484(l)(1)(C) 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1091(l)(1)(C)). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any institution of higher 
education to which this paragraph applies shall com-
ply, on a timely basis, with the Secretary of Edu-
cation’s reasonable requests for information on 
changes in—
(A) the amount or method of instruction 
offered; 
(B) the types of programs or courses of-
fered; 
(C) enrollment by type of program or 
course; 
(D) the amount and types of grant, loan, 
or work assistance provided under title IV of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 that is re-
ceived by students enrolled in programs con-
ducted in nontraditional formats; and 
(E) outcomes for students enrolled in such 
courses or programs. 
(b) REPORT BY SECRETARY REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Education shall conduct by grant or contract a 
study of, and by March 31, 2005, submit to the Congress, 
a report on—