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the administrative resources necessary to comply with the 
requirements of this title, and meets one of the following 
conditions: 
‘‘(A) Such institution has its liabilities backed 
by the full faith and credit of a State, or its equiva-
lent. 
‘‘(B) Such institution has a bond credit quality 
rating of investment grade or higher from a recog-
nized credit rating agency. 
‘‘(C) Such institution has expendable net assets 
equal to not less than one-half of the annual potential 
liabilities of such institution to the Secretary for 
funds under this title, including loan obligations dis-
charged pursuant to section 437, and to students for 
refunds of institutional charges, including funds 
under this title, as calculated by an independent cer-
tified public accountant in accordance with generally 
accepted auditing standards. 
‘‘(D) Such institution establishes, with the sup-
port of a financial statement audited by an inde-
pendent certified public accountant in accordance 
with generally accepted auditing standards, that the 
institution has sufficient resources to ensure against 
the precipitous closure of the institution, including 
the ability to meet all of its financial obligations (in-
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cluding refunds of institutional charges and repay-
ments to the Secretary for liabilities and debts in-
curred in programs administered by the Secretary). 
‘‘(E) Such institution has met criteria, pre-
scribed by the Secretary by regulation in accordance 
with paragraph (3), that— 
‘‘(i) establish ratios that demonstrate finan-
cial responsibility in accordance with generally 
accepted auditing standards as described in 
paragraph (7); 
‘‘(ii) incorporate the procedures described in 
paragraph (4); 
‘‘(iii) establish consequences for failure to 
meet the criteria described in paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(iv) take into account any differences in 
generally accepted accounting principles, and the 
financial statements required thereunder, that 
are applicable to for-profit, public, and nonprofit 
institutions. 
‘‘(3) The criteria prescribed pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(E) shall provide that the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than 6 months after an institution 
that is subject to the requirements of paragraph 
(2)(E) has submitted its annual financial statement, 
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provide to such institution a notification of its pre-
liminary score under such paragraph; 
‘‘(B) provide to each such institution a descrip-
tion of the method used, and complete copies of all the 
calculations performed, to determine the institution’s 
score, if such institution makes a request for such in-
formation within 45 days after receiving the notice 
under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) within 60 days of receipt by an institution 
of the information described in subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) allow the institution to correct or cure 
an administrative, accounting, or recordkeeping 
error if the error is not part of a pattern of er-
rors and there is no evidence of fraud or mis-
conduct related to the error; 
‘‘(ii) if the institution demonstrates that the 
Secretary has made errors in its determination 
of the initial score or has used non-standard ac-
counting practices in reaching its determination, 
notify the institution that its composite score has 
been corrected; and 
‘‘(iii) take into consideration any subse-
quent change in the institution’s overall fiscal 
health that would raise the institution’s score; 
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‘‘(D) maintain and preserve at all times the con-
fidentiality of any review until such score is deter-
mined to be final; and 
‘‘(E) make a determination regarding whether 
the institution has met the standards of financial re-
sponsibility based on an audited and certified finan-
cial statement of the institution as described in para-
graph (7). 
‘‘(4) If the Secretary determines, after conducting an 
initial review, that the institution has not met at least one 
of the conditions described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(E) of paragraph (2) but has otherwise met the require-
ments of such paragraph— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary shall request information re-
lating to such conditions for any affiliated or parent 
organization, company, or foundation owning or 
owned by the institution; and 
‘‘(B) if such additional information dem-
onstrates that an affiliated or parent organization, 
company, or foundation owning or owned by the in-
stitution meets at least one of the conditions describe 
in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (2), 
the institution shall be determined to be financially 
responsible as required by this title. 
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‘‘(5) The Secretary shall establish policies and proce-
dures to address an institution’s failure to meet the criteria 
of paragraph (2) which shall include policies and proce-
dures that— 
‘‘(A) require an institution that fails to meet the 
criteria for three consecutive years to provide to the 
Secretary a financial plan; 
‘‘(B) provide for additional oversight and cash 
monitoring restrictions, as appropriate; 
‘‘(C) allow an institution to submit to the Sec-
retary third-party financial guarantees that the Sec-
retary determines are reasonable, such as performance 
bonds or letters of credit payable to the Secretary, ex-
cept that an institution may not be required to obtain 
a letter of credit in order to be deemed financially re-
sponsible unless— 
‘‘(i) the institution has been deemed not to 
be a going concern, as determined by an inde-
pendent certified public accountant in accord-
ance with generally accepted auditing standards; 
‘‘(ii) the institution is determined by the 
Secretary to be at risk of precipitous closure 
when the full financial resources of the institu-
tion, including the value of the institution’s ex-
pendable endowment, are considered; or 
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‘‘(iii) the institution is determined by the 
Secretary to be at risk of not meeting all of its 
financial obligations, including refunds of insti-
tutional charges and repayments to the Secretary 
for liabilities and debts incurred in programs 
administered by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(D) provide for the removal of all requirements 
related to the institution’s failure to meet the criteria 
once the criteria are met.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)(C)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 102(a)(1)(C)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 102(a)(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘part B’’ and inserting 
‘‘part D or E’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ‘‘18’’ and in-
serting ‘‘36’’; 
(6) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘section 102 
(other than the requirements in subsections (b)(5) and 
(c)(3))’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 101 (other than the 
requirements in subsections (b)(1)(A) and (b)(2)) and 
102’’; 
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(7) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘‘meet the re-
quirements of sections 102(b)(1)(E) and 102(c)(1)(C)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘meet the requirements to be considered 
an institution of higher education under sections 
101(b)(1)(A) and 101(b)(2)’’; and 
(8) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘487(f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘487(e)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘meet 
the requirements of sections 102(b)(1)(E) and 
102(c)(1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘meet the require-
ments to be considered an institution of higher 
education under sections 101(b)(1)(A) and 
101(b)(2)’’. 
(b) PROGRAM REVIEW AND DATA.—Section 498A (20 
U.S.C. 1099c–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘part B of’’ both places it 
appears; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, or 
after the transition period described in section 
481B(e)(3), institutions in which 25 percent or 
more of the educational programs have a loan re-
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payment rate (defined in section 481B(c)) for the 
most recent fiscal year of less than 50 percent’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, ex-
cept that this subparagraph shall not apply after 
the transition period described in section 
481B(e)(3)’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, Federal ONE Loan 
volume’’ after ‘‘Stafford/Ford Loan vol-
ume’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, Federal ONE Loan 
program’’ after ‘‘Stafford/Ford Loan pro-
gram’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) as practicable, provide a written expla-
nation to the institution of higher education detailing 
the Secretary’s reasons for initiating the program re-
view which, if applicable, shall include references to 
specific criteria under subsection (a)(2);’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (6) and 
(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (7) and 
(8)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (6)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) TIME LIMIT ON PROGRAM REVIEW ACTIVITIES.— 
In conducting, responding to, and concluding program re-
view activities, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) provide to the institution the initial report 
finding not later than 90 days after concluding an 
initial site visit; 
‘‘(2) upon each receipt of an institution’s re-
sponse during a program review inquiry, respond in 
a substantive manner within 90 days; 
‘‘(3) upon each receipt of an institution’s written 
response to a draft final program review report, pro-
vide the final program review report and accom-
panying enforcement actions, if any, within 90 days; 
and 
‘‘(4) conclude the entire program review process 
not later than 2 years after the initiation of a pro-
gram review, unless the Secretary determines that 
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such a review is sufficiently complex and cannot rea-
sonably be concluded before the expiration of such 2- 
year period, in which case the Secretary shall 
promptly notify the institution of the reasons for such 
delay and provide an anticipated date for conclusion 
of the review.’’. 
