,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aicg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4   
,hunt] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,&rews7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]          
,education ,act ( #aife to update       
report+ requirem5ts = in/itutions (     
high] education & provide = m accurate &
 complete data on /ud5t ret5tion1       
graduation1 & e>n+s outcomes at all     
levels ( po/second>y enrollm5t4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/ud5t ,"r to ,"k ,be=e ,y ,g ,act (    
#bjac4  #b4 ,am5dm5t to program         
p>ticipation agreem5ts ,section         
#dhg7;a77#ag7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77#ag77 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 9 accordance )     
section #dic;,e aft] ( ! ,secret>y4  #c4
 ,in/itutional & f9ancial assi/ance     
in=mation = /ud5ts ,section #dhe ( !    
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  

end ! foll[+3  7n7 ,alignm5t )          
in/itutional report+ requirem5ts relat$ 
to ,,ip$s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f 
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,/ud5t 
,"r to ,"k ,be=e ,y ,g ,act ( #bjac1 !  
,secret>y %all issue guidance outl9+ :i*
 data metrics requir$ to be submitt$ by 
in/itutions ( high] education "u section
 #dic;,e are duplicative ( in/itutional 
report+ requirem5ts "u ?is section & o!r
 provisions ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,l9k to   
in/itutional report+ website ,n lat] ?an
 #e ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !     
,/ud5t ,"r to ,"k ,be=e ,y ,g ,act (    
#bjac1 an in/itution ( high] education  
p>ticipat+ 9 any program "u ?is title   
%all--  7,a7 n be requir$ to make       
available su* duplicative requirem5ts1 z
 det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 "u ?is       
section & o!r provisions ( ?is ,act2 &  
7,b7 provide a prom95tly display$ l9k on
 ! in/itution's website to ! website    
describ$ 9 section #dic;,e7e74  4  #d4  
,in/itutional report+ requirem5ts  7a7  
,am5dm5t to database ( /ud5t in=mation  

prohibit$ ,section #acd7;b7 ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajae;c7b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7#b7
 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2  7#c7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#c7 is necess>y to c>ry out
 section #dic;,e4  4  7b7 ,report+      
requirem5ts ,"p ,g ( title ,,iv ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #dic;,e4       
,in/itutional report+ requirem5ts  7a7  
,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,submission ( data ,ea*  
in/itution ( high] education p>ticipat+ 
9 a program "u ?is title %all submit to 
! ,secret>y data1 z det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y1 suffici5t to complete all    
/ud5t compon5ts ( report+ requir$ = !   
,integrat$ ,po/second>y ,education ,data
 ,sy/em 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z      
,,ip$s74 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ! ,/ud5t ,"r to ,"k ,be=e  
,y ,g ,act ( #bjac1 ! ,secret>y %all    
submit to in/itutions ( high] education 

guidance relat$ to ! submission ( data  
"u ?is p>agraph4  7#b7 ,review ,!       
,secret>y %all review1 e #e ye>s1 !     
det]m9ation ( ! category ( data t %all  
be submitt$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a74  
7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( additional /ud5t      
classifications  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !   
,/ud5t ,"r to ,"k ,be=e ,y ,g ,act (    
#bjac1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 e/abli% 
common def9itions = in/itutions to foll[
 9 submitt+ ! data requir$ "u ?is       
section2 &  7,b7 det]m9e bo? collection 
& submission requirem5ts4  7#b7         
,id5tification ( unit records ,!        
,secret>y %all require in/itutions to   
id5tify /ud5t unit records to enable    
cod+ & report+ on--  7,a7 /ud5ts :o     
p>ticipate 9 rem$ial education at1 or   
?r\gh1 ! in/itution2  7,b7 :e!r1 & at   
:at level1 ! /ud5t is seek+ a degree2 & 
7,c7 :e!r ! /ud5t is seek+ a c]tificate4
  7c7 ,e/abli%m5t ( new outcome metrics 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,data submitt$ to !       
,secret>y "u subsection 7a7 %all be us$ 

to calculate all /ud5t compon5ts (      
,,ip$s4  7#b7 ,additional measures to be
 calculat$ ,9 addition to /ud5t compon5t
 outcome measures requir$ to be         
calculat$ by ! ,secret>y on ! day be=e !
 date ( enactm5t ( ! ,/ud5t ,"r to ,"k  
,be=e ,y ,g ,act ( #bjac1 ! ,secret>y   
%all also calculate1 n lat] ?an #b ye>s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,/ud5t ,"r to
 ,"k ,be=e ,y ,g ,act ( #bjac1 at !     
in/itutional & program specific level3  
7,a7 ,! p]c5t ( /ud5ts :o receive--  7i7
 ,f$]al grants2  7ii7 ,f$]al loans2     
7iii7 ,/ate grants2  7iv7 ,/ate loans2  
7v7 in/itutional grants2 or  7vi7       
in/itutional loans4  7,b7 ,! av]age     
am\nt ( total ,f$]al loan debt ^u /ud5t 
graduation assum$ by /ud5ts :ile enroll$
 at ! in/itution4  7,c7 ,! av]age am\nt 
( total ,f$]al loan debt ( /ud5ts :o d n
 complete a program ( /udy #b ye>s aft] 
! /ud5ts' la/ kn[n enrollm5t 9 any      
in/itution ( high] education4  7,d7     
,/ud5t transf] rates by sector (        
transf]1 :i* %all be def9$ z ! p]c5tage 

