‘‘(27) 
FEDERAL
EDUCATION
ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS.—The term ‘Federal education assistance 
funds’— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), means any Federal funds provided, under 
this Act or any other Federal law, through a 
grant, contract, subsidy, loan, or guarantee, or 
through insurance or other means (including 
Federal funds disbursed or delivered to an insti-
tution or on behalf of a student or to a student 
to be used to attend the institution); and 
‘‘(B) does not include any monthly housing 
stipend provided under the Post-9/11 Edu-
cational Assistance Program under chapter 33 
of title 38, United States Code. 
‘‘(28) PROGRESS PERIOD STATUS.—The term 
‘progress period status’ means the status of an insti-
tution of higher education that is determined by the 
Secretary to be in danger of failing to meet title IV 
eligibility criteria relating to student debt because 
the institution has an adjusted cohort default rate of 
not less than 10 percent and not more than 15 per-
cent.’’. 
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SEC. 1003. GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. 
Part A of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 104. PROGRAM OF TRAINING TO PREPARE STUDENTS 
FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN A RECOG-
NIZED OCCUPATION. 
‘‘(a) GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM DEFINED.— 
In this Act (including for purposes of sections 101 and 
102), the term ‘program of training to prepare students 
for gainful employment in a recognized occupation’ means 
a training program that— 
‘‘(1) is in compliance with the performance 
metrics (including the eligibility thresholds for each 
such metric) established under subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(2) is in compliance with the notice require-
ments under subsection (b)(1)(C)(i)(II); 
‘‘(3) is otherwise eligible to receive funds under 
title IV; and 
‘‘(4) is not a training program that is substan-
tially similar to a training program which, during a 
period determined by the Secretary, did not meet 
one or more of the performance metrics (such as an 
eligibility threshold) described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) SECRETARIAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the Col-
lege Affordability Act, the Secretary shall estab-
lish requirements that training programs shall 
meet to be programs of training to prepare stu-
dents for gainful employment in a recognized 
occupation, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) establishing performance metrics 
(including eligibility thresholds for each 
such metric) described in subparagraph 
(B); and 
‘‘(ii) developing a disclosure template 
and a verification process for disclosures 
described in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE METRICS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the 
performance metrics under subparagraph 
(A)(i), the Secretary shall, at a minimum, 
establish the requirements for a debt-to- 
earnings rate that serves the best interests 
of students and taxpayers, which shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) a methodology for calcu-
lating such debt-to-earnings rate for a 
training program, including— 
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‘‘(aa) a definition of the co-
hort of individuals on whom such 
rate shall be based, who shall be 
selected from the individuals who 
were enrolled in such training 
program 
(without 
regard 
to 
whether the individuals received 
a loan for such enrollment); 
‘‘(bb) a determination of the 
debt amount for such rate based 
on the median annual loan pay-
ment for the loans made under 
title IV and the private education 
loans received for such enroll-
ment by such cohort; and 
‘‘(cc) a determination of the 
earnings amount for such rate 
based on the mean or median of 
the actual, student-level annual 
earnings for such cohort; 
‘‘(II) establishing a process (such 
as an appeals process) to authorize 
training programs to use alternate 
earnings in lieu of the mean or me-
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dian of the actual, student-level an-
nual earnings of a cohort; and 
‘‘(III) establishing a threshold 
rate that each training program shall 
meet to be eligible to receive funds 
under title IV. 