(c) REVIEW OF REGULATIONS.—Section 498B(b) (20 
U.S.C. 1099c–2(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
102(a)(1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102(a)(1)’’. 
TITLE V—DEVELOPING 
INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 501. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Part A of title V (20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 502(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘institu-
tion for instruction’’ and inserting ‘‘institution 
of higher education for instruction’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (v) and 
(vi) as clauses (vi) and (v), respectively; 
(ii) in clause (v) (as so redesignated), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘(as 
defined 
in 
section 
103(20)(A))’’ after ‘‘State’’; and 
(iii) in clause (vi) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
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(ii) in paragraph (7), by striking 
‘‘funds management’’ and inserting ‘‘funds 
and administrative management’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (11), by striking 
‘‘Creating’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘technologies,’’ and inserting ‘‘Innovative 
learning models and creating or improving 
facilities for Internet or other innovative 
technologies,’’; and 
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (16) 
as paragraph (20) and inserting after para-
graph (15) the following: 
‘‘(16) The development, coordination, implemen-
tation, or improvement of career and technical edu-
cation programs (as defined in section 135 of the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2355)). 
‘‘(17) Alignment and integration of career and 
technical education programs with programs of study 
leading to a bachelor’s degree, graduate degree, or 
professional degree. 
‘‘(18) Developing or expanding access to dual or 
concurrent enrollment programs and early college 
high school programs. 
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‘‘(19) Pay for success initiatives that improve 
time to completion and increase graduation rates.’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (c), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) SCHOLARSHIP.—An institution that uses 
grant funds provided under this part to establish or 
increase an endowment fund may use the income 
from such endowment fund to provide scholarships to 
students for the purposes of attending such institu-
tion, 
subject 
to 
the 
limitation 
in 
section 
331(c)(3)(B)(i).’’; 
(3) in section 504, by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) AWARD PERIOD.—The Secretary may award a 
grant to a Hispanic-serving institution under this part for 
a period of 5 years. Any funds awarded under this part 
that are not expended or used, before the date that is 10 
years after the date on which the grant was awarded, for 
the purposes for which the funds were paid shall be repaid 
to the Treasury.’’; and 
(4) in section 505, by striking ‘‘this title’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘this part’’. 
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SEC. 502. PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNI-
TIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS. 
Part B of title V (20 U.S.C. 1102 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 513— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The activities described in (1) through (4), 
(11), and (19) of section 503(b).’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (6), re-
spectively; and 
(D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘Creating’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘technologies,’’ and inserting ‘‘Innova-
tive learning models and creating or improving 
facilities for Internet or other innovative tech-
nologies,’’; and 
(2) in section 514— 
(A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—The Secretary may award a grant 
to a Hispanic-serving institution under this part for a pe-
riod of 5 years. Any funds awarded under this part that 
are not expended or used for the purposes for which the 
funds were paid within 10 years following the date on 
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which the grant was awarded shall be repaid to the Treas-
ury.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE.—No Hispanic-serving institu-
tion that is eligible for and receives funds under this part 
may receive funds under part A or B of title III during 
the period for which funds under this part are awarded.’’. 
SEC. 503. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
Part C of title V (20 U.S.C. 1103 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 521(c)(7)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; 
(2) in section 522(b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘; COMPLETION RATES’’ after ‘‘EXPENDITURES’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
502(a)(2)(C)’’ after ‘‘502(a)(2)(A)(ii)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in the paragraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘AND
COMPLETION
RATES’’ after 
‘‘EXPENDITURES’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 502(a)(2)(C)’’ 
after ‘‘502(a)(2)(A)(ii)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or 
section 
502(a)(2)(C)’’ 
after 
‘‘502(a)(2)(A)’’; 
(3) in section 524(c), by striking ‘‘section 505’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 504’’; and 
(4) in section 528— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘parts A 
and C’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘parts A and C, 
$107,795,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2024.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘part B’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘part B, $9,671,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2024.’’. 
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TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 601. INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUD-
IES. 
(a) GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE AND 
AREA CENTERS AND PROGRAMS.—Section 602 (20 U.S.C. 
1122) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(F), by inserting ‘‘(C),’’ 
after ‘‘(B),’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 
and realigning such subparagraphs so as to be 
indented 4 ems from the left margin; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—Each 
institution’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION; 
CONTENTS.—Each institu-
tion’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may approve an 
application for a grant if an institution, in its appli-
cation, provides adequate assurances that it will com-
ply with paragraph (1)(A). The Secretary shall use 
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the requirement of paragraph (1)(A) as part of the 
application evaluation, review, and approval process 
when determining grant recipients for initial funding 
and continuation awards.’’. 
(b) DISCONTINUATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—Part 
A of title VI (20 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking section 604; 
(2) by striking section 606; 
(3) by striking section 609; and 
(4) by striking section 610. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Part A of title VI (20 
U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is further amended by redesignating 
sections 605, 607, and 608 as sections 604, 605, and 606, 
respectively. 
SEC. 602. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) CENTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDU-
CATION.—Section 612 (20 U.S.C. 1130–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3), by inserting ‘‘and a wide 
range of views’’ after ‘‘diverse perspectives’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may approve an ap-
plication for a grant if an institution, in its application, 
provides adequate assurances that it will comply with sub-
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section (f)(3). The Secretary shall use the requirement of 
subsection (f)(3) as part of the application evaluation, re-
view, and approval process when determining grant recipi-
ents for initial funding and continuation awards.’’. 
(b) DISCONTINUATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—Part 
B of title VI (20 U.S.C. 1130 et seq.) is amended by striking 
sections 613 and 614. 
SEC. 603. REPEAL OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR INSTI-
TUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY. 
Part C of title VI (20 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) is repealed. 
SEC. 604. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) 
DEFINITIONS.—Section 
631(a) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1132(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (5) and (9); 
(2) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), 
and (10) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respec-
tively. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Section 632(2) (20 U.S.C. 1132– 
1(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘substantial’’ before ‘‘need’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Section 636 (20 U.S.C. 1132–5) is 
amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) BIENNIAL REPORT
ON 
AREAS
OF NATIONAL NEED.—’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH DIVERSE 
PERSPECTIVES AND A WIDE RANGE OF VIEWS REQUIRE-
MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the authorizing committees a report 
that identifies the efforts taken to ensure recipients’ compli-
ance with the requirements under this title relating to the 
‘diverse perspectives and a wide range of views’ require-
ment, including any technical assistance the Department 
has provided, any regulatory guidance the Department has 
issued, and any monitoring the Department has conducted. 
