SEC. 103. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DIPLOMA MILL.—Section 103(5)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1003(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 102’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 101 or 102’’. 
(b) CORRESPONDENCE EDUCATION.—Section 103(7) 
(20 U.S.C. 1003(7)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) 
CORRESPONDENCE
EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘correspondence education’ means education 
that is provided by an institution of higher education 
under which— 
‘‘(A) the institution provides instructional 
materials (including examinations on the mate-
rials) by mail or electronic transmission to stu-
dents who are separated from the instructor; 
and 
‘‘(B) interaction between the institution 
and the student is limited and the academic in-
struction by faculty is not regular and sub-
stantive, as assessed by the institution’s accred-
iting agency or association under section 496.’’. 
(c) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 
Section 103(8) (20 U.S.C. 1003(8)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(8) EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘early childhood education pro-
gram’ means a program— 
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‘‘(A) that serves children of a range of 
ages from birth through age five that addresses 
the children’s cognitive (including language, 
early literacy, and early mathematics), social, 
emotional, and physical development; and 
‘‘(B) that is— 
‘‘(i) a Head Start program or an 
Early Head Start program carried out 
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 
et seq.), including a migrant or seasonal 
Head Start program, an Indian Head 
Start program, or a Head Start program 
or an Early Head Start program that also 
receives State funding; 
‘‘(ii) a State licensed or regulated 
child care program; 
‘‘(iii) a State-funded prekindergarten 
or child care program; 
‘‘(iv) a program authorized under sec-
tion 619 of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act or part C of such Act; 
or 
‘‘(v) a program operated by a local 
educational agency.’’. 
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(d) NONPROFIT.—Section 103(13) (20 U.S.C. 
1003(13)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(13) NONPROFIT.— 
‘‘(A) The term ‘nonprofit’, when used with 
respect to a school, agency, organization, or in-
stitution means a school, agency, organization, 
or institution owned and operated by one or 
more nonprofit corporations or associations, no 
part of the net earnings of which inures, or may 
lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private 
shareholder or individual. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘nonprofit’, when used with 
respect to foreign institution means— 
‘‘(i) an institution that is owned and 
operated only by one or more nonprofit 
corporations or associations; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) if a recognized tax authority 
of the institution’s home country is recog-
nized by the Secretary for purposes of 
making determinations of an institution’s 
nonprofit status for purposes of title IV, 
the institution is determined by that tax 
authority to be a nonprofit educational in-
stitution; or 
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‘‘(II) if no recognized tax authority of 
the institution’s home country is recog-
nized by the Secretary for purposes of 
making determinations of an institution’s 
nonprofit status for purposes of title IV, 
the foreign institution demonstrates to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary that it is a 
nonprofit educational institution.’’. 
(e) COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPETENCY- 
BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM.—Section 103 (20 U.S.C. 
1003) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) COMPETENCY-BASED
EDUCATION; COM-
PETENCY-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) COMPETENCY-BASED
EDUCATION.— 
Except as otherwise provided, the term ‘com-
petency-based 
education’ 
means 
education 
that— 
‘‘(i) measures academic progress and 
attainment— 
‘‘(I) by direct assessment of a 
student’s level of mastery of com-
petencies; 
‘‘(II) by expressing a student’s 
level of mastery of competencies in 
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terms of equivalent credit or clock 
hours; or 
‘‘(III) by a combination of the 
methods described in subclauses (I) or 
(II) and credit or clock hours; and 
‘‘(ii) provides the educational content, 
activities, and resources, including sub-
stantive instructional interaction, including 
by faculty, and regular support by the in-
stitution, necessary to enable students to 
learn or develop what is required to dem-
onstrate and attain mastery of such com-
petencies, as assessed by the accrediting 
agency or association of the institution of 
higher education. 
‘‘(B) 
COMPETENCY-BASED
EDUCATION 
PROGRAM.—Except as otherwise provided, the 
term ‘competency-based education program’ 
means a postsecondary program offered by an 
institution of higher education that— 
‘‘(i) provides competency-based edu-
cation, which upon a student’s demonstra-
tion or mastery of a set of competencies 
identified and required by the institution, 
leads to or results in the award of a certifi-
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cate, degree, or other recognized edu-
cational credential; 
‘‘(ii) has a method to differentiate be-
tween knowledge that a student acquired 
prior to enrollment in the competency- 
based education program and knowledge 
that the student acquired as a result of en-
rollment in such program; and 
‘‘(iii) is organized in such a manner 
that an institution can determine, based on 
the method of measurement selected by the 
institution under subparagraph (A)(i), 
what constitutes a full-time, three-quarter 
time, half-time, and less than half-time 
workload for the purposes of awarding and 
administering assistance under title IV of 
this Act, or assistance provided under an-
other provision of Federal law to attend an 
institution of higher education. 