( /ud5ts :o leave an in/itution &       
successfully enroll 9 ano!r in/itution1 
includ+ :e!r ! receiv+ in/itution is a  
public #d-ye> in/itution1 public #b-ye> 
in/itution1 public less-?an-#b-ye>      
in/itution1 private nonpr(it #d-ye>     
in/itution1 private nonpr(it #b-ye>     
in/itution1 private nonpr(it            
less-?an-#b-ye> in/itution1 private     
=-pr(it #d-ye> in/itution1 private      
=-pr(it #b-ye> in/itution1 or private   
=-pr(it less-?an-#b-ye> in/itution4     
7,e7 ,rates ( cont9uation to high]      
levels ( education4  7,f7 ,! p]c5t (    
/ud5ts :o receive ! degree level !y     
initially s\ght4  7,g7 ,! outcome       
measures describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7   
?r\gh 7,f71 9 addition to all /ud5t     
level compon5ts ( ,,ip$s requir$ to be  
report$ on ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t 
( ! ,/ud5t ,"r to ,"k ,be=e ,y ,g ,act (
 #bjac1 %all also be made available on !
 basis ( ! foll[+ /ud5t type3  7i7      
,/ud5ts :o receiv$ a ,f$]al ,pell       
,grant4  7ii7 ,/ud5ts :o receiv$ a      

,f$]al ,/af=d ,loan1 b n a ,f$]al ,pell 
,grant4  7iii7 ,/ud5ts :o receiv$ nei!r 
a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant1 nor a ,f$]al     
,/af=d ,loan4  7iv7 ,/ud5ts :o are      
id5tifi$ z vet]ans :o receiv$ assi/ance 
"u ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,vet]ans ,educational  
,assi/ance ,program "u *apt] #cc ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all coord9ate ) !  
,secret>y to make available data        
suffici5t to enable su* report+ "u ?is  
clause4  7v7 ,enrollm5t /atus1 includ+ !
 foll[+3  7,i7 ,fir/-"t1 full-"t /ud5ts4
  7,,ii7 ,fir/-"t1 "p-"t /ud5ts4        
7,,iii7 ,non-fir/-"t1 full-"t /ud5ts4   
7,,iv7 ,non-fir/-"t1 "p-"t /ud5ts4  7vi7
 ,enrollm5t int5sity :ile enroll$ at !  
in/itution1 includ+ ! foll[+3  7,i7     
,full-"t only4  7,,ii7 ,"p-"t only4     
7,,iii7 ,mix$ enrollm5t1 bo? full- &    
"p-"t4  7,h7 ,o!r in=mation det]m9$     
necess>y4  7d7 ,l9kage to e>n+s record  
data  7#a7 ,e>n+s metrics ,! ,secret>y1 
9 coop]ation ) ! ,commission] ( ,social 
,security1 %all e/abli% a sy/em "u :i* !

 /ud5t compon5ts ( ,,ip$s are us$ to    
create e>n+s metrics4 ,su* sy/em %all   
enable ! publication ( data on m$ian    
annual e>n+s & employm5t metrics1       
disaggregat$ by--  7,a7 educational     
program bas$ on ,,cip code2  7,b7       
cr$5tial receiv$2  7,c7 educational     
in/itution2 &  7,d7 ,/ate ( employm5t4  
7#b7 ,/&>d "t p]iods = report+ e>n+s    
outcomes ,! ,secret>y %all make publicly
 available m$ian annual e>n+s           
disaggregated by ! categories describ$ 9
 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( p>agraph
 7#a7 = ea* ( ! foll[+ "t p]iods3  7,a7 
#b ye>s aft] educational program        
completion4  7,b7 #f ye>s aft]          
educational program completion4  7,c7   
#ae ye>s aft] educational program       
completion4  7e7 ,public access to      
in=mation ,! in=mation aggregat$ by !   
,secret>y "u ?is section %all be includ$
 9 ! ,,ip$s & po/$ on a website 9 a     
timely & us]-fri5dly mann] & 9 a way t  
does n all[ = ! dissem9ation ( any      
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation4  7f7   

