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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION 
              OPIOIDS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services; and
            (2) the term ``task force'' means the Pain Management Best 
        Practices Inter-Agency Task Force convened under subsection 
        (b).
    (b) Inter-Agency Task Force.--Not later than December 14, 2018, the 
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the 
Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, shall convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-
Agency Task Force to review, modify, and update, as appropriate, best 
practices for pain management (including chronic and acute pain) and 
prescribing pain medication.
    (c) Membership.--The task force shall be comprised of--
            (1) representatives of--
                    (A) the Department of Health and Human Services;
                    (B) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    (C) the Food and Drug Administration;
                    (D) the Department of Defense;
                    (E) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
                    (F) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
                    (G) the Health Resources and Services 
                Administration;
                    (H) the Indian Health Service;
                    (I) the National Academy of Medicine;
                    (J) the National Institutes of Health;
                    (K) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
                    (L) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                Administration; and
                    (M) the Office of Women's Health;
            (2) State medical boards;
            (3) subject to subsection (e), physicians, dentists, and 
        nonphysician prescribers;
            (4) hospitals;
            (5) subject to subsection (e), pharmacists and pharmacies;
            (6) first responders;
            (7) experts in the fields of pain research and addiction 
        research;
            (8) experts in the fields of adolescent and young adult 
        addiction research;
            (9) representatives of--
                    (A) pain management professional organizations;
                    (B) the mental health treatment community;
                    (C) the addiction treatment and recovery community;
                    (D) pain advocacy groups;
                    (E) veteran service organizations; and
                    (F) groups with expertise on overdose reversal;
            (10) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for 
        chronic pain;
            (11) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for 
        chronic pain, whose addiction began in adolescence or young 
        adulthood;
            (12) a person with chronic pain;
            (13) an expert on active duty military, armed forces 
        personnel, and veteran health and prescription opioid 
        addiction;
            (14) an expert in the field of minority health; and
            (15) other stakeholders, as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    (d) Condition on Participation on Task Force.--An individual 
representing a profession or entity described in paragraph (3) or (5) 
of subsection (c) may not serve as a member of the task force unless 
such individual--
            (1) is currently licensed in a State in which such 
        individual is practicing (as defined by such State) such 
        profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an 
        entity, a State in which the entity is engaged in business); 
        and
            (2) is currently practicing (as defined by such State) such 
        profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an 
        entity, the entity is in operation).
    (e) Duties.--The task force shall--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
        task force is convened under subsection (b), review, modify, 
        and update, as appropriate, best practices for pain management 
        (including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing pain 
        medication, taking into consideration--
                    (A) existing pain management research;
                    (B) research on trends in areas and communities in 
                which the prescription opioid abuse rate and fatality 
                rate exceed the national average prescription opioid 
                abuse rate and fatality rate;
                    (C) recommendations from relevant conferences and 
                existing relevant evidence-based guidelines;
                    (D) ongoing efforts at the State and local levels 
                and by medical professional organizations to develop 
                improved pain management strategies, including 
                consideration of differences within and between classes 
                of opioids, the availability of opioids with abuse 
                deterrent technology, and pharmacological, 
                nonpharmacological, medical device alternatives to 
                opioids to reduce opioid monotherapy in appropriate 
                cases and the coordination of information collected 
                from State prescription drug monitoring programs for 
                the purpose of preventing the diversion of pain 
                medication;
                    (E) ongoing efforts at the Federal, State, and 
                local levels to examine the potential benefits of 
                electronic prescribing of opioids, including any public 
                comments collected in the course of those efforts;
                    (F) the management of high-risk populations, other 
                than populations who suffer pain, who--
                            (i) may use or be prescribed 
                        benzodiazepines, alcohol, and diverted opioids; 
                        or
                            (ii) receive opioids in the course of 
                        medical care;
                    (G) the distinct needs of adolescents and young 
                adults with respect to pain management, pain 
                medication, substance use disorder, and medication-
                assisted treatment;
                    (H) the 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for 
                Chronic Pain issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
                and Prevention;
                    (I) the practice of co-prescribing naloxone for 
