,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4 
,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and   
,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to update reporting      
requirements for institutions of higher 
education and provide for more accurate 
and complete data on student retention1 
graduation1 and earnings outcomes at all
 levels of postsecondary enrollment4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,student ,right to ,know ,before
 ,you ,go ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,amendment
 to program participation agreements    
,section #dhg7;a77#ag7 of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajid7;a77#ag77 is amended by inserting 
1 in accordance with section #dic;,e    
after of the ,secretary4  #c4           
,institutional and financial assistance 

information for students ,section #dhe  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7n7   
,alignment with institutional reporting 
requirements related to ,,ipeds  7#a7   
,in general ,not later than #f months   
after the date of enactment of the      
,student ,right to ,know ,before ,you   
,go ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary shall 
issue guidance outlining which data     
metrics required to be submitted by     
institutions of higher education under  
section #dic;,e are duplicative of      
institutional reporting requirements    
under this section and other provisions 
of this ,act4  7#b7 ,link to            
institutional reporting website ,not    
later than #e years after the date of   
enactment of the ,student ,right to     
,know ,before ,you ,go ,act of #bjac1 an
 institution of higher education        
participating in any program under this 
title shall--  7,a7 not be required to  
make available such duplicative         

requirements1 as determined under       
paragraph 7#a71 under this section and  
other provisions of this ,act2 and  7,b7
 provide a prominently displayed link on
 the institution's website to the       
website described in section #dic;,e7e74
  4  #d4 ,institutional reporting       
requirements  7a7 ,amendment to database
 of student information prohibited      
,section #acd7;b7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajae;c7b77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 by striking and after   
the semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#c7 is         
necessary to carry out section #dic;,e4 
4  7b7 ,reporting requirements ,part ,g 
of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #dic;,e4 ,institutional 
reporting requirements  7a7 ,in general 
7#a7 ,submission of data ,each          

institution of higher education         
participating in a program under this   
title shall submit to the ,secretary    
data1 as determined by the ,secretary1  
sufficient to complete all student      
components of reporting required for the
 ,integrated ,postsecondary ,education  
,data ,system 7referred to in this      
section as ,,ipeds74 ,not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of the 
,student ,right to ,know ,before ,you   
,go ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary shall 
submit to institutions of higher        
education guidance related to the       
submission of data under this paragraph4
  7#b7 ,review ,the ,secretary shall    
review1 every #e years1 the             
determination of the category of data   
that shall be submitted pursuant to     
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,establishment of  
additional student classifications  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of the      
,student ,right to ,know ,before ,you   
,go ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary       

shall--  7,a7 establish common          
definitions for institutions to follow  
in submitting the data required under   
this section2 and  7,b7 determine both  
collection and submission requirements4 
7#b7 ,identification of unit records    
,the ,secretary shall require           
institutions to identify student unit   
records to enable coding and reporting  
on--  7,a7 students who participate in  
remedial education at1 or through1 the  
institution2  7,b7 whether1 and at what 
level1 the student is seeking a degree2 
and  7,c7 whether the student is seeking
 a certificate4  7c7 ,establishment of  
new outcome metrics  7#a7 ,in general   
,data submitted to the ,secretary under 
subsection 7a7 shall be used to         
calculate all student components of     
,,ipeds4  7#b7 ,additional measures to  
be calculated ,in addition to student   
component outcome measures required to  
be calculated by the ,secretary on the  
day before the date of enactment of the 
,student ,right to ,know ,before ,you   

,go ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary shall 
also calculate1 not later than #b years 
after the date of enactment of the      
,student ,right to ,know ,before ,you   
,go ,act of #bjac1 at the institutional 
and program specific level3  7,a7 ,the  
percent of students who receive--  7i7  
,federal grants2  7ii7 ,federal loans2  
7iii7 ,state grants2  7iv7 ,state loans2
  7v7 institutional grants2 or  7vi7    
institutional loans4  7,b7 ,the average 
amount of total ,federal loan debt upon 
student graduation assumed by students  
while enrolled at the institution4  7,c7
 ,the average amount of total ,federal  
loan debt of students who do not        
complete a program of study #b years    
after the students' last known          
enrollment in any institution of higher 
education4  7,d7 ,student transfer rates
 by sector of transfer1 which shall be  
defined as the percentage of students   
who leave an institution and            
successfully enroll in another          
institution1 including whether the      

receiving institution is a public       
#d-year institution1 public #b-year     
institution1 public less-than-#b-year   
institution1 private nonprofit #d-year  
institution1 private nonprofit #b-year  
institution1 private nonprofit          
less-than-#b-year institution1 private  
for-profit #d-year institution1 private 
for-profit #b-year institution1 or      
private for-profit less-than-#b-year    
institution4  7,e7 ,rates of            
continuation to higher levels of        
education4  7,f7 ,the percent of        
students who receive the degree level   
they initially sought4  7,g7 ,the       
outcome measures described in           
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f71 in     
addition to all student level components
 of ,,ipeds required to be reported on  
the day before the date of enactment of 
the ,student ,right to ,know ,before    
,you ,go ,act of #bjac1 shall also be   
made available on the basis of the      
following student type3  7i7 ,students  
who received a ,federal ,pell ,grant4   

7ii7 ,students who received a ,federal  
,stafford ,loan1 but not a ,federal     
,pell ,grant4  7iii7 ,students who      
received neither a ,federal ,pell       
,grant1 nor a ,federal ,stafford ,loan4 
7iv7 ,students who are identified as    
veterans who received assistance under  
the ,post-#i_/aa ,veterans ,educational 
,assistance ,program under chapter #cc  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4    
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall coordinate with the ,secretary to 
make available data sufficient to enable
 such reporting under this clause4  7v7 
,enrollment status1 including the       
following3  7,i7 ,first-time1 full-time 
students4  7,,ii7 ,first-time1 part-time
 students4  7,,iii7 ,non-first-time1    
full-time students4  7,,iv7             
,non-first-time1 part-time students4    
7vi7 ,enrollment intensity while        
enrolled at the institution1 including  
the following3  7,i7 ,full-time only4   
7,,ii7 ,part-time only4  7,,iii7 ,mixed 
enrollment1 both full- and part-time4   