Such report shall be made available to the public.’’. 
(d) REPEAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 637 (20 U.S.C. 1132–6) is repealed. 
(e) REPORTING BY INSTITUTIONS.—Section 638(b) (20 
U.S.C. 1132–7(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DATA REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (5), the Secretary shall require an institution 
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of higher education referred to in subsection (a) to file 
a disclosure report under paragraph (2) with the Sec-
retary on January 31 or July 31, whichever is soon-
er, with respect to the date on which such institution 
received a contribution— 
‘‘(A) less than 7 months from such date; 
and 
‘‘(B) greater than 30 days from such date. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report to the 
Secretary required by this section shall contain the 
following information with respect to the institution 
of higher education filing the report: 
‘‘(A) For gifts received from, or contracts 
entered into with a foreign source other than a 
foreign government, the following information: 
‘‘(i) The aggregate dollar amount of 
such gifts and contracts attributable to each 
country, including the fair market value of 
the services of staff members, textbooks, and 
other in-kind gifts. 
‘‘(ii) The legal name of the entity pro-
viding any such gift or contract. 
‘‘(iii) The country to which the gift is 
attributable. 
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‘‘(B) For gifts received from, or contracts 
entered into with, a foreign government, the ag-
gregate dollar amount of such gifts and contracts 
received from each foreign government and the 
legal name of the entity providing any such gift 
or contract. 
‘‘(C) In the case of an institution of higher 
education that is owned or controlled by a for-
eign source— 
‘‘(i) the identity of the foreign source; 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the foreign 
source assumed ownership or control of the 
institution; and 
‘‘(iii) any changes in program or 
structure resulting from the change in own-
ership or control. 
‘‘(3) 
ADDITIONAL
DISCLOSURES
FOR
RE-
STRICTED
AND
CONDITIONAL
GIFTS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), when an institution of high-
er education receives a restricted or conditional gift 
or contract from a foreign source, the institution shall 
disclose the following: 
‘‘(A) In the case of gifts received from, or 
contracts entered into with, a foreign source 
other than a foreign government, the amount, the 
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date, and a description of such conditions or re-
strictions. 
‘‘(B) The country to which the gift is attrib-
utable. 
‘‘(C) In the case of gifts received from, or 
contracts entered into with, a foreign govern-
ment, the amount, the date, a description of such 
conditions or restrictions, and the name of the 
foreign government. 
‘‘(4) ATTRIBUTION OF GIFTS.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the country to which a gift is attrib-
utable is— 
‘‘(A) the country of citizenship; or 
‘‘(B) if the information described in sub-
paragraph (A) is not known— 
‘‘(i) the principal residence for a for-
eign source who is a natural person; or 
‘‘(ii) the principal place of business 
and country of incorporation for a foreign 
source that is a legal entity. 
‘‘(5) RELATION TO OTHER REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—If an institu-
tion described under subsection (a) is located 
within a State that has enacted requirements for 
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public disclosure of gifts from, or contracts with, 
a foreign source that are substantially similar to 
the requirements of this section, as determined by 
the Secretary, a copy of the disclosure report 
filed with the State may be filed with the Sec-
retary in lieu of a report required under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(B) ASSURANCES.—With respect to an in-
stitution that submits a copy of a disclosure re-
port pursuant to subparagraph (A), the State in 
which such institution is located shall provide to 
the Secretary such assurances as the Secretary 
may require to establish that the institution has 
met the requirements for public disclosure under 
the laws of such State. 
‘‘(C) USE OF OTHER FEDERAL REPORTS.— 
If an institution receives a gift from, or enters 
into a contract with, a foreign source, where any 
other Federal law or regulation requires a report 
containing requirements substantially similar to 
the requirements under this section, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, a copy of the report 
may be filed with the Secretary in lieu of a re-
port required under subsection (b). 
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‘‘(6) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—A disclosure report 
required by this section shall be— 
‘‘(A) available as public records open to in-
spection and copying during business hours; 
‘‘(B) available electronically; and 
‘‘(C) made available under subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) not later than 30 days after the Sec-
retary receives such report. 
‘‘(7) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) COMPEL
COMPLIANCE.—Whenever it 
appears that an institution has failed to comply 
with the requirements of this section, including 
any rule or regulation promulgated under this 
section, a civil action may be brought by the At-
torney General, at the request of the Secretary, 
in an appropriate district court of the United 
States, or the appropriate United States court of 
any territory or other place subject to the juris-
diction of the United States, to request such 
court to compel compliance with the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(B) COSTS.—For knowing or willful fail-
ure to comply with the requirements of this sec-
tion, including any rule or regulation promul-
gated thereunder, an institution shall pay to the 
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Treasury of the United States the full costs to the 
United States of obtaining compliance, including 
all associated costs of investigation and enforce-
ment. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(A) 
CONTRACT.—The 
term 
‘contract’ 
means any agreement for the acquisition by pur-
chase, lease, gift, or barter of property or services 
by the foreign source, for the direct benefit or use 
of either of the parties. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN SOURCE.—The term ‘foreign 
source’ means— 
‘‘(i) a foreign government, including 
an agency of a foreign government; 
‘‘(ii) a legal entity, governmental or 
otherwise, created solely under the laws of a 
foreign state or states; 
‘‘(iii) an individual who is not a cit-
izen or a national of the United States or 
a trust territory or protectorate thereof; and 
‘‘(iv) an agent, including a subsidiary 
or affiliate of a foreign legal entity, acting 
on behalf of a foreign source. 
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‘‘(C) GIFT.—The term ‘gift’ means any gift 
of money, property, human resources, or pay-
ment of any staff. 
‘‘(D) RESTRICTED OR CONDITIONAL.—The 
term ‘restricted or conditional’, with respect to 
an endowment, gift, grant, contract, award, 
present, or property of any kind means includ-
ing as a condition on such endowment, gift, 
grant, contract, award, present, or property pro-
visions regarding— 
‘‘(i) the employment, assignment, or 
termination of faculty; 
‘‘(ii) the establishment of departments, 
centers, research or lecture programs, insti-
tutes, instructional programs, or new fac-
ulty positions; 
‘‘(iii) the selection or admission of stu-
dents; or 
‘‘(iv) the award of grants, loans, schol-
arships, fellowships, or other forms of finan-
cial aid restricted to students of a specified 
country, religion, sex, ethnic origin, or po-
litical opinion.’’. 
(f) REDESIGNATIONS.—Part D of title VI (20 U.S.C. 
1132 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating such part as part C; and 
(2) by redesignating sections 631, 632, 633, 634, 
635, 636, and 638 as sections 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 
626, and 627, respectively. 
