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dent loans and the impact of those loans on bor-
rowers, disaggregated by— 
(A) Pell Grant recipient status; 
(B) race or ethnicity (in accordance with 
section 153(a)(3)(B) of the Education Sciences 
Reform Act (20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(3)(B)), as 
amended by section 10401 of this Act); 
(C) completion and non-completion of each 
category of educational programs (as defined in 
section 435(a)(9)(E) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, as added by section 4110(a)(1)(B) 
of this Act); and 
(D) post-graduation employment informa-
tion. 
(3) Analyze evidentiary data on the following re-
lationships: 
(A) The macroeconomic impacts of partial 
and total student debt cancellation. 
(B) The impact of student loan default on 
long-term financial success and security. 
(C) The impact of partial and total student 
debt cancellation on income inequality, includ-
ing the racial wealth gap. 
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(D) The impact of the income inequality 
and the racial wealth gap on student debt repay-
ment. 
(4) Study proposals to cancel Federal student 
loan debt in consideration of the Commission’s find-
ings under paragraph (3). 
(5) Study the feasibility of establishing a Federal 
student loan cancellation program. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months 
after the date on which the last member of the Com-
mission is appointed, the Commission shall submit to 
the Congress a report containing the data collected 
and analyzed under paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
subsection (c) and recommendations to create a Fed-
eral student loan cancellation program in consider-
ation of the Commission’s findings under subsection 
(c)(3). 
(2) SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS.—In making rec-
ommendations under paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall address, among other issues, the following: 
(A) Whether any borrowers should be 
prioritized in loan cancellation and a rationale 
for any such prioritization. 
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(B) How such recommendations and the 
proposed loan cancellation program take into 
consideration the wealth disparities faced by ra-
cial groups. 
(C) How the proposed cancellation program 
interacts with existing student loan cancellation 
programs and policies. 
(D) How the proposed cancellation program 
protects future students from facing the same 
debt burden. 
(E) How the proposed cancellation program 
should be funded and implemented. 
(e) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commis-
sion shall be composed of 13 members, who shall be 
appointed, not later 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, as follows: 
(A) One member shall be appointed by the 
President. 
(B) Four members shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
(C) Four members shall be appointed by the 
President pro tempore of the Senate. 
(D) Four members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Education. 
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(2) COMPOSITION.—All members of the Commis-
sion shall be individuals who are qualified to serve on 
the Commission by virtue of their expertise in Federal 
student aid and student loan debt. The Commission 
shall be composed, at a minimum, of Department of 
Education officials, academic researchers, consumer 
advocates, and an impacted individual. 
(f) TERMS.—The term of office for members shall be 
for the life of the Commission. A vacancy in the Commis-
sion shall not affect the powers of the Commission and shall 
be filled in the same manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made. 
(g) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission shall 
elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. The 
term of office of each shall be for the life of the Commission. 
(h) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the Commission 
shall serve without compensation. All members of the Com-
mission shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and 
other necessary expenses incurred by them in the perform-
ance of their duties to the extent authorized by chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(i) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission 
may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
of this section, hold such hearings and sit and act at 
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such times and at such places in the United States, 
and request the attendance and testimony of such wit-
nesses and the production of such books, records, cor-
respondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as 
the Commission considers appropriate. 
(2) POWERS
OF
SUBCOMMITTEES
AND
MEM-
BERS.—Any subcommittee or member of the Commis-
sion may, if authorized by the Commission, take any 
action which the Commission is authorized to take by 
this section. 
(3) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis-
sion may acquire directly from the Secretary of Edu-
cation available information which the Commission 
considers useful in the discharge of its duties. The 
Secretary of Education shall cooperate with the Com-
mission with respect to such information and shall 
furnish all information requested by the Commission 
to the extent permitted by law. 
(j) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
90 days after the date on which the Commission submits 
its report to the Congress under subsection (d). 
SEC. 9012. DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES TO PREVENT IN-
CIDENTS OF BIAS ON CAMPUS. 
Not later that 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Edu-
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cation shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, dis-
seminate to institutions of higher education resources (in-
cluding best practices information) about preventing and 
responding to incidents of bias, including bias based on ac-
tual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex 
(including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, 
childbirth, a medical condition related to pregnancy or 
childbirth, and sex stereotype), or disability, at institutions 
of higher education (including elements of institutional 
policies that have proven successful). 
