SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Higher Education Ex-
tension Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ON INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY. 
Section 114(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS.—Section 461 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any stu-
dent who is not described in paragraph (2), an insti-
tution of higher education may make loans under 
this part to such a student until September 30, 
2016, from the student loan fund established under 
this part by the institution. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
LOANS
FOR
CERTAIN
STU-
DENTS.—With respect to any student who has re-
ceived a loan made under this part for an academic 
year ending prior to October 1, 2016, an institution 
of higher education that has most recently made
such a loan to the student for an academic program 
at such institution may continue making loans under 
this part through March 31, 2018, from the student 
loan fund established under this part by the institu-
tion to enable the student to continue or complete 
such academic program, but only if the institution 
has awarded all Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 
which such student is eligible. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—No funds are authorized to be appropriated 
under this Act or any other Act to carry out the 
functions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for 
any fiscal year following fiscal year 2015.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS FROM STUDENT LOAN 
FUNDS.—Section 466 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ff) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘After September 30, 2003, and not 
later than March 31, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘Be-
ginning October 1, 2016’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘After Octo-
ber 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning October 1, 
2016’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS NOT PERMITTED.— 
Section 422 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1226a) shall not apply to further extend the dura-
tion of— 
(1) the authority under paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 461(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)), as amended by subsection 
(a)(1) of this section, beyond September 30, 2016, 
on the basis of the extension under such subsection; 
or 
(2) the authority under paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 461(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)), as amended by subsection 
(a)(1) of this section, beyond March 31, 2018, on 
the basis of the extension under such subsection.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STU-
DENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 491(k) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1098(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3594 
AN ACT 
To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan 
program, and for other purposes.