                both pain patients receiving chronic opioid therapy and 
                patients being treated for opioid use disorders;
                    (J) research that has been, or is being, conducted 
                or supported by the Federal Government on prevention 
                of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by 
                and substance use disorders among adolescents and young 
                adults relative to any unique circumstances (including 
                social and biological circumstances) of adolescents and 
                young adults that may make adolescent-specific and 
                young adult-specific treatment protocols necessary, 
                including any effects that substance use and substance 
                use disorders may have on brain development and the 
                implications for treatment and recovery;
                    (K) Federal non-research programs and activities 
                that address prevention of, treatment for, and recovery 
                from substance use by and substance use disorders among 
                adolescents and young adults, including an assessment 
                of the effectiveness of such programs and activities 
                in--
                            (i) preventing substance use by and 
                        substance use disorders among adolescents and 
                        young adults;
                            (ii) treating such adolescents and young 
                        adults in a way that accounts for any unique 
                        circumstances faced by adolescents and young 
                        adults; and
                            (iii) supporting long-term recovery among 
                        adolescents and young adults; and
                    (L) gaps that have been identified by Federal 
                officials and experts in Federal efforts relating to 
                prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from 
                substance use by and substance use disorders among 
                adolescents and young adults, including gaps in 
                research, data collection, and measures to evaluate the 
                effectiveness of Federal efforts, and the reasons for 
                such gaps;
            (2) solicit and take into consideration public comment on 
        the practices developed under paragraph (1), amending such best 
        practices if appropriate;
            (3) develop a strategy for disseminating information about 
        the best practices developed under paragraphs (1) and (2) to 
        prescribers, pharmacists, State medical boards, educational 
        institutions that educate prescribers and pharmacists, and 
        other parties, as the Secretary determines appropriate;
            (4) review, modify, and update best practices for pain 
        management and prescribing pain medication, specifically as it 
        pertains to physician education and consumer education; and
            (5) examine and identify--
                    (A) the extent of the need for the development of 
                new pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and medical 
                device alternatives to opioids;
                    (B) the current status of research efforts to 
                develop such alternatives; and
                    (C) the pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and 
                medical device alternatives to opioids that are 
                currently available that could be better utilized.
    (f) Consideration of Study Results.--In reviewing, modifying, and 
updating, best practices for pain management and prescribing pain 
medication, the task force shall take into consideration existing 
private sector, State, and local government efforts related to pain 
management and prescribing pain medication.
    (g) Limitation.--The task force shall not have rulemaking 
authority.
    (h) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date on which the 
task force is convened under subsection (b), the task force shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes--
            (1) the strategy for disseminating best practices for pain 
        management (including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing 
        pain medication, as developed under subsection (e);
            (2) the results of a feasibility study on linking the best 
        practices described in paragraph (1) to receiving and renewing 
        registrations under section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f));
            (3) recommendations for effectively applying the best 
        practices described in paragraph (1) to improve prescribing 
        practices at medical facilities, including medical facilities 
        of the Veterans Health Administration and Indian Health 
        Service;
            (4) the modified and updated best practices described in 
        subsection (e)(4); and
            (5) the results of the examination and identification 
        conducted pursuant to subsection (e)(4), and recommendations 
        regarding--
                    (A) the development of new pharmacological, 
                nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to 
                opioids; and
                    (B) the improved utilization of pharmacological, 
                nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to 
                opioids that are currently available.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
[EX A]: (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to: (1) review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication; and (2) examine and identify the need for, development of, and availability of medical alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications). The task force must submit a report that includes: (1) the modified and updated best practices; (2) a strategy for disseminating the best practices; (3) the feasibility of linking the best practices to Drug Enforcement Administration registration of manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of controlled substances; (4) recommendations for effectively applying the best practices at medical facilities; and (5) recommendations regarding medical alternatives to opioids.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF SPACE-RELATED INCOME FROM GROSS INCOME.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded 
from gross income) is amended by redesignating section 140 as section 
140A and inserting after section 139 the following new section:

