,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eejb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #af1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,veasey introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce1 and in   
addition to the ,committee on ,ways and 
,means1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to provide alternative identity   
verification procedures for individuals 
applying for ,federal student           
assistance1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,fairness in ,financial ,aid ,act  
or the ,,fifa ,act4  #b4 ,assignment of 
personal identification number for      
,federal student assistance application 
,section #dhc7;a77#c7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajij7;a77#c77 is amended by adding at  

the end the following3  7,i7 ,assignment
 of personal identification number  7i7 
,in general ,the ,secretary shall assign
 a personal identification number under 
subparagraph 7,g7 to an applicant who   
provides a valid social security number 
or taxpayer identifying number 7as      
described in section #faji of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7      
verifying the identity of such          
applicant4  7ii7 ,verification of       
taxpayer identifying number ,the        
,secretary of ,education1 in cooperation
 with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1  
shall verify any taxpayer identifying   
number provided by an applicant under   
clause 7i7 before assigning a personal  
identification number to such applicant4
  7iii7 ,verification of ,,ssn ,the     
,secretary of ,education1 in cooperation
 with the ,commissioner of the ,social  
,security ,administration1 shall verify 
any social security number provided by  
an applicant under clause 7i7 before    
assigning a personal identification     

number to such applicant4  4  #c4       
,access to taxpayer identity information
 ,section #fajc of the ,internal        
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7l71 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#bc7 ,disclosure  
of taxpayer identity information for    
purposes of assigning a personal        
identification number under the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary may1 upon       
written request from the ,secretary of  
,education1 disclose to officers and    
employees of the ,department of         
,education the taxpayer identity        
information of a taxpayer who has       
requested a personal identification     
number under section #dhc7;a77#c77;,i7  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7;a77#c77;,i774     
7,b7 ,restriction on use of disclosed   
information ,taxpayer identity          
information disclosed under subparagraph
 7,a7 may be used by officers and       
employees of the ,department of         

,education only for the purposes of1 and
 to the extent necessary in1 assigning a
 personal identification number to an   
applicant under section                 
#dhc7;a77#c77;,i7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajij7;a77#c77;,i774  2 and  7#b7 in    
subsection 7p77#d71 by striking or 7#bb7
 each place it appears and inserting    
7#bb71 or 7#bc74