‘‘(C) COMPETENCY
DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘competency’ means the 
knowledge, skill, or characteristic demonstrated 
by a student in a subject area.’’. 
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(f) PAY FOR SUCCESS INITIATIVE.—Section 103 (20 
U.S.C. 1003) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(26) PAY
FOR
SUCCESS
INITIATIVE.—The 
term ‘pay for success initiative’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801).’’. 
(g) EVIDENCE-BASED.—Section 103 (20 U.S.C. 
1003) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(27) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘evidence- 
based’ has the meaning given the term in section 
8101(21)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A)), except 
that such term shall also apply to institutions of 
higher education.’’. 
SEC. 104. REGULATORY RELIEF. 
(a) REGULATIONS REPEALED.— 
(1) REPEAL.—The following regulations (in-
cluding any supplement or revision to such regula-
tions) are repealed and shall have no legal effect: 
(A) DEFINITION OF CREDIT HOUR.—The 
definition of the term ‘‘credit hour’’ in section 
600.2 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as added by the final regulations published by 
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the Department of Education in the Federal 
Register on October 29, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 
66946). 
(B) 
GAINFUL
EMPLOYMENT.—Sections 
600.10(c), 
600.20(d), 
668.401 
through 
668.415, 668.6, and 668.7, of title 34, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as added or amended by 
the final regulations published by the Depart-
ment of Education in the Federal Register on 
October 31, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 64889 et seq.). 
(C) 
BORROWER
DEFENSE.—Sections 
668.41, 668.90, 668.93, 668.171, 668.175, 
674.33, 
682.211, 
682.402(d), 
682.405, 
682.410, 
685.200, 
685.205, 
685.206, 
685.212(k), 685.214, 685.215, 685.222, appen-
dix A to subpart B of part 685, 685.300, 
685.308, of title 34, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as added or amended by the final regula-
tions published by the Department of Edu-
cation in the Federal Register on November 1, 
2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 75926 et seq.). 
(2) EFFECT OF REPEAL.—To the extent that 
regulations repealed— 
(A) by subparagraph (A) or subparagraph 
(B) of paragraph (1) amended regulations that 
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were in effect on June 30, 2011, the provisions 
of the regulations that were in effect on June 
30, 2011, and were so amended are restored 
and revived as if the regulations repealed by 
such subparagraph had not taken effect; and 
(B) by paragraph (1)(C) amended regula-
tions that were in effect on October 31, 2016, 
the provisions of the regulations that were in 
effect on October 31, 2016, and were so amend-
ed are restored and revived as if the regulations 
repealed by paragraph (1)(C) had not taken ef-
fect. 
(b) CERTAIN REGULATIONS AND OTHER ACTIONS 
PROHIBITED.— 
(1) GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.—The Secretary of 
Education shall not, on or after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, promulgate or enforce any regula-
tion or rule with respect to the definition or applica-
tion of the term ‘‘gainful employment’’ for any pur-
pose under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
(2) CREDIT
HOUR.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall not, on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act, promulgate or enforce any regulation or 
rule with respect to the definition of the term ‘‘cred-
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it hour’’ for any purpose under the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
(3) POSTSECONDARY
INSTITUTION
RATINGS 
SYSTEM.—The Secretary of Education shall not 
carry out, develop, refine, promulgate, publish, im-
plement, administer, or enforce a postsecondary in-
stitution ratings system or any other performance 
system to rate institutions of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 or 102 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001; 1002)). 
PART B—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 111. FREE SPEECH PROTECTIONS. 
Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 1011a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) It is the sense of Congress that— 
‘‘(A) free speech zones and restrictive speech 
codes are inherently at odds with the freedom of 
speech guaranteed by the First Amendment of the 
Constitution; and 
‘‘(B) no public institution directly or indirectly 
receiving financial assistance under this Act should 
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restrict the speech of such institution’s students 
through such zones or codes.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE OF FREE SPEECH POLICIES.—No 
institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive 
funds under this Act, including participation in any pro-
gram under title IV, unless the institution certifies to the 
Secretary that the institution has annually disclosed to 
current and prospective students any policies held by the 
institutions related to protected speech on campus, includ-
ing policies limiting where and when such speech may 
occur.’’. 