,ensur+ comp>ability ( data metric ,= a 
p]iod ( #e ye>s foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ! ,/ud5t ,"r to ,"k ,be=e ,y ,g ,act 
( #bjac1 ! ,secret>y %all be responsible
 = publi%+ all /ud5t compon5ts ( ,,ip$s 
z su* compon5ts w\ld h be5 produc$ on ! 
day be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,/ud5t   
,"r to ,"k ,be=e ,y ,g ,act ( #bjac4    
7g7 ,involvem5t ( /ates & lev]ag+ (     
inve/m5t 9 exi/+ /ate-,bas$ sy/ems  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section #ddd ( !     
,g5]al ,education ,provisions ,act 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g1 commonly kn[n z !    
,family ,educational ,rights & ,privacy 
,act ( #aigd7 except z provid$ 9        
p>agraph 7#b71 9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 
! ,secret>y %all consult ext5sively )   
,/ate (fices ) exi/+ /ud5t-level data   
collections f public & private          
in/itutions4  7#b7 ,no %>+ ( p]sonally  
id5tifiable in=mation ,! ,secret>y1 a   
,/ate1 or in/itution %all n %>e         
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ( a     
/ud5t 9 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 except 
z necess>y to enable individuals :o are 

employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t to meet ! report+
 requirem5ts & data dissem9ation        
purposes & requirem5ts "u ?is ,act4  7h7
 ,involvem5t ( ,in/itutions ( ,high]    
,education 9 develop+ calculation &     
report+ /&>ds ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 
! ,secret>y %all consult ext5sively )   
in/itutions ( high] education & ,/ate   
ag5cies ( high] education1 p>ticul>ly 9 
! =mulation ( ! calculation & report+   
/&>ds outl9$ 9 subsections 7b71 7c71 &  
7d71 & ! public access to in=mation "u  
subsection 7e74  7i7 ,use ( data =      
in/itutional improvem5t ,! ,secret>y    
%all create a process ?r\gh :i*         
in/itutions ( high] education p>ticipat+
 9 programs "u ?is title & ,/ates may   
reque/ & receive f ! ,dep>tm5t aggregate
 /ud5t outcome data = ! purposes (      
in/itutional improvem5t & program       
evaluation4 ,! ,secret>y %all promulgate
 regulations to ensure fair & equitable 
access to su* data4 ,9 cases :]e        
in/itutional data are m]g$ ) ,f$]al     
record sets & ! result+ data are us$ =  

,f$]al acc\ntability purposes beyond    
report+ to ! public1 ! ,secret>y %all   
develop proc$ures to provide            
opportunities = in/itutional review ( ! 
disaggregat$ m]g$ data4  7j7 ,privacy1  
security1 & use ( in=mation  7#a7       
,id5tity protection ,! data sy/em       
develop$ "u ?is section %all n p]mit an 
individual to be individually id5tifi$  
by us]s ( ! data sy/em :o are n actively
 work+ z database adm9i/rators ( !      
sy/em4  7#b7 ,data audit & data         
gov]nance sy/ems ,! data sy/em develop$ 
"u ?is section %all include a data audit
 sy/em assess+ data quality1 validity1 &
 reliability & a data gov]nance sy/em to
 ensure compliance ) all ,f$]al /&>ds ( 
data quality & individual privacy4  7#c7
 ,prohibition & unau?oriz$ use  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,individual data collect$ "u ?is  
section %all n be us$ = any purpose n   
specifically au?oriz$ by ,f$]al law4    
7,b7 ,no ,f$]al action ,no action (     
,f$]al au?ority may be tak5 aga9/ an    
individual bas$ on data collect$ )9 !   

data sy/em develop$ "u ?is section4     
7,c7 ,guidel9es ,! ,secret>y %all issue 
guidel9es to in/itutions reg>d+ !       
am5dm5t ( ! in/itutions requir$ annual  
privacy notices to ref]5ce ! data       
collection requir$ "u ?is section4  7#d7
 ,individual privacy & access to data   
,prior to implem5tation ( ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y %all publi% = public comm5t  
assurances t--  7,a7 t ! sy/em develop$ 
"u ?is section does n disclose any      
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation &       
complies ) ! requirem5ts ( section #ddd 
( ! ,g5]al ,education ,provisions ,act  
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g7 7commonly kn[n z
 ! ,family ,educational ,rights &       
,privacy ,act7 & o!r applicable ,f$]al &
 ,/ate privacy laws2 &  7,b7 t !re is a 
policy on ! use ( data collect$ "u ?is  
section t prev5ts any use ( data outside
 ( ! purposes ( ?is section4  7k7       
,p5alties = unau?oriz$ disclosure ( data
 ,any individual :o willfully discloses 
a p]sonal id5tifi] 7su* z a "n or social
 security numb]7 provid$ "u ?is section1

 9 any mann] to an entity n entitl$ to  
receive ! id5tifi]1 %all be f9$ "u title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 imprison$ n m
 ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4  7l7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section  
su* sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( !    
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjbb4  4