(g) CONTINUATION AWARDS.—Part C of title VI (20 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), as so redesignated by subsection (f)(1) 
of this section, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 628. CONTINUATION AWARDS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall make continuation awards under 
this title for the second and succeeding years of a grant 
only after determining that the recipient is making satisfac-
tory progress in carrying out the stated grant objectives ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
‘‘SEC. 629. COMPLIANCE WITH DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE AND 
A WIDE RANGE OF VIEWS. 
‘‘When complying with the requirement of this title to 
offer a diverse perspective and a wide range of views, a re-
cipient of a grant under this title shall not promote any 
biased views that are discriminatory toward any group, re-
ligion, or population of people. 
‘‘SEC. 630. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $61,525,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2024.’’. 
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TITLE 
VII—GRADUATE 
AND 
POSTSECONDARY 
IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 701. GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPEAL OF JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PRO-
GRAM.—Subpart 1 of part A of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1134 
et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF THURGOOD MARSHALL LEGAL EDU-
CATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.—Subpart 3 of part A 
of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1136) is repealed. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR GRAD-
UATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.—Section 
716 (20 U.S.C. 1135e) is amended striking ‘‘$35,000,000’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘$28,047,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2024.’’. 
(d) REDESIGNATIONS.—Part A of title VII (20 U.S.C. 
1134 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparts 2, 4, and 5 as sub-
parts 1, 2, and 3 respectively; 
(2) by redesignating sections 711 through 716 as 
sections 701 through 706, respectively; 
(3) by redesignating sections 723 through 725 as 
sections 711 through 713, respectively; and 
(4) by redesignating section 731 as section 721. 
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(e) AMENDMENT OF CROSS REFERENCES.—Part A of 
title VII (20 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 703(b)(8), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘section 715’’ and inserting ‘‘section 705’’; 
(2) in section 704(c)), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 715(a)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 705(a)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 713(b)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 703(b)(2)’’; 
(3) in section 711(e), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘724’’ and inserting ‘‘712’’; 
(4) in section 712(e), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘723’’ and inserting ‘‘711’’; 
(5) in section 713, as so redesignated— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 
723’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘section 711, $7,500,000 
for fiscal year 2019 and each of the five suc-
ceeding fiscal years.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 
724’’ and inserting ‘‘section 712’’; and 
(6) in section 721, as so redesignated— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘THROUGH 4’’ and inserting ‘‘AND 2’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘subparts 1 through 4’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘subparts 
1 and 2’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 703(b) or 
715(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 705(a)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subpart 1 or 2, respec-
tively,’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart 1’’; and 
(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subpart 
1, 2, 3, or 4’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart 1 or 2’’. 
SEC. 702. REPEAL OF FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. 
Part B of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1138 et seq.) is repealed. 
SEC. 703. PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) REDESIGNATIONS.— 
(1) SUBPART.—Part D of title VII (20 U.S.C. 
1140 et seq.) is amended by striking subparts 1 and 
3 and redesignating subparts 2 and 4 as subparts 1 
and 2, respectively. 
(2) PART.—Part D of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1140 
et seq.), as amended by paragraph (1), is redesignated 
as part B of such Act. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—Section 760 (20 U.S.C. 1140) 
is redesignated as section 730 of such Act. 
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(b) MODEL TRANSITION PROGRAMS; COORDINATING 
CENTER.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—Section 766 (20 U.S.C. 1140f) is 
redesignated as section 731 of such Act. 
(2) MODEL
COMPREHENSIVE
TRANSITION
AND 
POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS.—Section 767 (20 U.S.C. 
1140g) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating such section as section 
732 of such Act; 
(B) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 769(a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 736(a)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘institutions of higher 
education (or consortia of institutions of 
higher education), to enable the institutions 
or consortia’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible appli-
cants, to enable the eligible applicants’’; 
(C) by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible applicant desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary, at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may re-
quire, an application that— 
‘‘(1) describes how the model program to be oper-
ated by the eligible applicant with grant funds re-
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ceived under this section will meet the requirements 
of subsection (d); 
‘‘(2) describes how the model program proposed 
to be operated is based on the demonstrated needs of 
students with intellectual disabilities served by the eli-
gible applicant and potential employers; 
‘‘(3) describes how the model program proposed 
to be operated will coordinate with other Federal, 
State, and local programs serving students with intel-
lectual disabilities, including programs funded under 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.); 
‘‘(4) describes how the model program will be 
sustained once the grant received under this section 
ends; 
‘‘(5) if applicable, describes how the eligible ap-
plicant will meet the preferences described in sub-
section (c)(3); and 
‘‘(6) demonstrates the ability of the eligible ap-
plicant to meet the requirement under subsection 
(e).’’. 
(D) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘institution of higher education’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eligible applicant’’; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘students attending the institution of higher 
education’’ and inserting ‘‘the eligible ap-
plicant’s students’’; 
(E) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘An institution of higher 
education (or consortium)’’ and inserting 
‘‘An eligible applicant’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in-
stitution of higher education’s’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘eligible applicant’s’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking 
‘‘that lead to gainful employment’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 777(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 734’’; 
(v) in paragraph (6), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(vi) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(vii) by redesignating paragraph (8) 
as paragraph (7); 
(F) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘An insti-
tution of higher education (or consortium)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘An eligible applicant’’; 
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(G) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Not later 
than five years after the date of the first grant 
awarded under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
less often than once every 5 years’’; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subpart, the 
term ‘eligible applicant’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation or a consortium of institutions of higher education.’’. 
(3) REDESIGNATIONS.—Sections 768 and 769 
(20 U.S.C. 1140i) are redesignated as sections 733 
and 736, respectively. 
(4) COORDINATING CENTER AND COMMISSION.— 
Subpart 1 of part D of title VII, as so redesignated 
by subsection (a)(1), is amended by inserting after 
section 733 (as so redesignated by paragraph (3)) the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 734. COORDINATING CENTER. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
provide technical assistance and information on best and 
promising practices to eligible applicants awarded grants 
under section 732. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATING CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this 
section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an entity, or 
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a partnership of entities, that has demonstrated ex-
pertise in the fields of— 
‘‘(A) higher education; 
‘‘(B) the education of students with intellec-
tual disabilities; 
‘‘(C) the development of comprehensive tran-
sition and postsecondary programs for students 
with intellectual disabilities; and 
‘‘(D) evaluation and technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
under section 736, the Secretary shall enter into a co-
operative agreement, on a competitive basis, with an 
eligible entity for the purpose of establishing a coordi-
nating center for institutions of higher education that 
offer inclusive comprehensive transition and postsec-
ondary programs for students with intellectual dis-
abilities, including eligible applicants receiving 
grants under section 732, to provide— 
‘‘(A) recommendations related to the devel-
opment of standards for such programs; 
‘‘(B) technical assistance for such programs; 
and 
‘‘(C) evaluations for such programs. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The program under this 
section shall be administered by the office in the De-
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partment that administers other postsecondary edu-
cation programs. 