SEC. 112. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INSTITU-
TIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY. 
Section 114 (20 U.S.C. 1011c) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 102’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘section 101’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Except 
as provided in paragraph (5), the term’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The term’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(5) SECRETARIAL
APPOINTEES.—The Sec-
retary may remove any member who was appointed 
under paragraph (1)(A) by a predecessor of the Sec-
retary and may fill the vacancy created by such re-
moval in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4).’’. 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking the semi-
colon at the end an inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraphs (4) through 
(6); 
(4) in subsection (e)(2)(D) by striking ‘‘, in-
cluding any additional functions established by the 
Secretary through regulation’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’. 
SEC. 113. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) are 
repealed: 
(1) Section 117 (20 U.S.C. 1011f). 
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(2) Section 119 (20 U.S.C. 1011h). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) section 118 is redesignated as section 117; 
(2) sections 120, 121, 122, and 123 are redes-
ignated as sections 118, 119, 120, and 121, respec-
tively; and 
(3) 
section 
485(f)(1)(H) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1092(f)(1)(H)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
120’’ and inserting ‘‘section 118’’. 
SEC. 114. PROGRAMS ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PRE-
VENTION. 
Section 118 (as so redesignated) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 118. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRED PROGRAMS.—Each institution of 
higher education participating in any program under this 
Act shall adopt and implement a program to prevent the 
use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students 
and employees that, at a minimum, includes the annual 
distribution to each student and employee of— 
‘‘(1) institutional standards of conduct and 
sanctions that clearly prohibit and address the un-
lawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs 
and alcohol by students and employees; and 
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‘‘(2) the description of any drug or alcohol 
counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, or re-entry pro-
grams that are available to students or employees. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION AVAILABILITY.—Each institution 
of higher education described in subsection (a) shall, upon 
request, make available to the Secretary and to the public 
a copy of the institutional standards described under sub-
section (a)(1) and information regarding any programs 
described in subsection (a)(2).’’. 
SEC. 115. CAMPUS ACCESS FOR RELIGIOUS GROUPS. 
Part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (as amend-
ed by sections 111 through 114 of this part) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 122. CAMPUS ACCESS FOR RELIGIOUS GROUPS. 
‘‘None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be provided to any public institution of higher edu-
cation that denies to a religious student organization any 
right, benefit, or privilege that is generally afforded to 
other student organizations at the institution (including 
full access to the facilities of the institution and official 
recognition of the organization by the institution) because 
of the religious beliefs, practices, speech, membership 
standards, or standards of conduct of the religious student 
organization.’’. 
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SEC. 116. SECRETARIAL PROHIBITIONS. 
Part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (as amend-
ed by sections 111 through 115 of this part) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 123. SECRETARIAL PROHIBITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to authorize or permit the Secretary to promulgate 
any rule or regulation that exceeds the scope of the explicit 
authority granted to the Secretary under this Act. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—The Secretary shall not define 
any term that is used in this Act in a manner that is in-
consistent with the scope of this Act, including through 
regulation or guidance. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall not im-
pose, on an institution or State as a condition of participa-
tion in any program under this Act, any requirement that 
exceeds the scope of the requirements explicitly set forth 
in this Act for such program.’’. 
SEC. 117. ENSURING EQUAL TREATMENT BY GOVERN-
MENTAL ENTITIES. 
Part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (as amend-
ed by sections 111 through 116 of this part) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 124. ENSURING EQUAL TREATMENT BY GOVERN-
MENTAL ENTITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, no government entity shall take any adverse 
action against an institution of higher education that re-
ceives funding under title IV, if such adverse action— 
‘‘(1)(A) is being taken by a government entity 
that— 
‘‘(i) is a department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the Federal Government; or 
‘‘(ii) receives Federal funds; or 
‘‘(B) would affect commerce with foreign na-
tions, among the several States, or with Indian 
Tribes; and 
‘‘(2) has the effect of prohibiting or penalizing 
the institution for acts or omissions by the institu-
tion that are in furtherance of its religious mission 
or are related to the religious affiliation of the insti-
tution. 