SEC. 9013. GAO STUDY ON RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC 
EQUITY GAPS AT PUBLIC 4-YEAR INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall prepare 
and submit a report to the authorizing committees that ex-
amines— 
(1) racial and socioeconomic equity gaps among 
racial and income groups in enrollment, degree at-
tainment, and Federal student loan repayment rates, 
and other outcomes at public 4-year degree granting 
institutions of higher education, disaggregated by 
State; 
(2) the extent to which the rates and other out-
comes described in paragraph (1) have changed over 
time; 
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(3) the factors that may contribute to differences 
in the rates and other outcomes described in para-
graph (1) among racial and income groups (such as 
State spending on public, 4-year institutions of high-
er education, the availability of Federal and State fi-
nancial aid, and FAFSA filing rates); 
(4) efforts by States and institutions of higher 
education to attempt to close racial and income gaps 
in the rates and other outcomes described in para-
graph (1); 
(5) the racial breakdown of faculty and staff at 
public 4-year institutions of higher education and 
how retention rates for minority faculty and staff 
compare to non-minority faculty and staff; and 
(6) efforts by States and institutions of higher 
education to attempt to improve inclusion for stu-
dents belonging to racial and income groups that are 
historically underrepresented in higher education. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) AUTHORIZING
COMMITTEES; STATES.—The 
terms ‘‘authorizing committees’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the 
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meanings given the terms in section 103 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003). 
SEC. 9014. GAO STUDY ON LICENSE REVOCATIONS RELATED 
TO STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on State practices re-
lated to the denial, suspension, or revocation of an individ-
ual’s professional or driver’s license as a penalty for student 
loan default. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include a review of— 
(1) State laws related to the denial, suspension, 
or revocation of a professional or driver’s license as 
a penalty for student loan default, and the types of 
licenses included in such laws; 
(2) the extent to which student loan borrowers 
are affected by such license denials, suspensions, or 
revocations; and 
(3) the actual and potential consequences of such 
actions on Federal student loan borrowers. 
(c) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit 
a report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate containing 
the results of the study, together with any recommendations 
the Comptroller General determines appropriate. 
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(d) OUTREACH.—In conducting the study, the Comp-
troller General shall seek information from State or local 
licensing boards and other entities administering State 
laws pertaining to the denial, suspension, or revocation of 
a professional or driver’s license as a penalty for student 
loan default, and other nonprofit entities that have re-
searched issues pertaining to State licensure. 
TITLE X—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
PART A—EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986 
SEC. 10001. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 
Section 103(a)(1) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4303(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘twenty-one’’ and inserting 
‘‘twenty-three’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘three’’ and inserting 
‘‘four’’; and 
(B) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘one’’ and inserting 
‘‘two’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Senator’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Senators’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘eighteen’’ 
and inserting ‘‘nineteen’’. 
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SEC. 10002. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF LAURENT 
CLERC NATIONAL DEAF EDUCATION CENTER. 
Section 104(b)(5) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4304(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) The University, for purposes of the elemen-
tary and secondary education programs carried out 
by the Clerc Center, shall— 
‘‘(A)(i)(I) provide an assurance to the Sec-
retary that the University has adopted and is 
implementing challenging State academic stand-
ards that meet the requirements of section 
1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)); 
‘‘(II) demonstrate to the Secretary that the 
University is implementing a set of high-quality 
student academic assessments in mathematics, 
reading or language arts, and science, and any 
other subjects chosen by the University, that meet 
the requirements of section 1111(b)(2) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)); and 
‘‘(III) demonstrate to the Secretary that the 
University is implementing an accountability 
system consistent with section 1111(c) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)); or 
‘‘(ii)(I) select the challenging State aca-
demic standards and State academic assessments 
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of a State, adopted and implemented, as appro-
priate, pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 1111(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)); 
and 
‘‘(II) adopt the accountability system, con-
sistent with section 1111(c) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 6311(c)), of such State; and 
‘‘(B) publicly report, except in a case in 
which such reporting would not yield statis-
tically reliable information or would reveal per-
sonally identifiable information about an indi-
vidual student— 
‘‘(i) the results of the academic assess-
ments implemented under subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(ii) the results of the annual evalua-
tion of the programs at the Clerc Center, as 
determined using the accountability system 
adopted under subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 10003. FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS FOR GAL-
LAUDET UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL 
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF. 
Section 207 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 
(20 U.S.C. 4357) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(and its non- 
Federal match)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘amounts 
contributed to the fund from non-Federal sources, 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘and the related’’. 
PART B—TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978 
SEC. 10101. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNI-
VERSITIES ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Tribally Con-
trolled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 
U.S.C. 1801) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or has 
been formally’’ and inserting ‘‘and has been for-
mally’’; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (9); and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
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