Opinion ID: 2806273
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Heading: The Higher Education Act

Text: In order to receive federal education subsidies under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA), an institution must enter into a Program Participation Agreement (PPA) with the U.S. Secretary of Education. 20 U.S.C. § 1094(a). Federal law provides that each PPA “shall condition the initial and continu‐ ing eligibility of an institution to participate in a program [for Title IV subsidies] upon compliance with [certain] require‐ ments.” 20 U.S.C. § 1094(a)(1)–(29). These requirements include the obligation to abide by a panoply of statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements. In sum, the PPA includes certifications of existing facts and forward‐looking promises that the institution will abide by certain statutes and regula‐ tions attendant to Title IV. We refer to these requirements as “Title IV Restrictions.”