``SEC. 140. SPACE-RELATED INCOME.

    ``(a) General Rule.--Gross income shall not include space-related 
income.
    ``(b) Space-Related Income.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `space-related income' means--
                    ``(A) income derived from the sale by the taxpayer 
                to an unrelated person of--
                            ``(i) any product or article which is 
                        produced by the taxpayer in outer space, and
                            ``(ii) any service provided by the taxpayer 
                        in or from outer space,
                    ``(B) income of an individual attributable to 
                services performed in or from outer space by such 
                individual in a trade or business, and
                    ``(C) any amount not described in subparagraph (A) 
                or (B) which is interest, rent, royalty, or similar 
                amount received with respect to production or service 
                described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
            ``(2) Exception for telecommunications services, etc.--
        Paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall not apply to--
                    ``(A) any telecommunications service provided from 
                earth orbit,
                    ``(B) any service provided by a weather or other 
                earth observation satellite, and
                    ``(C) any other service provided on or before the 
                date of the enactment of this section of transporting 
                property to or from outer space.
            ``(3) Exception for wages.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
        to wages (as defined in section 3401) received by any employee 
        of an employer.
            ``(4) Proportional allocation between space-based and 
        earth-based activities.--In the case of any product or article 
        which is produced partly in space, space-related income shall 
        be an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of gross 
        income attributable to the sale of such product or article as 
        the expenses attributable to producing such product or article 
        in space bears to the total expenses incurred in producing such 
        product or article.
            ``(5) Produced.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `produced' includes created, fabricated, developed, grown, 
        manufactured, extracted, processed, cured, and aged.
    ``(c) Exclusion From Tariffs, Etc.--Any product--
            ``(1) which is manufactured in outer space, and
            ``(2) which was--
                    ``(A) launched from, and returned to Earth, within 
                the United States, or
                    ``(B) Manufactured at a facility in outer space 
                which is owned by 1 or more United States persons, 
                shall be exempt from all Federal excises, imposts, and 
                duties and any other Federal tariffs.
    ``(d) Phaseout of Benefits.--In the case of a taxable year 
beginning after December 31, 2012, the amount excluded under subsection 
(a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by x/10th's of the amount 
excludable without regard to this subsection, where `x' is the number 
of years such taxable year is after the last taxable year beginning 
before January 1, 2013. A similar rule shall apply to the benefits 
under subsection (c).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the last 
item and inserting the following new items:

                              ``Sec. 140. Space-related income.
                              ``Sec. 140A. Cross references to other 
                                        Acts.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF QUALIFIED SPACE COMPANY STOCK.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45G. SPACE COMPANY INVESTMENT CREDIT.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the space company 
investment credit determined under this section for any taxable year is 
the amount paid in the taxable year for the purchase of qualified stock 
in a qualified space company.
    ``(b) Qualified Space Company.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified space company' means 
        a domestic C corporation if for the 3-taxable-year period 
        ending with the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable 
        year in which qualified stock is purchased--
                    ``(A) the average annual gross receipts of such 
                entity does not exceed $100,000,000, and
                    ``(B) more than 70 percent of such gross receipts 
                are derived from space-based business.
            ``(2) Space-based business.--The term `space-based 
        business' means a business whose gross receipts are 
        substantially space-related income, as defined in section 
        140(b).
            ``(3) Aggregation rules.--Rules similar to the rules of 
        section 1202(d)(3) shall apply.
    ``(c) Qualified Stock.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        section, the term `qualified stock' means any stock in a 
        domestic C corporation if--
                    ``(A) as of the date of issuance of such stock, 
                such corporation is a qualified space company, and
                    ``(B) except as provided in subsections (f) and 
                (h), such stock is acquired by the taxpayer at its 
                original issue (directly or through an underwriter)--
                            ``(i) in exchange for money or other 
                        property (not including stock), or
                            ``(ii) as compensation for services 
                        provided to such corporation (other than 
                        services performed as an underwriter of such 
                        stock).
            ``(2) Active business requirement.--Stock in a corporation 
        shall not be treated as qualified stock unless, during 
        substantially all of the taxpayer's holding period for such 
        stock--
                    ``(A) such corporation meets active business 
                requirements substantially similar to the requirements 
                of section 1202(e), determined on the basis that the 
                qualified trade or business is a space-based business, 
                and
                    ``(B) such corporation is a C corporation.
            ``(3) Certain purchase by corporation of its own stock.--
        Rules similar to the rules of section 1202(c)(3) shall apply.
    ``(e) Recapture.--If, during any taxable year ending with or within 
the 10-year period beginning on the date qualified stock was purchased 
by the taxpayer, the issuer of such stock ceases to a qualified space 
company, the tax under this chapter for such taxable year shall be 
increased by the aggregate decrease in the credits allowed under 
section 38 for all prior taxable years which would have resulted solely 
from reducing to zero any credit determined under subsection (a) with 
respect to such stock.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to stock acquired 
after December 31, 2011.''.
    (b) Credit Allowed as Part of General Business Credit.--Section 
38(b) of such Code (defining current year business credit) is amended 
by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (14), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ``, plus'', and by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(16) space company investment credit determined under 
        section 45G(a).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 39(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) No carryback of space company investment credit 
        before january 1, 2004.--No portion of the unused business 
        credit for any taxable year which is attributable to the space 
        company investment credit determined under section 45G may be 
        carried back to a taxable year beginning before January 1, 
        2004.''.
            (2) Subsection (c) of section 196 of such Code is amended 
        by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9), by striking 
        the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting ``, 
        and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) the space company investment credit determined under 
        section 45G(a).''.
            (3) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of 
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45G. Space Company Investment 
                                        Credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to costs paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003.