‘‘(b) ASSERTION
BY INSTITUTION.—An actual or 
threatened violation of subsection (a) may be asserted by 
an institution of higher education that receives funding 
under title IV as a claim or defense in a proceeding before 
any court. The court shall grant any appropriate equitable 
relief, including injunctive or declaratory relief. 
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‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to alter or amend— 
‘‘(1) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); 
‘‘(2) section 182 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Amendments Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d–5); or 
‘‘(3) section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Amendments Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d–6) 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVERSE ACTION.—The term ‘adverse ac-
tion’ includes, with respect to an institution of high-
er education or the past, current, or prospective stu-
dents of such institution— 
‘‘(A) the denial or threat of denial of fund-
ing, including grants, scholarships, or loans; 
‘‘(B) the denial or threat of denial of ac-
cess to facilities or programs; 
‘‘(C) the withholding or threat of with-
holding of any licenses, permits, certifications, 
accreditations, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, grants, guarantees, tax-exempt status, 
or exemptions; or 
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‘‘(D) any other penalty or denial, or threat 
of such other penalty or denial, of an otherwise 
available benefit. 
‘‘(2) GOVERNMENT
ENTITY.—The term ‘gov-
ernment entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the Federal Government; 
‘‘(B) a State or political subdivision of a 
State, or any agency or instrumentality thereof; 
and 
‘‘(C) any interstate or other inter-govern-
mental entity. 
‘‘(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 or 102. 
‘‘(4) RELIGIOUS MISSION.—The term ‘religious 
mission’ includes an institution of higher education’s 
religious tenets, beliefs, or teachings, and any poli-
cies or decisions related to such tenets, beliefs, or 
teachings (including any policies or decisions con-
cerning housing, employment, curriculum, self-gov-
ernance, or student admission, continuing enroll-
ment, or graduation).’’. 
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PART C—COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION 
SEC. 121. COLLEGE DASHBOARD WEBSITE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 132 (20 U.S.C. 
1015a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) COLLEGE
DASHBOARD
WEBSITE.—The 
term ‘College Dashboard website’ means the College 
Dashboard website required under subsection (d).’’. 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘first- 
time,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘first- 
time,’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘first- 
time,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘first- 
time,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘first- 
time,’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (g), (j), 
and (l); 
(4) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and 
(k) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and 
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(5) by striking subsection (d) (as so redesig-
nated) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CONSUMER INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF TITLE IV INSTITUTION 
INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall develop and 
make publicly available a website to be known as the 
‘College Dashboard website’ in accordance with this 
section and prominently display on such website, in 
simple, understandable, and unbiased terms for the 
most recent academic year for which satisfactory 
data are available, the following information with re-
spect to each institution of higher education that 
participates in a program under title IV: 
‘‘(A) A link to the website of the institu-
tion. 
‘‘(B) An identification of the type of insti-
tution as one of the following: 
‘‘(i) A four-year public institution of 
higher education. 
‘‘(ii) A four-year private, nonprofit in-
stitution of higher education. 
‘‘(iii) A four-year private, proprietary 
institution of higher education. 
‘‘(iv) A two-year public institution of 
higher education. 
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‘‘(v) A two-year private, nonprofit in-
stitution of higher education. 
‘‘(vi) A two-year private, proprietary 
institution of higher education. 
‘‘(vii) A less than two-year public in-
stitution of higher education. 
‘‘(viii) A less than two-year private, 
nonprofit institution of higher education. 
‘‘(ix) A less than two-year private, 
proprietary institution of higher education. 
‘‘(C) The number of students enrolled at 
the institution— 
‘‘(i) as undergraduate students, if ap-
plicable; and 
‘‘(ii) as graduate students, if applica-
ble. 
‘‘(D) The student-faculty ratio. 
‘‘(E) The percentage of degree-seeking or 
certificate-seeking undergraduate students en-
rolled at the institution who obtain a degree or 
certificate within— 
‘‘(i) 100 percent of the normal time 
for completion of, or graduation from, the 
program in which the student is enrolled; 
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‘‘(ii) 150 percent of the normal time 
for completion of, or graduation from, the 
program in which the student is enrolled; 
and 
‘‘(iii) 200 percent of the normal time 
for completion of, or graduation from, the 
program in which the student is enrolled. 
‘‘(F)(i) The average net price per year for 
undergraduate students enrolled at the institu-
tion who received Federal student financial aid 
under title IV based on dependency status and 
an income category selected by the user of the 
College Dashboard website from a list con-
taining the following income categories: 
‘‘(I) $0 to $30,000. 