‘‘(4) DURATION.—A cooperative agreement en-
tered into pursuant to this section shall have a term 
of 5 years. 
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS OF COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENT.—The cooperative agreement entered into pur-
suant to this section shall provide that the eligible en-
tity entering into such agreement shall establish and 
maintain a coordinating center that shall— 
‘‘(A) serve as the technical assistance entity 
for all comprehensive transition and postsec-
ondary programs for students with intellectual 
disabilities; 
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance regarding 
the development, evaluation, and continuous im-
provement of such programs; 
‘‘(C) develop an evaluation protocol for such 
programs that includes qualitative and quan-
titative methodologies for measuring student out-
comes and program strengths in the areas of aca-
demic enrichment, socialization, independent liv-
ing, and competitive or supported employment; 
‘‘(D) assist recipients of grants under sec-
tion 732 in efforts to award a meaningful cre-
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dential to students with intellectual disabilities 
upon the completion of such programs, which 
credential shall take into consideration unique 
State factors; 
‘‘(E) develop recommendations for the nec-
essary components of such programs, such as— 
‘‘(i) academic, vocational, social, and 
independent living skills; 
‘‘(ii) evaluation of student progress; 
‘‘(iii) program administration and 
evaluation; 
‘‘(iv) student eligibility; and 
‘‘(v) issues regarding the equivalency of 
a student’s participation in such programs 
to semester, trimester, quarter, credit, or 
clock hours at an institution of higher edu-
cation, as the case may be; 
‘‘(F) analyze possible funding sources for 
such programs and provide recommendations to 
such programs regarding potential funding 
sources; 
‘‘(G) develop model memoranda of agree-
ment for use between or among institutions of 
higher education and State and local agencies 
providing funding for such programs; 
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‘‘(H) develop mechanisms for regular com-
munication, outreach, and dissemination of in-
formation about comprehensive transition and 
postsecondary programs for students with intel-
lectual disabilities under section 732 between or 
among such programs and to families and pro-
spective students; 
‘‘(I) host a meeting of all recipients of 
grants under section 732 not less often than once 
every 3 years; and 
‘‘(J) convene a workgroup to develop and 
recommend model criteria, standards, and com-
ponents of such programs as described in sub-
paragraph (E) that are appropriate for the de-
velopment of accreditation standards, which 
workgroup shall include— 
‘‘(i) an expert in higher education; 
‘‘(ii) an expert in special education; 
‘‘(iii) a representative of a disability 
organization that represents students with 
intellectual disabilities; 
‘‘(iv) a representative from the Na-
tional Advisory Committee on Institutional 
Quality and Integrity; and 
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‘‘(v) a representative of a regional or 
national accreditation agency or associa-
tion. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not less often than once every 5 
years, the coordinating center shall report to the Sec-
retary, the authorizing committees, and the National 
Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and In-
tegrity on the recommendations of the workgroup de-
scribed in paragraph (5)(J). 
‘‘SEC. 735. ACCESSIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) COMMISSION STRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall establish an independent commis-
sion, comprised of key stakeholders, to develop 
voluntary guidelines for accessible postsecondary 
electronic instructional materials and related 
technologies in order— 
‘‘(i) to ensure students with disabilities 
are afforded the same educational benefits 
provided to nondisabled students through 
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the use of electronic instructional materials 
and related technologies; 
‘‘(ii) to inform better the selection and 
use of such materials and technologies at in-
stitutions of higher education; and 
‘‘(iii) 
to 
encourage 
entities 
that 
produce such materials and technologies to 
make accessible versions more readily avail-
able in the market. 
In fulfilling this duty, the commission shall re-
view applicable national and international in-
formation technology accessibility standards, 
which it will compile and annotate as an addi-
tional information resource for institutions of 
higher education and companies that service the 
higher education market. 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(i) 
STAKEHOLDER
GROUPS.—The 
commission shall be composed of representa-
tives from the following categories: 
‘‘(I) 
DISABILITY.—Communities 
of persons with disabilities for whom 
the accessibility of postsecondary elec-
tronic instructional materials and re-
lated technologies is a significant fac-
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tor in ensuring equal participation in 
higher education, and nonprofit orga-
nizations that provide accessible elec-
tronic materials to these communities. 
‘‘(II) 
HIGHER
EDUCATION.— 
Higher education leadership, which in-
cludes: university presidents, provosts, 
deans, vice presidents, deans of librar-
ies, chief information officers, and 
other senior institutional executives. 
‘‘(III) INDUSTRY.—Relevant in-
dustry representatives, meaning— 
‘‘(aa) developers of postsec-
ondary 
electronic 
instructional 
materials; and 
‘‘(bb) manufacturers of re-
lated technologies. 
‘‘(ii) APPOINTMENT
OF
MEMBERS.— 
The commission members shall be appointed 
as follows: 
‘‘(I) Six members, 2 from each 
category described in clause (i), shall 
be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, 3 of whom 
shall be appointed on the recommenda-
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tion of the majority leader of the House 
of Representatives and 3 of whom shall 
be appointed on the recommendation of 
the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives, with the Speaker en-
suring that 1 developer of postsec-
ondary electronic instructional mate-
rials and 1 manufacturer of related 
technologies are appointed. The Speak-
er shall also appoint 2 additional 
members, 1 student with a disability 
and 1 faculty member from an institu-
tion of higher education. 
‘‘(II) Six members, 2 from each 
category described in clause (i), shall 
be appointed by the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate, 3 of whom shall be 
appointed on the recommendation of 
the majority leader of the Senate and 
3 of whom shall be appointed on the 
recommendation of the minority leader 
of the Senate, with the President pro 
tempore ensuring that 1 developer of 
postsecondary electronic instructional 
materials and 1 manufacturer of re-
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lated technologies are appointed. The 
President pro tempore shall also ap-
point 2 additional members, 1 student 
with a disability and 1 faculty member 
from an institution of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(III) Three members, each of 
whom must possess extensive, dem-
onstrated technical expertise in the de-
velopment and implementation of ac-
cessible postsecondary electronic in-
structional materials, shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Education. 
One of these members shall represent 
postsecondary students with disabil-
ities, 1 shall represent higher education 
leadership, and 1 shall represent devel-
opers of postsecondary electronic in-
structional materials. 
‘‘(iii) ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE ON THE 
COMMISSION.—Federal employees are ineli-
gible for appointment to the commission. 
An appointee to a volunteer or advisory po-
sition with a Federal agency or related ad-
visory body may be appointed to the com-
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mission so long as his or her primary em-
ployment is with a non-Federal entity and 
he or she is not otherwise engaged in finan-
cially compensated work on behalf of the 
Federal Government, exclusive of any stand-
ard expense reimbursement or grant-funded 
activities. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The commission’s execu-
tion of its duties shall be independent of the Sec-
retary of Education, the Attorney General, and 
the head of any other agency or department of 
the Federal Government with regulatory or 
standard setting authority in the areas addressed 
by the commission. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(i) STAFFING.—There shall be no per-
manent staffing for the commission. 