SEC. 4. CAPITAL GAINS EXCLUSION.

    (a) In General.--(1) Part I of subchapter P of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1203. EXCLUSION FOR GAINS FROM SALE OR EXCHANGE OF STOCK OF 
              QUALIFIED SPACE CORPORATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Gross income shall not include gain on the sale 
or exchange of any stock of a qualified space corporation.
    ``(b) Qualified Space Corporation.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
the term `qualified space corporation' means, with respect to any 
taxable year, a domestic corporation which is a C corporation if--
            ``(1) such corporation is organized exclusively for 
        providing to unrelated persons--
                    ``(A) any product or article which is produced 
                (within the meaning of section 140(b)(5)) by the 
                corporation in outer space, or
                    ``(B) any service provided by the corporation in or 
                from outer space, and
            ``(2) At least 90 percent of the expenses of such 
        corporation are attributable to the active conduct of a trade 
        or business of providing a product, article, or service 
        described in paragraph (1).
Such term shall not include a corporation providing a service, product, 
or article described in section 140(b)(2).''.
    (2) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of 
subchapter P of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

                              ``Sec. 1203. Exclusion for gains from 
                                        sale or exchange of stock of 
                                        qualified space 
                                        corporations.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.
[EX A]: Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income: (1) space-related income; and (2) gain on the sale or exchange of any stock of a qualified space corporation.Establishes a space company investment credit for the purchase of qualified stock in a qualified space company.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Equity and Education Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO 50 PERCENT CORRESPONDENCE COURSE LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Definition of Institution of Higher Education for Title IV 
Purposes.--Section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(7) Exception to limitation based on course of study.--
        Courses offered via telecommunications (as defined in section 
        484(l)(4)) shall not be considered to be correspondence courses 
        for purposes of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3) for 
        any institution that--
                    ``(A) is participating in either or both of the 
                loan programs under part B or D of title IV on the date 
                of enactment of the Internet Equity and Education Act 
                of 2001;
                    ``(B) has a cohort default rate (as determined 
                under section 435(m)) for each of the 3 most recent 
                fiscal years for which data are available that is less 
                than 10 percent; and
                    ``(C)(i) has notified the Secretary, in a form and 
                manner prescribed by the Secretary (including such 
                information as the Secretary may require to meet the 
                requirements of clause (ii)), of the election by such 
                institution to qualify as an institution of higher 
                education by means of the provisions of this paragraph; 
                and
                    ``(ii) the Secretary has not, within 90 days after 
                such notice, and the receipt of any information 
                required under clause (i), notified the institution 
                that the election by such institution would pose a 
                significant risk to Federal funds and the integrity of 
                programs under title IV.''.
    (b) Definition of Eligible Student.--Section 484(l)(1) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(l)(1)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Exception to 50 percent limitation.--
                Notwithstanding the 50 percent limitation in 
                subparagraph (A), a student enrolled in a course of 
                instruction described in such subparagraph shall not be 
                considered to be enrolled in correspondence courses if 
                the student is enrolled in an institution that--
                            ``(i) is participating in either or both of 
                        the loan programs under part B or D of title IV 
                        on the date of enactment of the Internet Equity 
                        and Education Act of 2001;
                            ``(ii) has a cohort default rate (as 
                        determined under section 435(m)) for each of 
                        the 3 most recent fiscal years for which data 
                        are available that is less than 10 percent; and
                            ``(iii)(I) has notified the Secretary, in 
                        form and manner prescribed by the Secretary 
                        (including such information as the Secretary 
                        may require to meet the requirements of 
                        subclause (II)), of the election by such 
                        institution to qualify its students as eligible 
                        students by means of the provisions of this 
                        subparagraph; and
                            ``(II) the Secretary has not, within 90 
                        days after such notice, and the receipt of any 
                        information required under subclause (I), 
                        notified the institution that the election by 
                        such institution would pose a significant risk 
                        to Federal funds and the integrity of programs 
                        under title IV.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF ACADEMIC YEAR.

