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‘‘(G) the academic programs of the institution, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the current degree programs and other 
educational and training programs; 
‘‘(ii) the institution’s educational mission 
and goals; 
‘‘(iii) the instructional, laboratory, and 
other physical plant facilities which relate to the 
academic programs; and 
‘‘(iv) the faculty and other instructional 
personnel;’’; 
(3) by striking subparagraph (L) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(L) a summary of student outcomes for full- 
time undergraduate students, including— 
‘‘(i) the completion or graduation rates of 
certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate stu-
dents entering such institutions; and 
‘‘(ii) any other student outcome data, quali-
tative or quantitative, including data regarding 
distance education, deemed by the institution to 
be appropriate to its stated educational mission 
and goals, and, when applicable, licensing and 
placement rates for professional and vocational 
programs;’’;
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(4) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
of subparagraph (J) the following: ‘‘, and the process 
for students to register complaints with the accred-
iting agencies or associations’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘guaran-
teed student loans under part B of this title or direct 
student loans under part E of this title, or both,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘student loans under part B, D, or E of this 
title’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (N); 
(7) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (O) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(P) the penalties contained in subsection 484(r) 
regarding suspension of eligibility for drug related of-
fenses; 
‘‘(Q) the policies of the institution regarding the 
acceptance or denial of academic credit earned at an-
other institution of higher education, which shall in-
clude a statement that such decisions will not be 
based solely on the source of accreditation of a send-
ing institution, provided that the sending institution 
is accredited by an agency or association that is rec-
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ognized by the Secretary pursuant to section 496 to 
be a reliable authority as to the quality of the edu-
cation or training offered, and except that nothing in 
this subparagraph shall be construed to— 
‘‘(i) authorize an officer or employee of the 
Department to exercise any direction, super-
vision, or control over the curriculum, program 
of instruction, administration, or personnel of 
any institution of higher education, or over any 
accrediting agency or association; 
‘‘(ii) limit the application of the General 
Education Provisions Act; or 
‘‘(iii) create any legally enforceable right; 
and’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 485(a) is 
further amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(6) Each institution may provide supplemental infor-
mation to enrolled and prospective students showing the 
completion or graduation rate for students described in 
paragraph (4). For the purpose of this paragraph, the defi-
nitions provided in the Integrated Postsecondary Education 
Data System shall apply. 
‘‘(7) Each eligible institution participating in any 
program under this title may publicly report to currently
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enrolled and prospective students the voluntary information 
collected by the National Survey of Student Engagement 
(NSSE), the Community College Survey of Student En-
gagement (CCSSE), or other instruments that provide evi-
dence of student participation in educationally purposeful 
activities. The information shall be produced and made 
available in a uniform and comprehensible manner, 
through appropriate publications, mailings, and electronic 
media, and may be included in reports required by the in-
stitution’s accrediting agency.’’. 
(c) EXIT COUNSELING.—Section 485(b) (20 U.S.C. 
1092(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Each eligible institution shall, during the exit 
interview required by this subsection, provide to a borrower 
of a loan made under part B, D, or E a clear and con-
spicuous notice describing the effect of using a consolidation 
loan to discharge the borrower’s student loans, including— 
‘‘(A) the effects of consolidation on total interest 
to be paid, fees to be paid, and length of repayment; 
‘‘(B) the effects of consolidation on a borrower’s 
underlying loan benefits, including loan forgiveness, 
cancellation, and deferment; 
‘‘(C) the ability for the borrower to prepay the 
loan, pay on a shorter schedule, and to change repay-
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ment plans, and that borrower benefit programs may 
vary among different loan holders; 
‘‘(D) the tax benefits for which the borrower may 
be eligible; and 
‘‘(E) the consequences of default.’’. 
(d) CAMPUS CRIME INFORMATION.—Section 485(f)(1) 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, other 
than a foreign institution of higher education,’’ after 
‘‘under this title’’. 
(e) DISCLOSURE OF FIRE SAFETY OF CAMPUS BUILD-
INGS.—Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding after sub-
paragraph (Q) (as added by subsection (a)(8) of this 
section) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(R) the fire safety report prepared by the insti-
tution pursuant to subsection (h).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) DISCLOSURE OF FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS AND 
MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
FIRE
SAFETY
REPORTS
RE-
QUIRED.—Each institution participating in any pro-
gram under this title shall, beginning in the first aca-
demic year that begins after the date of enactment of
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the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005, and 
each year thereafter, prepare, publish, and distribute, 
through appropriate publications (including the 
Internet) or mailings, to all current students and em-
ployees, and to any applicant for enrollment or em-
ployment upon request, an annual fire safety report. 