‘‘(II) $30,001 to $48,000. 
‘‘(III) $48,001 to $75,000. 
‘‘(IV) $75,001 to $110,000. 
‘‘(V) $110, 001 to $150,000. 
‘‘(VI) Over $150,000. 
‘‘(ii) A link to the net price calculator for 
such institution. 
‘‘(G) The percentage of undergraduate and 
graduate students who obtained a certificate or 
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degree from the institution who borrowed Fed-
eral student loans— 
‘‘(i) set forth separately for each edu-
cational program offered by the institution; 
and 
‘‘(ii) made available in a format that 
allows a user of the College Dashboard 
website to view such percentage by select-
ing from a list of such educational pro-
grams. 
‘‘(H) The average Federal student loan 
debt incurred by a student who obtained a cer-
tificate or degree in an educational program 
from the institution and who borrowed Federal 
student loans in the course of obtaining such 
certificate or degree— 
‘‘(i) set forth separately for each edu-
cational program offered by the institution; 
and 
‘‘(ii) made available in a format that 
allows a user of the College Dashboard 
website to view such student loan debt in-
formation by selecting from a list of such 
educational programs. 
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‘‘(I) The median earnings of students who 
obtained a certificate or degree in an edu-
cational program from the institution and who 
received Federal student financial aid under 
title IV in the course of obtaining such certifi-
cate or degree— 
‘‘(i) in the fifth and tenth years fol-
lowing the year in which the students ob-
tained such certificate or degree; 
‘‘(ii) set forth separately by edu-
cational program; and 
‘‘(iii) made available in a format that 
allows a user of the College Dashboard 
website to view such median earnings in-
formation by selecting from a list of such 
educational programs. 
‘‘(J) A link to the webpage of the institu-
tion containing campus safety data with respect 
to such institution. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall publish on websites that are linked to 
through the College Dashboard website, for the most 
recent academic year for which satisfactory data is 
available, the following information with respect to 
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each institution of higher education that participates 
in a program under title IV: 
‘‘(A) ENROLLMENT.—The following enroll-
ment information: 
‘‘(i) The percentages of male and fe-
male undergraduate students enrolled at 
the institution. 
‘‘(ii) 
The 
percentages 
of 
under-
graduate students enrolled at the institu-
tion— 
‘‘(I) full-time; and 
‘‘(II) less than full-time. 
‘‘(iii) In the case of an institution 
other than an institution that provides all 
courses and programs through online edu-
cation, of the undergraduate students en-
rolled at the institution— 
‘‘(I) the percentage of such stu-
dents who are residents of the State 
in which the institution is located; 
‘‘(II) the percentage of such stu-
dents who are not residents of such 
State; and 
‘‘(III) the percentage of such stu-
dents who are international students. 
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‘‘(iv) The percentages of under-
graduate students enrolled at the institu-
tion, disaggregated by— 
‘‘(I) race and ethnic background; 
‘‘(II) classification as a student 
with a disability; 
‘‘(III) recipients of a Federal Pell 
Grant; 
‘‘(IV) recipients of assistance 
under a tuition assistance program 
conducted by the Department of De-
fense under section 1784a or 2007 of 
title 10, United States Code, or other 
authorities available to the Depart-
ment of Defense or veterans’ edu-
cation benefits (as defined in section 
480); and 
‘‘(V) recipients of a Federal stu-
dent loan. 
‘‘(B) COMPLETION.—The information re-
quired under paragraph (1)(E), disaggregated 
by— 
‘‘(i) recipients of a Federal Pell 
Grant; 
‘‘(ii) race and ethnic background; 
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‘‘(iii) classification as a student with a 
disability; 
‘‘(iv) recipients of assistance under a 
tuition assistance program conducted by 
the Department of Defense under section 
1784a or 2007 of title 10, United States 
Code, or other authorities available to the 
Department of Defense or veterans’ edu-
cation benefits (as defined in section 480); 
and 
‘‘(v) recipients of a Federal student 
loan. 
‘‘(C) COSTS.—The following cost informa-
tion: 
‘‘(i) The cost of attendance for full- 
time undergraduate students enrolled in 
the institution who live on campus. 
‘‘(ii) The cost of attendance for full- 
time undergraduate students enrolled in 
the institution who live off campus. 
‘‘(iii) The cost of tuition and fees for 
full-time undergraduate students enrolled 
in the institution. 
