,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eegb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,cony]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coh51    
,mr4 ,grijalva1 & ,mr4 ,ellison7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,arm$ ,s]vices & ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 
= a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !
 ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (   
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide consum] protections = /ud5ts4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,protect+ ,/ud5ts f ,wor?less ,degrees
 ,act4  #b4 ,consum] protections =      
/ud5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3  7,a7 ,f$]al f9ancial   
assi/ance program ,! t]m ,f$]al f9ancial
 assi/ance program means a program      
au?oriz$ & fund$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
"u any ( ! foll[+ provisions ( law3  7i7
 ,title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq474  

7ii7 ,title ,i ( ! ,work=ce ,inve/m5t   
,act ( #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja et    
seq474  7iii7 ,! ,adult ,education &    
,family ,lit]acy ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
#ibja et seq474  7iv7 ,*apt] #cj1 #ca1  
#cb1 #cc1 #cd1 or #ce ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7v7 ,*apt] #aja1  
#aje1 #ajf;,a1 #afjf1 #afjg1 or #afjh ( 
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7vi7   
,section #aghd;a1 #bjje1 or #bjjg (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7   
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education--  7i7 )   
respect to a program au?oriz$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a77i71 has ! mean+ giv5 ! 
t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education
 ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb72    
7ii7 ) respect to a program au?oriz$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m po/second>y educational in/itution 
z def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,work=ce     
,inve/m5t ,act ( #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#bhja72  7iii7 ) respect to a program   
au?oriz$ "u subp>agraph 7,a77iii71 has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m po/second>y           

educational in/itution z def9$ 9 section
 #bjc ( ! ,adult ,education & ,family   
,lit]acy ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ibjb72    
7iv7 ) respect to a program au?oriz$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,a77iv71 has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m educational in/itution "u section  
#cdeb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 
7v7 ) respect to a program au?oriz$ "u  
subp>agraph 7,a77v71 means an           
educational in/itution t aw>ds a degree 
or c]tificate & is locat$ 9 any ,/ate2 &
  7vi7 ) respect to a program au?oriz$  
"u subp>agraph 7,a77vi71 means an       
educational in/itution t aw>ds a degree 
or c]tificate & is locat$ 9 any ,/ate4  
7,c7 ,/ate  7i7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate      
includes1 9 addition to ! sev]al ,/ates 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,commonweal? (     
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1   
,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,virg9 ,isl&s1 ! ,commonweal? ( !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 & ! freely      
associat$ ,/ates4  7ii7 ,freely         
associat$ ,/ates ,! t]m freely associat$
 ,/ates means ! ,republic ( ! ,m>%all   

,isl&s1 ! ,f$]at$ ,/ates ( ,micronesia1 
& ! ,republic ( ,palau4  7#b7 ,consum]  
protections ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (
 law1 an in/itution ( high] education is
 n eligible to p>ticipate 9 a ,f$]al    
f9ancial assi/ance program ) respect to 
any program ( po/second>y education or  
tra9+1 includ+ a degree or c]tificate   
program1 t is design$ to prep>e /ud5ts =
 entry into a recogniz$ occupation or   
pr(ession t requires lic5s+ or o!r      
e/abli%$ requirem5ts z a pre-condition =
 entry into su* occupation or pr(ession1
 unless--  7,a7 ! successful completion 
( ! program fully qualifies a /ud5t1 9 !
 ,metropolitan ,/ati/ical ,area & ,/ate 
9 :i* ! /ud5t resides 7& 9 any ,/ate 9  
:i* ! in/itution indicates1 ?r\gh       
adv]tis+ or m>ket+ activities or direct 
contact ) pot5tial /ud5ts1 t a /ud5t w  
be prep>$ to "w 9 ! occupation or       
pr(ession aft] successfully complet+ !  
program71 to--  7i7 take any exam9ation 
requir$ = entry into ! recogniz$        
occupation or pr(ession 9 !             

,metropolitan ,/ati/ical ,area & ,/ate 9
 :i* ! /ud5t resides1 includ+ satisfy+  
all ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or pr(essionally     
m&at$ programmatic & specializ$         
accr$itation requirem5ts1 if any2 &     
7ii7 be c]tifi$ or lic5s$ or meet any   
o!r academically relat$ pre-conditions t
 are requir$ = entry into ! recogniz$   
occupation or pr(ession 9 ! ,/ate2 &    
7,b7 ! in/itution (f]+ ! program        
provides timely placem5t = all ( !      
academically relat$ pre-lic5sure        
requirem5ts = entry into ! recogniz$    
occupation or pr(ession1 su* z cl9ical  
placem5ts1 int]n%ips1 or appr5tice%ips4 
7#c7 ,regulations on pre-accr$it$       
programs ,! ,secret>y ( ,education %all 
promulgate regulations on requirem5ts ( 
an in/itution ( high] education )       
respect to any program ( ! in/itution t 
is 9 a pre-accr$it$ /atus1 includ+      
limitations on1 or requirem5ts (1       
adv]tisem5t ( ! program to /ud5ts4 ,su* 
regulations %all be consi/5t ) !        
provisions ( p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,loan 

dis*>ge ,! ,secret>y ( ,education %all  
promulgate regulations t condition      
eligibility = an in/itution ( high]     
education to p>ticipate 9 any ,f$]al    
f9ancial assi/ance program on !         
in/itution sign+ ) ea* /ud5t enroll$ 9  
any program ( ! in/itution t is 9 a     
pre-accr$it$ /atus1 a loan dis*>ge      
agreem5t4  7b7 ,effective date ,?is     
section %all be effective on ! date t is
 #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4