,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dccf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #i1        
#bjag,mr4 ,lewis of ,minnesota 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,ferguson1 ,mr4 ,garrett1 
and ,mr4 ,smucker7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
institutional refunds provision of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,college ,completion and ,success   
,act4  #b4 ,institutional refunds       
,section #dhd;,b of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajia;b7 is amended--  7#a7 in          
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a7--  7i7 by striking ,if a recipient 
and inserting the following3  7,a7      
,consequence of withdrawal ,if a        
recipient  2 and  7ii7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7,b7 ,special rule  
,for purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 a   
student--  7i7 who is enrolled in a     

program offered in modules is not       
considered withdrawn if the change in   
the student's attendance constitutes a  
change in enrollment status within the  
payment period rather than a            
discontinuance of attendance within the 
payment period2 and  7ii7 is considered 
withdrawn if the student follows the    
institution's official withdrawal       
procedures or leaves without notifying  
the institution and has not returned    
before the end of the payment period4  2
  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by       
striking clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 and       
inserting the following3  7i7 #j        
percent1 if the day the student withdrew
 occurs when the student has completed  
7as determined in accordance with       
subsection 7d77 #j to #bd percent of the
 payment period or period of enrollment2
  7ii7 #be percent1 if the day the      
student withdrew occurs when the student
 has completed 7as determined in        
accordance with subsection 7d77 #be to  
#di percent of the payment period or    

period of enrollment2  7iii7 #ej        
percent1 if the day the student withdrew
 occurs when the student has completed  
7as determined in accordance with       
subsection 7d77 #ej to #gd percent of   
the payment period or period of         
enrollment2 or  7iv7 #ge percent1 if the
 day the student withdrew occurs when   
the student has completed 7as determined
 in accordance with subsection 7d77 #ge 
to #ii percent of the payment period or 
period of enrollment4  2 and  7,c7 in   
paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in subparagraph    
7,a71 by striking ,secretary71 the      
institution of higher education shall   
contact the borrower and inserting      
,secretary71 the institution of higher  
education shall have discretion to      
determine whether all or a portion of   
the late or post-withdrawal disbursement
 should be made1 under a publicized     
institutional policy4 ,if the           
institution of higher education         
determines that a disbursement should be
 made1 the institution shall contact the

 borrower2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph    
7,b7 by striking institution or the     
student1 or both1 as may be required    
under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of       
subsection 7b71 to the programs under   
this title in the order specified in and
 inserting institution1 as may be       
required under paragraph 7#a7 of        
subsection 7b71 to the programs under   
this title in accordance with2  7#b7 by 
amending subsection 7b7 to read as      
follows3  7b7 ,return of title ,,iv     
program funds  7#a7 ,responsibility of  
the institution ,the institution shall  
return not later than #fj days from the 
determination of withdrawal1 in         
accordance with paragraph 7#c71 the     
amount of grant and loan assistance     
awarded under this title that has not   
been earned by the student1 as          
calculated under subsection             
7a77#c77;,c74  7#b7 ,responsibility of  
the student  7,a7 ,in general ,the      
student is not responsible to return    
assistance that has not been earned2    

however1 the institution may require the
 student to pay to the institution up to
 #aj percent of the amount owed by the  
institution in paragraph 7#a74  7,b7    
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section shall be construed to prevent an
 institution from enforcing the         
published institutional refund policies 
of such institution4  7#c7 ,order of    
return of title ,,iv funds  7,a7 ,in    
general ,excess funds returned by the   
institution in accordance with paragraph
 7#a7 shall be credited to awards under 
subparts #a and #c of part ,a for the   
payment period or period of enrollment  
for which a return of funds is required4
  7,b7 ,remaining excesses ,if excess   
funds remain after repaying all         
outstanding grant amounts1 the remaining
 excess shall be credited in the        
following order3  7i7 ,to outstanding   
balances on loans made under this title 
to the student or on behalf of the      
student for the payment period or period
 of enrollment for which a return of    

funds is required4  7ii7 ,to other      
assistance awarded under this title for 
which a return of funds is required4  2 
7#c7 by amending subsection 7c7 to read 
as follows3  7c7 ,withdrawal date  7#a7 
,in general ,in this section1 the term  
day the student withdrew-- 7,a7 for     
institutions not required to take       
attendance1 is the date as determined by
 the institution that--  7i7 the student
 began the withdrawal process prescribed
 and publicized by the institution1 or a
 later date if the student continued    
attendance despite beginning the        
withdrawal process1 but did not then    
complete the payment period2 or  7ii7 in
 the case of a student who does not     
begin the withdrawal process1 the date  
that is the mid-point of the payment    
period for which assistance under this  
title was disbursed or another date     
documented by the institution2 or  7,b7 
for institutions required to take       
attendance1 is determined by the        
institution from such attendance        

records4  7#b7 ,special rule            
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 if the 
institution determines that a student   
did not begin the withdrawal process1   
due to illness1 accident1 grievous      
personal loss1 or other such            
circumstances beyond the student's      
control1 the institution may determine  
the appropriate withdrawal date under   
its own defined policies4  7#c7         
,attendance ,an institution is required 
to take attendance if an institution's  
accrediting agency or ,state licensing  
agency has a requirement that the       
institution take attendance for all     
students in an academic program         
throughout the entire payment period4  2
 and  7#d7 by striking subsections 7d7  
and 7e74