Such reports shall contain at least the following infor-
mation with respect to the campus fire safety prac-
tices and standards of that institution: 
‘‘(A) A statement that identifies each insti-
tution-owned or controlled student housing facil-
ity, and whether or not such facility is equipped 
with a fire sprinkler system or other fire safety 
system, or has fire escape planning or protocols. 
‘‘(B) Statistics for each such facility con-
cerning the occurrence of fires and false alarms 
in such facility during the 2 preceding calendar 
years for which data are available. 
‘‘(C) For each such occurrence in each such 
facility, a summary of the human injuries or 
deaths, structural or property damage, or com-
bination thereof. 
‘‘(D) Information regarding rules on port-
able electrical appliances, smoking and open 
flames (such as candles), regular mandatory su-
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pervised fire drills, and planned and future im-
provements in fire safety. 
‘‘(E) Information about fire safety edu-
cation and training provided to students, fac-
ulty, and staff. 
‘‘(F) Information concerning fire safety at 
any housing facility owned or controlled by a 
fraternity, sorority, or student group that is rec-
ognized by the institution, including— 
‘‘(i) information reported to the insti-
tution under paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(ii) a statement concerning whether 
and how the institution works with recog-
nized student fraternities and sororities, 
and other recognized student groups owning 
or controlling housing facilities, to make 
each building and property owned or con-
trolled by such fraternities, sororities, and 
groups more fire safe. 
‘‘(2) FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, AND
OTHER 
GROUPS.—Each institution participating in a pro-
gram under this title shall request each fraternity and 
sorority that is recognized by the institution, and any 
other student group that is recognized by the institu-
tion and that owns or controls housing facilities, to
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collect and report to the institution the information 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of para-
graph (1), as applied to the fraternity, sorority, or 
recognized student group, respectively, for each build-
ing and property owned or controlled by the frater-
nity, sorority, or group, respectively. 
‘‘(3) CURRENT INFORMATION TO CAMPUS COMMU-
NITY.—Each institution participating in any pro-
gram under this title shall make, keep, and maintain 
a log, written in a form that can be easily under-
stood, recording all on-campus fires, including the na-
ture, date, time, and general location of each fire and 
all false fire alarms. All entries that are required pur-
suant to this paragraph shall, except where disclosure 
of such information is prohibited by law, be open to 
public inspection, and each such institution shall 
make annual reports to the campus community on 
such fires and false fire alarms in a manner that will 
aid the prevention of similar occurrences. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—On an an-
nual basis, each institution participating in any pro-
gram under this title shall submit to the Secretary a 
copy of the statistics required to be made available 
under paragraph (1)(B). The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) review such statistics;
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‘‘(B) make copies of the statistics submitted 
to the Secretary available to the public; and 
‘‘(C) in coordination with nationally recog-
nized fire organizations and representatives of 
institutions of higher education, identify exem-
plary fire safety policies, procedures, and prac-
tices and disseminate information concerning 
those policies, procedures, and practices that 
have proven effective in the reduction of campus 
fires. 
‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to authorize the Sec-
retary to require particular policies, procedures, or 
practices by institutions of higher education with re-
spect to fire safety. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the term 
‘campus’ has the meaning provided in subsection 
(f)(6).’’. 
SEC. 487. COLLEGE ACCESS INITIATIVE. 
Part G is further amended by inserting after section 
485C (20 U.S.C. 1092c) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 485D. COLLEGE ACCESS INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) STATE-BY-STATE INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall direct each guaranty agency with which the Secretary 
has an agreement under section 428(c) to provide to the
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Secretary the information necessary for the development of 
web links and access for students and families to a com-
prehensive listing of the postsecondary education opportuni-
ties, programs, publications, Internet Web sites, and other 
services available in the States for which such agency serves 
as the designated guarantor. 
‘‘(b) GUARANTY AGENCY ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) PLAN
AND
ACTIVITY
REQUIRED.—Each 
guaranty agency with which the Secretary has an 
agreement under section 428(c) shall develop a plan 
and undertake the activity necessary to gather the in-
formation required under subsection (a) and to make 
such information available to the public and to the 
Secretary in a form and manner as prescribed by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Each guaranty agency shall 
undertake such activities as are necessary to promote 
access to postsecondary education for students through 
providing information on college planning, career 
preparation, and paying for college. The guaranty 
agency shall publicize such information and coordi-
nate such activities with other entities that either pro-
vide or distribute such information in the States for 
which such guaranty agency serves as the designated 
guarantor.