    Section 481(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1088(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) For the purposes of any eligible program, a week of 
instruction is defined as a week in which at least one day of regularly 
scheduled instruction or examinations occurs, or at least one day of 
study for final examinations occurs after the last scheduled day of 
classes. For an educational program using credit hours, but not using a 
semester, trimester, or quarter system, an institution of higher 
education shall notify the Secretary, in the form and manner prescribed 
by the Secretary, if the institution plans to offer an eligible program 
of instruction of less than 12 hours of regularly scheduled 
instruction, examinations, or preparation for examinations for a week 
of instructional time.''.

SEC. 4. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION.

    (a) Amendment.--Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 is amended by inserting after section 484B (20 U.S.C. 1091b) the 
following new section:

``SEC. 484C. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROHIBITED.

    ``(a) Prohibition.--No institution of higher education 
participating in a program under this title shall make any payment of a 
commission, bonus, or other incentive payment, based directly on 
success in securing enrollments or financial aid, to any person or 
entity directly engaged in student recruiting or admission activities, 
or making decisions regarding the award of student financial 
assistance, except that this section shall not apply to the recruitment 
of foreign students residing in foreign countries who are not eligible 
to receive Federal student assistance.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to payment of a 
commission, bonus, or other incentive payment--
            ``(1) pursuant to any contract with any third-party service 
        provider that has no control over eligibility for admission or 
        enrollment or the awarding of financial aid at the institution 
        of higher education, provided that no employee of the third-
        party service provider is paid a commission, bonus, or other 
        incentive payment based directly on success in securing 
        enrollments or financial aid; or
            ``(2) to persons or entities for success in securing 
        agreements, contracts, or commitments from employers to provide 
        financial support for enrollment by their employees in an 
        institution of higher education or for activities that may lead 
        to such agreements, contracts, or commitments.
    ``(c) Exception for Fixed Compensation.--For purposes of subsection 
(a), a person shall not be treated as receiving incentive compensation 
when such person receives a fixed compensation that is paid regularly 
for services and that is adjusted no more frequently than every six 
months.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (20) of section 487(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(20)) is repealed.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 487(c)(1) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``paragraph 
(2)(B)'' each place it appears in subparagraphs (F) and (H) and 
inserting ``paragraph (3)(B)''.

SEC. 5. EVALUATION AND REPORT.

    (a) Information from Institutions.--
            (1) Institutions covered by requirement.--The requirements 
        of paragraph (2) apply to any institution of higher education 
        that--
                    (A) has notified the Secretary of Education of an 
                election to qualify for the exception to limitation 
                based on course of study in section 102(a)(7) of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(7)) or 
                the exception to the 50 percent limitation in section 
                484(l)(1)(C) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1091(l)(1)(C));
                    (B) has notified the Secretary under section 
                481(a)(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1088(a)(3)); or
                    (C) contracts with outside parties for--
                            (i) the delivery of distance education 
                        programs;
                            (ii) the delivery of programs offered in 
                        nontraditional formats; or
                            (iii) the purpose of securing the 
                        enrollment of students.
            (2) Requirements.--Any institution of higher education to 
        which this paragraph applies shall comply, on a timely basis, 
        with the Secretary of Education's reasonable requests for 
        information on changes in--
                    (A) the amount or method of instruction offered;
                    (B) the types of programs or courses offered;
                    (C) enrollment by type of program or course;
                    (D) the amount and types of grant, loan, or work 
                assistance provided under title IV of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965 that is received by students 
                enrolled in programs conducted in nontraditional 
                formats; and
                    (E) outcomes for students enrolled in such courses 
                or programs.
    (b) Report by Secretary Required.--The Secretary of Education shall 
conduct by grant or contract a study of, and by March 31, 2003, submit 
to the Congress, a report on--
            (1) the effect that the amendments made by this Act have 
        had on--
                    (A) the ability of institutions of higher education 
                to provide distance learning opportunities to students; 
                and
                    (B) program integrity;
            (2) with respect to distance education or correspondence 
        education courses at institutions of higher education to which 
        the information requirements of subsection (a)(2) apply, 
        changes from year-to-year in--
                    (A) the amount or method of instruction offered and 
                the types of programs or courses offered;
                    (B) the number and type of students enrolled in 
                distance education or correspondence education courses;
                    (C) the amount of student aid provided to such 
                students, in total and as a percentage of the 
                institution's revenue; and
                    (D) outcomes for students enrolled in distance 
                education or correspondence education courses, 
                including graduation rates, job placement rates, and 
                loan delinquencies and defaults;
            (3) any reported and verified claim of inducement to 
        participate in the student financial aid programs and any 
        violation of the Higher Education Act of 1965, including any 
        actions taken by the Department of Education against the 
        violator; and
            (4) any further improvements that should be made to the 
        provisions amended by this Act (and related provisions), in 
        order to accommodate nontraditional educational opportunities 
        in the Federal student assistance programs while ensuring the 
        integrity of those programs.