7,h7 ,other information determined      
necessary4  7d7 ,linkage to earnings    
record data  7#a7 ,earnings metrics ,the
 ,secretary1 in cooperation with the    
,commissioner of ,social ,security1     
shall establish a system under which the
 student components of ,,ipeds are used 
to create earnings metrics4 ,such system
 shall enable the publication of data on
 median annual earnings and employment  
metrics1 disaggregated by--  7,a7       
educational program based on ,,cip code2
  7,b7 credential received2  7,c7       
educational institution2 and  7,d7      
,state of employment4  7#b7 ,standard   
time periods for reporting earnings     
outcomes ,the ,secretary shall make     
publicly available median annual        
earnings disaggregated by the categories
 described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through
 7,d7 of paragraph 7#a7 for each of the 
following time periods3  7,a7 #b years  
after educational program completion4   
7,b7 #f years after educational program 
completion4  7,c7 #ae years after       

educational program completion4  7e7    
,public access to information ,the      
information aggregated by the ,secretary
 under this section shall be included in
 the ,,ipeds and posted on a website in 
a timely and user-friendly manner and in
 a way that does not allow for the      
dissemination of any personally         
identifiable information4  7f7 ,ensuring
 comparability of data metric ,for a    
period of #e years following the date of
 enactment of the ,student ,right to    
,know ,before ,you ,go ,act of #bjac1   
the ,secretary shall be responsible for 
publishing all student components of    
,,ipeds as such components would have   
been produced on the day before the date
 of enactment of the ,student ,right to 
,know ,before ,you ,go ,act of #bjac4   
7g7 ,involvement of states and          
leveraging of investment in existing    
state-,based systems  7#a7 ,in general  
,notwithstanding section #ddd of the    
,general ,education ,provisions ,act    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g1 commonly known  

as the ,family ,educational ,rights and 
,privacy ,act of #aigd7 except as       
provided in paragraph 7#b71 in carrying 
out this section1 the ,secretary shall  
consult extensively with ,state offices 
with existing student-level data        
collections from public and private     
institutions4  7#b7 ,no sharing of      
personally identifiable information ,the
 ,secretary1 a ,state1 or institution   
shall not share personally identifiable 
information of a student in carrying out
 paragraph 7#a71 except as necessary to 
enable individuals who are employed by  
the ,department to meet the reporting   
requirements and data dissemination     
purposes and requirements under this    
,act4  7h7 ,involvement of ,institutions
 of ,higher ,education in developing    
calculation and reporting standards ,in 
carrying out this section1 the          
,secretary shall consult extensively    
with institutions of higher education   
and ,state agencies of higher education1
 particularly in the formulation of the 

calculation and reporting standards     
outlined in subsections 7b71 7c71 and   
7d71 and the public access to           
information under subsection 7e74  7i7  
,use of data for institutional          
improvement ,the ,secretary shall create
 a process through which institutions of
 higher education participating in      
programs under this title and ,states   
may request and receive from the        
,department aggregate student outcome   
data for the purposes of institutional  
improvement and program evaluation4 ,the
 ,secretary shall promulgate regulations
 to ensure fair and equitable access to 
such data4 ,in cases where institutional
 data are merged with ,federal record   
sets and the resulting data are used for
 ,federal accountability purposes beyond
 reporting to the public1 the ,secretary
 shall develop procedures to provide    
opportunities for institutional review  
of the disaggregated merged data4  7j7  
,privacy1 security1 and use of          
information  7#a7 ,identity protection  

,the data system developed under this   
section shall not permit an individual  
to be individually identified by users  
of the data system who are not actively 
working as database administrators of   
the system4  7#b7 ,data audit and data  
governance systems ,the data system     
developed under this section shall      
include a data audit system assessing   
data quality1 validity1 and reliability 
and a data governance system to ensure  
compliance with all ,federal standards  
of data quality and individual privacy4 
7#c7 ,prohibition and unauthorized use  
7,a7 ,in general ,individual data       
collected under this section shall not  
be used for any purpose not specifically
 authorized by ,federal law4  7,b7 ,no  
,federal action ,no action of ,federal  
authority may be taken against an       
individual based on data collected      
within the data system developed under  
this section4  7,c7 ,guidelines ,the    
,secretary shall issue guidelines to    
institutions regarding the amendment of 

the institutions required annual privacy
 notices to reference the data          
collection required under this section4 
7#d7 ,individual privacy and access to  
data ,prior to implementation of this   
section1 the ,secretary shall publish   
for public comment assurances that--    
7,a7 that the system developed under    
this section does not disclose any      
personally identifiable information and 
complies with the requirements of       
section #ddd of the ,general ,education 
,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g7
 7commonly known as the ,family         
,educational ,rights and ,privacy ,act7 
and other applicable ,federal and ,state
 privacy laws2 and  7,b7 that there is a
 policy on the use of data collected    
under this section that prevents any use
 of data outside of the purposes of this
 section4  7k7 ,penalties for           
unauthorized disclosure of data ,any    
individual who willfully discloses a    
personal identifier 7such as a name or  
social security number7 provided under  

this section1 in any manner to an entity
 not entitled to receive the identifier1
 shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than
 #e years1 or both4  7l7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
section such sums as may be necessary   
for each of the fiscal years #bjad      
through #bjbb4  4