‘‘(ii) 
LEADERSHIP.—Commission 
members shall elect a chairperson from 
among the 19 appointees to the commission. 
‘‘(iii) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The 
Commission shall be provided administra-
tive support, as needed, by the Secretary of 
Education through the Office of Postsec-
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ondary Education of the Department of 
Education. 
‘‘(C) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall 
terminate on the day after the date on which the 
Commission issues the voluntary guidelines and 
annotated list of information technology stand-
ards described in subsection (b), or two years 
from the date of enactment of the PROSPER 
Act, whichever comes first. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) PRODUCE
VOLUNTARY
GUIDELINES.—Not 
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
the PROSPER Act, subject to a 6-month extension 
that it may exercise at its discretion, the commission 
established in subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(A) develop and issue voluntary guidelines 
for accessible postsecondary electronic instruc-
tional materials and related technologies; and 
‘‘(B) in developing the voluntary guidelines, 
the commission shall— 
‘‘(i) establish a technical panel pursu-
ant to paragraph (4) to support the com-
mission in developing the voluntary guide-
lines; 
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‘‘(ii) develop criteria for determining 
which materials and technologies constitute 
‘postsecondary electronic instructional ma-
terials’ and ‘related technologies’ as defined 
in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of subsection 
(f); 
‘‘(iii) identify existing national and 
international accessibility standards that 
are relevant to student use of postsecondary 
electronic instructional materials and re-
lated technologies at institutions of higher 
education; 
‘‘(iv) identify and address any unique 
pedagogical and accessibility requirements 
of postsecondary electronic instructional 
materials and related technologies that are 
not addressed, or not adequately addressed, 
by the identified, relevant existing accessi-
bility standards; 
‘‘(v) identify those aspects of accessi-
bility, and types of postsecondary instruc-
tional materials and related technologies, 
for which the commission cannot produce 
guidelines or which cannot be addressed by 
existing accessibility standards due to— 
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‘‘(I) inherent limitations of com-
mercially available technologies; or 
‘‘(II) the challenges posed by a 
specific category of disability that cov-
ers a wide spectrum of impairments 
and capabilities which makes it dif-
ficult to assess the benefits from par-
ticular guidelines on a categorical 
basis; 
‘‘(vi) ensure that the voluntary guide-
lines are consistent with the requirements of 
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and titles II and III 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 
U.S.C. 12131 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12181 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(vii) ensure that the voluntary guide-
lines are consistent, to the extent feasible 
and appropriate, with the technical and 
functional performance criteria included in 
the national and international accessibility 
standards identified by the commission as 
relevant to student use of postsecondary 
electronic instructional materials and re-
lated technologies; 
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‘‘(viii) allow for the use of an alter-
native design or technology that results in 
substantially equivalent or greater accessi-
bility and usability by individuals with 
disabilities than would be provided by com-
pliance with the voluntary guidelines; and 
‘‘(ix) provide that where electronic in-
structional materials or related technologies 
that comply fully with the voluntary guide-
lines are not commercially available, or 
where such compliance is not technically 
feasible, the institution may select the prod-
uct that best meets the voluntary guidelines 
consistent with the institution’s business 
and pedagogical needs. 
‘‘(2) PRODUCE ANNOTATED LIST OF INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of the PROS-
PER Act, subject to a 6-month extension that it may 
exercise at its discretion, the commission established 
in subsection (a) shall, with the assistance of the tech-
nical panel established under paragraph (4), develop 
and issue an annotated list of information technology 
standards. 
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‘‘(3) SUPERMAJORITY
APPROVAL.—Issuance of 
the voluntary guidelines and annotated list of infor-
mation technology standards shall require approval of 
at least 75 percent (at least 15) of the 19 members of 
the commission. 
‘‘(4) ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNICAL PANEL.— 
Not later than 1 month after the Commission’s first 
meeting, it shall appoint and convene a panel of 12 
technical experts, each of whom shall have extensive, 
demonstrated technical experience in developing, re-
searching, or implementing accessible postsecondary 
electronic instructional materials or related tech-
nologies. The commission has discretion to determine 
a process for nominating, vetting, and confirming a 
panel of experts that fairly represents the stakeholder 
communities on the commission. The technical panel 
shall include a representative from the United States 
Access Board. 
‘‘(c) PERIODIC REVIEW AND REVISION OF VOLUNTARY 
GUIDELINES.—Not later than 5 years after issuance of the 
voluntary guidelines and annotated list of information tech-
nology standards described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section (b), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of 
Education shall publish a notice in the Federal Register 
requesting public comment about whether there is a need 
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to reconstitute the commission to update the voluntary 
guidelines and annotated list of information technology 
standards to reflect technological advances, changes in post-
secondary electronic instructional materials and related 
technologies, or updated national and international accessi-
bility standards. The Secretary shall submit a report to 
Congress summarizing the public comments and presenting 
the Secretary’s decision on whether to reconstitute the com-
mission based on those comments. If the Secretary decides 
to reconstitute the commission, the Secretary may imple-
ment that decision 30 days after the date on which the re-
port was submitted to Congress. That process shall begin 
with the Secretary requesting the appointment of commis-
sion members as detailed in subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii). If the 
Secretary reconstitutes the Commission, the Commission 
shall terminate on the day after the date on which the Com-
mission issues updated voluntary guidelines and annotated 
list of information technology standards, or two years from 
the date on which the Secretary reconstitutes the Commis-
sion, whichever comes first. 