SEC. 6. LEARNING ANYTIME ANYWHERE PARTNERSHIPS.

    Section 420J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070f-
6) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If for 
any fiscal year funds are not appropriated pursuant to this section, 
funds available under part B of title VII, relating to the Fund for the 
Improvement of Postsecondary Education, may be made available for 
continuation grants for any grant recipient under this subpart.''.

SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) No Delay in Effective Date.--Section 482(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c)) shall not apply to the 
amendments made by this Act.
    (b) Implementing Regulations.--Section 492 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098a) shall not apply to the amendments made by 
sections 2 and 3 of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 10, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.
[EX A]:
Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to exempt courses offered through telecommunications from certain limitations on student financial assistance with respect to correspondence courses. (Such limitations include the 50-percent rule, requiring that an institution provide at least 50 percent of its instruction in person.) Allows such exemption if the institution of higher education (IHE) offering such course through telecommunications: (1) is participating in the guaranteed or the direct student loan program; and (2) has a cohort default rate of less than ten percent for each of the three most recent fiscal years for which data are available; and (3) has notified the Secretary of Education of its election to qualify for such exemption, and then has not been notified by the Secretary that such election would pose a significant risk to Federal funds under HEA title IV (Student Assistance).(Sec. 3) Defines a week of instruction, with respect to an academic year for HEA student aid programs, as one in which at least one day of regularly scheduled instruction or examinations occurs, or at least one day of study for final examinations occurs after the last scheduled day of classes. (Such revised definition eliminates a 12-hour rule requiring students to spend at least 12 hours a week in class if enrolled in courses that are not on a semester, trimester, or quarter system.) Requires an IHE to notify the Secretary if it plans to offer an eligible program of instruction of less than 12 hours of regularly scheduled instruction, examinations, or preparation for examinations for a week of instructional time (for educational programs using credit hours, but not using a semester, trimester, or quarter system).(Sec. 4) Revises a prohibition, for IHEs that participate in HEA student assistance programs, against making incentive payments based on success in securing enrollments or financial aid to any person or entity engaged in student recruiting or admission activities, or making decisions regarding the award of student financial assistance. Prohibits such payments only if they are: (1) based directly on such success; and (2) made to a person or entity directly engaged in such activities. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) recruitment of foreign students not eligible to receive Federal student assistance (as does current law); (2) incentive payments under any contract with a third-party service provider with no control over eligibility for admission or enrollment or awarding of financial aid at the IHE, if no employee of that provider is given an incentive payment based directly on success in securing enrollments or financial aid; (3) incentive payments to persons or entities for success in securing (or activities leading to) agreements, contracts, or commitments from employers to provide financial support for enrollment of their employees in an IHE; and (4) persons receiving fixed compensation paid regularly for services and adjusted no more frequently than every six months.(Sec. 5) Requires certain information to be provided to the Secretary by IHEs that have: (1) notified the Secretary of their election to qualify for an exception to a limitation on course of study or to the 50 percent limitation on instruction that is not in person; (2) notified the Secretary of plans to offer an eligible program of instruction of less than 12 hours; or (3) contracts with outside parties for delivery of distance education programs or programs offered in nontraditional formats or for securing enrollment of students.Directs the Secretary to evaluate and report on: (1) the effect of this Act on IHE ability to provide distance learning opportunities and on program integrity; (2) specified types of changes with respect to distance education or correspondence courses at IHEs subject to information requirements under this Act; (3) claims of inducements to participate in student financial aid programs, HEA violations, and Federal actions against violators; and (4) any further revisions to accommodate nontraditional educational opportunities in Federal student assistance programs while ensuring program integrity.(Sec. 6) Authorizes funds to be made available for the Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships program from the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education if for any fiscal year funds are not appropriated for such program.