‘‘(iv) The cost of tuition and fees per 
credit hour or credit hour equivalency for 
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undergraduate students enrolled in the in-
stitution less than full time. 
‘‘(v) In the case of a public institution 
of higher education (other than an institu-
tion described in clause (vi)) and notwith-
standing subsection (b)(1), the costs de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) for— 
‘‘(I) full-time students enrolled in 
the institution who are residents of 
the State in which the institution is 
located; and 
‘‘(II) full-time students enrolled 
in the institution who are not resi-
dents of such State. 
‘‘(vi) In the case of a public institu-
tion of higher education that offers dif-
ferent tuition rates for students who are 
residents of a geographic subdivision small-
er than a State and students not located in 
such geographic subdivision and notwith-
standing subsection (b)(1), the costs de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) for— 
‘‘(I) full-time students enrolled at 
the institution who are residents of 
such geographic subdivision; 
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‘‘(II) full-time students enrolled 
at the institution who are residents of 
the State in which the institution is 
located but not residents of such geo-
graphic subdivision; and 
‘‘(III) full-time students enrolled 
at the institution who are not resi-
dents of such State. 
‘‘(D) FINANCIAL AID.—The following in-
formation with respect to financial aid: 
‘‘(i) The average annual grant amount 
(including Federal, State, and institutional 
aid) awarded to an undergraduate student 
enrolled at the institution who receives 
grant aid, and the percentage of under-
graduate students receiving such aid. 
‘‘(ii) The percentage of undergraduate 
students enrolled at the institution receiv-
ing 
Federal, 
State, 
and 
institutional 
grants, student loans, and any other type 
of student financial assistance known by 
the 
institution, 
provided 
publicly 
or 
through the institution, such as Federal 
work-study funds. 
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‘‘(iii) The loan repayment rate (as de-
fined in section 481B) for each educational 
program at such institution. 
‘‘(3) OTHER DATA MATTERS.— 
‘‘(A) COMPLETION
DATA.—The Commis-
sioner of Education Statistics shall ensure that 
the information required under paragraph 
(1)(E) includes information with respect to all 
students at an institution, including students 
other than first-time, full-time students and 
students who transfer to another institution, in 
a manner that the Commissioner considers ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(B) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
INCOME
CAT-
EGORIES.—The Secretary may annually adjust 
the range of each of the income categories de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(F) to account for a 
change in the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers as determined by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics if the Secretary determines 
an adjustment is necessary. 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTIONAL
COMPARISON.—The Sec-
retary shall include on the College Dashboard 
website a method for users to easily compare the in-
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formation required under paragraphs (1) and (2) be-
tween institutions. 
‘‘(5) UPDATES.— 
‘‘(A) DATA.—The Secretary shall update 
the College Dashboard website not less than an-
nually. 
‘‘(B) TECHNOLOGY
AND
FORMAT.—The 
Secretary shall regularly assess the format and 
technology of the College Dashboard website 
and make any changes or updates that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(6) CONSUMER TESTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In developing and 
maintaining the College Dashboard website, the 
Secretary, in consultation with appropriate de-
partments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment, shall conduct consumer testing with ap-
propriate persons, including current and pro-
spective college students, family members of 
such students, institutions of higher education, 
and experts, to ensure that the College Dash-
board website is usable and easily understand-
able and provides useful and relevant informa-
tion to students and families. 
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‘‘(B) 
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR 
CHANGES.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
authorizing committees any recommendations 
that the Secretary considers appropriate for 
changing the information required to be pro-
vided on the College Dashboard website under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) based on the results of 
the consumer testing conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(7) PROVISION
OF
APPROPRIATE
LINKS
TO 
PROSPECTIVE
STUDENTS
AFTER
SUBMISSION
OF 
FAFSA.—The Secretary shall provide to each stu-
dent who submits a Free Application for Federal 
Student Aid described in section 483 a link to the 
webpage of the College Dashboard website that con-
tains the information required under paragraph (1) 
for each institution of higher education such student 
includes on such Application. 
‘‘(8) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with each appropriate head of 
a department or agency of the Federal Government, 
shall ensure to the greatest extent practicable that 
any information related to higher education that is 
published by such department or agency is con-
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sistent with the information published on the College 
Dashboard website. 
‘‘(9) DATA
COLLECTION.—The Commissioner 
for Education Statistics shall continue to update and 
improve the Integrated Postsecondary Education 
Data System, including by reducing institutional re-
porting burden and improving the timeliness of the 
data collected. 