‘‘(ii) 
EARNINGS
DATA.—In 
deter-
mining the mean or median of the actual, 
student-level annual earnings for purposes 
of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
obtain and use the most appropriate avail-
able Federal data on such earnings. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE TEMPLATE.—The Sec-
retary shall develop— 
‘‘(i) a disclosure template that— 
‘‘(I) is consumer tested; and 
‘‘(II) is used by each institution 
of higher education that offers a 
training program to provide enrolled 
and prospective students (including 
through publication on the website of 
such institution of higher education 
for such training program)— 
‘‘(aa) on an annual basis, 
student outcome information for 
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such 
program 
(including 
the 
debt-to-earnings rate and wheth-
er the eligibility threshold for any 
other performance metric estab-
lished under subparagraph (A)(i) 
has been met); and 
‘‘(bb) in a case in which the 
training program receives a no-
tice of determination under para-
graph (2)(B) that the program 
may be ineligible for funds under 
title IV, or may receive other 
sanctions, not later than 30 days 
after receipt of such notice, an 
explanation of such notice of de-
termination; and 
‘‘(ii) a process to annually verify that 
each institution of higher education that 
offers a training program is providing the 
disclosures required under clause (i)(II). 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.—Not 
later than 2 years after the Secretary establishes re-
quirements under paragraph (1), and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall, with respect to each 
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training program that meets the definition of sub-
section (a) or that seeks to meet such definition— 
‘‘(A) calculate the debt-to-earnings rate 
and assess performance with respect to any 
other metric established under paragraph 
(1)(A)(i) for the preceding award year, and 
make such information publicly available on the 
website of the Department; 
‘‘(B) issue a notice of determination on 
whether the program is meeting the require-
ments established by the Secretary, including 
whether the program shall be subject to sanc-
tions (such as loss of eligibility under title IV); 
and 
‘‘(C) enforce the applicable sanctions.’’. 
PART B—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1011. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INSTITU-
TIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY. 
Section 114 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1011c) is amended by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 1012. DISCLOSURES OF FOREIGN GIFTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘In this paragraph, the term ‘ag-
gregate dollar amount’ includes the fair market 
value of staff members, textbooks, and other in- 
kind gifts.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘In this 
paragraph, the term ‘aggregate dollar amount’ 
includes the fair market value of staff members, 
textbooks, and other in-kind gifts.’’ after ‘‘each 
foreign government.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘are sub-
stantially’’ and all that follows through ‘‘this 
section,’’ and inserting ‘‘includes all information 
required by this section,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘require-
ments substantially similar to those’’ and in-
serting ‘‘all the information’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Not later than 30 days after receiving a 
disclosure report under this section, the Secretary 
shall make such report electronically available to the 
public for downloading on searchable database under 
which institutions can be individually identified and 
compared. Not later than 60 days after the date of 
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the enactment of the College Affordability Act, the 
Secretary shall make available in the same manner 
as described in the preceding sentence, each disclo-
sure report received under this section on or after 
January 1, 2000, to the extent that the Secretary 
has access to such report.’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of the College Af-
fordability Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations 
to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—Regulations under para-
graph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) developed through the negotiated 
rulemaking process under section 492; 
‘‘(B) developed with consultation from 
stakeholders; and 
‘‘(C) published in the Federal Register in 
accordance with section 482.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or prop-
erty’’ and inserting ‘‘property, human re-
sources, or payment of any staff;’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting ‘‘in-
stitutes, instructional programs,’’ after ‘‘cen-
ters,’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to institutions under section 117 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f) on the 
date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this section. 
SEC. 1013. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVEN-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 120 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011i) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DRUG 
AND ALCOHOL ABUSE’’ and inserting ‘‘ALCOHOL 
AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘a program to prevent the use of il-
licit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students 
and employees that,’’ and inserting ‘‘an evi-
dence-based program to prevent alcohol and 
substance misuse by students and employees 
that,’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1)(C) to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(C) a description of the health-risks asso-
ciated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol 
and substance misuse;’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (1)(D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(D) a description of any alcohol or sub-
stance misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilita-
tion, recovery, re-entry, or recovery support 
programs provided by the institution (including 
in partnership with a community-based organi-
zation) that are available to employees or stu-
dents;’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘that 
the institution will impose’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
the policies of the institution regarding’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (A); 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(C) compliance assistance to assist insti-
tutions in complying with the requirements of 
this section.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
College Affordability Act, the Secretary shall enter 
into a interagency agreement with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to— 
‘‘(A) determine criteria that satisfy the re-
quirement of subsection (a) that an institution 
of higher education has adopted and has imple-
mented an evidence-based program described in 
such subsection; 
‘‘(B) establish a process for disseminating 
the best practices for adopting and imple-
menting such an evidence-based program; and 
‘‘(C) establish a process that promotes co-
ordination and collaboration between institu-
tions of higher education and the respective 
State agencies that administer the Substance 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants 
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