‘‘(d) SAFE HARBOR PROTECTIONS.—The following de-
fenses from liability may be asserted with respect to claims 
regarding the use of postsecondary instructional materials 
and related technologies arising under section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and titles II 
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and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12131 et seq. and 12181 et seq.), subject to the judi-
cial review afforded under those Acts and without limiting 
any other defenses provided under those Acts: 
‘‘(1) SAFE HARBOR FOR CONFORMING POSTSEC-
ONDARY ELECTRONIC INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND 
RELATED TECHNOLOGIES.—An institution of higher 
education that requires, provides, or both recommends 
and provides, postsecondary electronic instructional 
materials or related technologies that conform to the 
voluntary guidelines shall be deemed in compliance 
with, and qualify for a safe harbor from liability in 
relation to, its obligations under section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and titles 
II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 
U.S.C. 12131 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12181 et seq.) with 
respect to its selection of such materials or tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(2) LIMITED
SAFE
HARBOR
FOR
NONCON-
FORMING
POSTSECONDARY
ELECTRONIC
INSTRUC-
TIONAL MATERIALS OR RELATED TECHNOLOGIES.— 
An institution of higher education that requires, pro-
vides, or both recommends and provides, postsec-
ondary electronic instructional materials or related 
technologies that do not fully conform with the vol-
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untary guidelines, but which institution otherwise 
complies with all requirements set forth in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C), will qualify for a limited 
safe harbor from monetary damages under section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and 
titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12181 et 
seq.), with available remedies under section 505 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794a), section 
103 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12133), and section 308 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 12188) limited to declaratory and injunctive 
relief, and for a prevailing party other than the 
United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee, if the insti-
tution— 
‘‘(A) documented its efforts to incorporate 
and use the voluntary guidelines in its policies 
and practices regarding its selection or procure-
ment of postsecondary electronic instructional 
materials and related technologies. These efforts 
may include establishment of a written policy re-
garding the institution’s use of the voluntary 
guidelines, identifying the official(s) authorized 
to approve the selection of nonconforming post-
secondary electronic instructional materials or 
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related technologies, and procedures used by the 
official(s) when making such authorizations; 
‘‘(B) documented instances where noncon-
forming postsecondary electronic instructional 
materials or related technologies are selected or 
procured, including an explanation of— 
‘‘(i) the process utilized for identifying 
accessible options in the marketplace; 
‘‘(ii) the options considered, if any are 
available; 
‘‘(iii) the choice the institution ulti-
mately made and why; 
‘‘(iv) what auxiliary aid or service, 
reasonable modification, or other method the 
institution will utilize to ensure that af-
fected students within categories of dis-
ability are afforded the rights to which they 
are entitled under section 504 of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and 
titles II and III of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.; 42 
U.S.C. 12181 et seq.), including an equally 
effective opportunity to receive the same 
educational benefit as afforded to non-
disabled students; and 
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‘‘(v) where a student or students with 
disabilities are affected by nonconforming 
instructional materials or related tech-
nologies, what auxiliary aid or service, rea-
sonable modification, or other method the 
institution is using to ensure the student or 
students are afforded the rights described in 
clause (iv); and 
‘‘(C) posted a link to an accessible copy of 
the voluntary guidelines and annotated list of 
information technology standards on a publicly 
available page of its website. 
‘‘(e) CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) NONCONFORMING
POSTSECONDARY
ELEC-
TRONIC
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS
OR
RELATED 
TECHNOLOGIES.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to require an institution of higher education to 
require, provide, or both recommend and provide, 
postsecondary electronic instructional materials or re-
lated technologies that conform to the voluntary 
guidelines. However, an institution that selects or 
uses nonconforming postsecondary electronic instruc-
tional materials or related technologies must other-
wise comply with existing obligations under section 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) 
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and titles II and III of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12181 
et seq.) to provide access to the educational benefit af-
forded by such materials and technologies through 
provision of appropriate and reasonable modification, 
accommodation, and auxiliary aids or services. 
‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP
TO
EXISTING
LAWS
AND 
REGULATIONS.—With respect to the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), 
except as provided in subsection (d), nothing in this 
section may be construed— 
‘‘(A) to authorize or require conduct prohib-
ited under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, includ-
ing the regulations issued pursuant to those 
laws; 
‘‘(B) to expand, limit, or alter the remedies 
or defenses under the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973; 
‘‘(C) to supersede, restrict, or limit the ap-
plication of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; or 
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‘‘(D) to limit the authority of Federal agen-
cies to issue regulations pursuant to the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973. 
‘‘(3) VOLUNTARY NATURE OF THE PRODUCTS OF 
THE COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(A) VOLUNTARY
GUIDELINES.—It is the 
intent of the Congress that use of the voluntary 
guidelines developed pursuant to this section is 
and should remain voluntary. The voluntary 
guidelines shall not confer any rights or impose 
any obligations on commission participants, in-
stitutions of higher education, or other persons, 
except for the legal protections set forth in sub-
section (d). Thus, no department or agency of the 
Federal Government may incorporate the vol-
untary guidelines, whether produced as a dis-
crete document or electronic resource, into regu-
lations promulgated under the Rehabilitation 
Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or any 
other Federal law or instrument. This restriction 
applies only to the voluntary guidelines as a dis-
crete document or resource; it imposes no limita-
tion on Federal use of standards or resources to 
which the voluntary guidelines may refer. 
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‘‘(B) ANNOTATED LIST.—It is the intent of 
Congress that use of the annotated list of infor-
mation technology standards developed pursuant 
to this section is and should remain voluntary. 
The Annotated List shall not confer any rights 
or impose any obligations on Commission par-
ticipants, institutions of higher education, or 
other persons. Thus, no department or agency of 
the Federal Government may incorporate the An-
notated List, whether produced as a discrete doc-
ument or electronic resource into regulations 
promulgated under the Rehabilitation Act, the 
Americans with Disabilities Act, or any other 
Federal law or instrument. This provision ap-
plies only to the Annotated List as a discrete 
document or resource; it imposes no limitation 
on Federal use of standards or resources to which 
the Annotated List may refer. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) ANNOTATED LIST OF INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY STANDARDS.—The term ‘annotated list of in-
formation technology standards’ means a list of exist-
ing national and international accessibility standards 
relevant to student use of postsecondary electronic in-
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structional materials and related technologies, and to 
other types of information technology common to in-
stitutions of higher education (such as institutional 
websites and class registration systems), annotated by 
the commission established pursuant to subsection (a) 
to provide information about the applicability of such 
standards in higher education settings. The annotated 
list of information technology standards is intended 
to serve solely as a reference tool to inform any con-
sideration of the relevance of such standards in higher 
education contexts. 
‘‘(2) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102). 
‘‘(3) NONCONFORMING
POSTSECONDARY
ELEC-
TRONIC
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS
OR
RELATED 
TECHNOLOGIES.—The term ‘nonconforming materials 
or related technologies’ means postsecondary electronic 
instructional materials or related technologies that do 
not conform to the voluntary guidelines to be devel-
oped pursuant to this subpart. 
‘‘(4) POSTSECONDARY
ELECTRONIC
INSTRUC-
TIONAL
MATERIALS.—The term ‘postsecondary elec-
tronic instructional materials’ means digital cur-
ricular content that is required, provided, or both rec-
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ommended and provided by an institution of higher 
education for use in a postsecondary instructional 
program. 
‘‘(5) RELATED TECHNOLOGIES.—The term ‘re-
lated technologies’ refers to any software, applica-
tions, learning management or content management 
systems, and hardware that an institution of higher 
education requires, provides, or both recommends and 
provides for student access to and use of postsec-
ondary electronic instructional materials in a postsec-
ondary instructional program. 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL
PANEL.—The term ‘technical 
panel’ means a group of experts with extensive, dem-
onstrated technical experience in the development and 
implementation of accessibility features for postsec-
ondary electronic instructional materials and related 
technologies, established by the Commission pursuant 
to subsection (b)(4), which will assist the commission 
in the development of the voluntary guidelines and 
annotated list of information technology standards 
authorized under this subpart. 