‘‘(10) DATA PRIVACY.—The Secretary shall en-
sure any information made available under this sec-
tion is made available in accordance with section 
444 of the General Education Provisions Act (com-
monly known as the ‘Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act of 1974’).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), as amended 
by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended, by 
striking ‘‘College Navigator’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘College Dashboard’’. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law (other 
than this Act), regulation, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States to the College Navigator 
website shall be considered to be a reference to the College 
Dashboard website. 
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(d) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Education 
shall develop and publish the College Dashboard website 
required under section 132 (20 U.S.C. 1015a), as amend-
ed by this section, not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) 
COLLEGE
NAVIGATOR
WEBSITE
MAINTE-
NANCE.—The Secretary shall maintain the College Navi-
gator website required under section 132 (20 U.S.C. 
1015a), as in effect the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, in the manner required under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as in effect on such day, until 
the College Dashboard website referred to in subsection 
(d) is complete and publicly available on the Internet. 
SEC. 122. NET PRICE CALCULATORS. 
Subsection (c) of section 132 (20 U.S.C. 1015a), as 
so redesignated by section 121(a)(4) of this Act, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR NET PRICE 
CALCULATORS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of the PROSPER Act, a net price 
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calculator for an institution of higher education shall 
meet the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) The link for the calculator shall— 
‘‘(i) be clearly labeled as a net price 
calculator and prominently, clearly, and 
conspicuously posted in locations on the 
website of such institution where informa-
tion on costs and aid is provided and any 
other location that the institution considers 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(ii) match in size and font to the 
other prominent links on the webpage 
where the link for the calculator is dis-
played. 
‘‘(B) The webpage displaying the results 
for the calculator shall specify at least the fol-
lowing information: 
‘‘(i) The net price (as calculated 
under subsection (a)(3)) for such institu-
tion, which shall be the most visually 
prominent figure on the results screen. 
‘‘(ii) Cost of attendance, including— 
‘‘(I) tuition and fees; 
‘‘(II) average annual cost of 
room and board for the institution for 
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a full-time undergraduate student en-
rolled in the institution; 
‘‘(III) average annual cost of 
books and supplies for a full-time un-
dergraduate student enrolled in the 
institution; and 
‘‘(IV) estimated cost of other ex-
penses (including personal expenses 
and transportation) for a full-time un-
dergraduate student enrolled in the 
institution. 
‘‘(iii) 
Estimated 
total 
need-based 
grant aid and merit-based grant aid from 
Federal, State, and institutional sources 
that may be available to a full-time under-
graduate student. 
‘‘(iv) Percentage of the full-time un-
dergraduate students enrolled in the insti-
tution that received any type of grant aid 
described in clause (iii). 
‘‘(v) The disclaimer described in para-
graph (6). 
‘‘(vi) In the case of a calculator 
that— 
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‘‘(I) includes questions to esti-
mate the eligibility of a student or 
prospective student for veterans’ edu-
cation benefits (as defined in section 
480) or educational benefits for active 
duty service members, such benefits 
are displayed on the results screen in 
a manner that clearly distinguishes 
such benefits from the grant aid de-
scribed in clause (iii); or 
‘‘(II) does not include questions 
to estimate eligibility for the benefits 
described in subclause (I), the results 
screen indicates that certain students 
(or prospective students) may qualify 
for such benefits and includes a link 
to information about such benefits. 
‘‘(C) The institution shall populate the cal-
culator with data from an academic year that 
is not more than 2 academic years prior to the 
most recent academic year. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
DATA
COL-
LECTED BY THE NET PRICE CALCULATOR.—A net 
price calculator for an institution of higher edu-
cation shall— 
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‘‘(A) clearly indicate which questions are 
required to be completed for an estimate of the 
net price from the calculator; 
‘‘(B) in the case of a calculator that re-
quests contact information from users, clearly 
mark such requests as optional and provide for 
an estimate of the net price from the calculator 
without requiring users to enter such informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) prohibit any personally identifiable in-
formation provided by users from being sold or 
made available to third parties.’’. 
SEC. 123. TEXT BOOK INFORMATION. 
Section 133(b)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1015b(b)(5)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 102’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101 
or 102’’. 
PART D—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR 
DELIVERY OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 131. PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR THE 
DELIVERY OF FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
Section 141 (20 U.S.C. 1018) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
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