‘‘(7) VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES.—The term ‘vol-
untary guidelines’ means a set of technical and func-
tional performance criteria to be developed by the 
commission established pursuant to subsection (a) 
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that provide specific guidance regarding both the ac-
cessibility and pedagogical functionality of postsec-
ondary electronic instructional materials and related 
technologies not addressed, or not adequately ad-
dressed, by existing accessibility standards.’’. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec-
tion 736, as so redesignated by paragraph (3), is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$11,800,000 for fiscal year 2019’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—For any fiscal year 
for which appropriations are made for this subpart, the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall reserve funds to enter into a coopera-
tive agreement to establish the coordinating center 
under section 734, in an amount that is equal to— 
‘‘(A) not less than $240,000 for any year in 
which the amount appropriated to carry out this 
subpart is $8,000,000 or less; or 
‘‘(B) equal to 3 percent of the amount ap-
propriated to carry out this subpart for any year 
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in which such amount appropriated is greater 
than $8,000,000; and 
‘‘(2) may reserve funds to award the grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement described in section 
742.’’. 
(c) NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER.— 
(1) SUBPART
HEADING.—The subpart heading 
for subpart 2 of part B of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1140p 
et seq.), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended 
by striking ‘‘; Coordinating Center’’. 
(2) PURPOSE.—Section 776 (20 U.S.C. 1140p) is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating such section as section 
741 of such Act; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘grants, contracts, or coop-
erative agreements under subpart 1, 2, or 3’’ and 
inserting ‘‘grants or a cooperative agreement 
under subpart 1’’. 
(3) NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
777 (20 U.S.C. 1140q) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating such section as section 
742 of such Act; 
(B) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; 
COORDINATING CENTER’’; 
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(C) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘appro-
priated under section 778’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
served under section 736(b)(2)’’; 
(D) by amending subsection (a)(3)(D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) the subject supported by the grants or 
cooperative agreement authorized in subpart 1.’’; 
(E) in subsection (a)(4)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘subparts 2, 4, and 5’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts 
2 and 5’’; and 
(F) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking 
‘‘grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements au-
thorized under subparts 1, 2, and 3’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘grants and cooperative 
agreement authorized under subpart 1’’. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec-
tion 778 (20 U.S.C. 1140r) is repealed. 
SEC. 704. REPEAL OF COLLEGE ACCESS CHALLENGE GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Part E of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1141) is repealed. 
TITLE VIII—OTHER REPEALS 
SEC. 801. REPEAL OF ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. 
(a) HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—Title VIII of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161a et seq.) 
is repealed. 
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(b) HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.—The 
Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110–315; 
122 Stat. 3078 et seq.) is amended by repealing sections 
802 and 803. 
(c) HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1998.—The 
Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (Public Law 105– 
244; 112 Stat. 1581 et seq.) is amended by repealing parts 
D and H of title VIII. 
(d) HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1992.—The 
Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102– 
325; 106 Stat. 448 et seq.) is amended by repealing part 
E of title XV. 
TITLE IX—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
PART A—EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986 
SEC. 901. EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986. 
(a) 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) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘twenty-one’’ and inserting ‘‘twenty- 
three’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘three public’’ and inserting 
‘‘four public’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘one shall’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘, and’’ and inserting ‘‘two shall be 
United States Senators, of whom one shall be ap-
pointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate 
and one shall be appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the Senate, and’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
of whom one shall be appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and one shall be 
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House 
of Representatives’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘eighteen’’ 
and inserting ‘‘nineteen’’. 
(b) 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 it has adopted and is implementing 
challenging State academic standards that meet 
the requirements of section 1111(b)(1) of the Ele-
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mentary 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 
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-
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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).’’. 
(c) REPEAL
OF CULTURAL EXPERIENCES GRANTS 
PROGRAM.—Part C of title I of the Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4341) is repealed. 
(d) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 205 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
U.S.C. 4355(c)) is repealed. 
(e) FEDERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS.—Section 207 of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4357) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading of subsection (b), by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL PAYMENTS’’ and inserting ‘‘PAYMENTS’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) 
and (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) From amounts provided by the Secretary 
from funds appropriated under subsections (a) and 
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(b) of section 212, respectively, the University and 
NTID may make payments, in accordance with this 
section, to the Federal endowment fund of the institu-
tion involved. 
‘‘(2) Subject to paragraph (3), in any fiscal 
year, the total amount of payments made under para-
graph (1) to the Federal endowment fund may not ex-
ceed the total amount contributed to the fund from 
non-Federal sources during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the transfer 
of funds by an institution involved to the Federal en-
dowment fund from another endowment fund of such 
institution shall not be considered a contribution 
from a non-Federal source.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Federal pay-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘payment under subsection (b)’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Federal payments’’ and 
inserting ‘‘payments’’; 
(5) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘Federal 
payments to such fund’’ and inserting ‘‘payments 
made under subsection (b)’’; 
(6) by repealing subsection (h); and 
(7) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(h). 
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(f) REPEAL OF NATIONAL STUDY.—Section 211 of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4360) is re-
pealed. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
212 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 
4360a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘$121,275,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2019 through 2024’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘$70,016,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2019 through 2024’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Education of the 
Deaf Act of 1986 is further amended— 
(1) in section 112(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 4332(b)(3)), 
by striking ‘‘Education and Labor’’ and inserting 
‘‘Education and the Workforce’’; 
(2) in section 203 (20 U.S.C. 4353)— 
(A) in the heading of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘GENERAL ACCOUNTING’’ and inserting 
‘‘GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY’’; 
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(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘General 
Accounting’’ and inserting ‘‘Government Ac-
countability’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘Edu-
cation and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘Education 
and the Workforce’’; and 
(D) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘Edu-
cation and the Workforce’’; 
(3) in section 204 (20 U.S.C. 4354), by striking 
‘‘Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘Education 
and the Workforce’’; 
(4) in section 208(a) (20 U.S.C. 4359(a)), by 
striking ‘‘Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘Edu-
cation and the Workforce’’; and 
(5) in section 210(b) (20 U.S.C. 4359b(b)), by 
striking ‘‘Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘Edu-
cation and the Workforce’’. 
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PART B—TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978; 
DINE′ COLLEGE ACT 
SEC. 911. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVER-
SITIES 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 (7), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (9); and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) Such number shall be calculated based on 
the number of Indian students who are enrolled— 
‘‘(A) at the conclusion of the third week of 
each academic term; or 
‘‘(B) on the fifth day of a shortened pro-
gram beginning after the conclusion of the third 
full week of an academic term.’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘for pur-
poses of obtaining’’ and inserting ‘‘solely for the 
purpose of obtaining’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5), the 
following: 
‘‘(6) Enrollment data from the prior-prior aca-
demic year shall be used.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The Trib-
ally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 2 (25 U.S.C. 1801), the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) TITLES I AND IV.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $57,412,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2024 to carry out titles I and IV. 
‘‘(b) TITLE V.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $7,414,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2024 to carry out title V.’’.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF PLANNING GRANTS.—Section 104 of 
the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance 
Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1804a) is repealed. 
(d) GRANTS TO TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES.—Section 107 of the Tribally Controlled 
Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
1807) is amended— 
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