,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ad1         
#bjag,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,takano7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to
 ! ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 &     
,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      
,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  7,a7 ,title ,,iv ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj et seq474  7,b7 ,title ,i ( !     

,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caaa et seq47 & title  
,i ( ! ,work=ce ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aiih  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja et seq474  7,c7 ,! 
,adult ,education & ,family ,lit]acy    
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbga et seq474     
7,d7 ,*apt] #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 #cc1 #cd1 or 
#ce ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   
7,e7 ,*apt] #aja1 #aje1 #ajf;,a1 #afjf1 
#afjg1 or #afjh ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7,f7 ,section #aghd;a1   
#bjje1 or #bjjg ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,in/itution ( high] 
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education-- 7,a7 ) respect to a program 
au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajb ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb72  7,b7 ) respect to--  
7i7 a program au?oriz$ "u title ,i ( !  
,work=ce ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aiih 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #bhja et seq471 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 #bhja71 on ! day be=e ! date (
 enactm5t ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &    
,opportunity ,act 7,public ,law         
#aac-abh72 &  7ii7 a program au?oriz$ "u
 title ,i ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &    
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caaa  
et seq471 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #c ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &   
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb72
  7,c7 ) respect to a program au?oriz$  
"u p>agraph 7#a77;,c71 has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m po/second>y educational in/itution
 z def9$ 9 section #bjc ( ! ,adult      
,education & ,family ,lit]acy ,act 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #cbgb72  7,d7 ) respect to a  
program au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,d71 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m educational      
in/itution "u section #cdeb ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,e7 ) respect to
 a program au?oriz$ "u p>agraph         
7#a77;,e71 means an educational         
in/itution t aw>ds a degree or          
c]tificate & is locat$ 9 any ,/ate2 &   
7,f7 ) respect to a program au?oriz$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a77;,f71 means an educational

 in/itution t aw>ds a degree or         
c]tificate & is locat$ 9 any ,/ate4     
7#c7 ,/ate  7,a7 ,/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  7,b7 ,freely         
associat$ ,/ates ,! t]m freely associat$
 ,/ates means ! ,republic ( ! ,m>%all   
,isl&s1 ! ,f$]at$ ,/ates ( ,micronesia1 
& ! ,republic ( ,palau4  7b7 ,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

 unless1 by n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act--  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--  
7,a7 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$itation requirem5ts1 if 
any2 &  7,b7 be c]tifi$ 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 
#c4 ,c]tification requirem5ts = ga9ful  
employm5t programs ,section #dhg ( !    
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#cj7 ,! in/itution w provide  
to ! ,secret>y n lat] ?an ! fir/        
,decemb] #ca foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t ( 
,protect+ ,/ud5ts f ,wor?less ,degrees  
,act1 9 accordance ) proc$ures e/abli%$ 
by ! ,secret>y1 a c]tification sign$ by 
! mo/ s5ior executive (fic] ( !         
in/itution t ea* ( ! eligible ga9ful    
employm5t programs includ$ on !         
eligibility & c]tification approval     
report ( ! in/itution meets !           
requirem5ts ( subsection 7k74  2 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7        
,c]tification requirem5ts = ,,ge        
programs ,ea* ( ! eligible ga9ful       
employm5t programs includ$ on !         
eligibility & c]tification approval     

report ( an in/itution ( high] education
 %all comply ) ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! 
ga9ful employm5t program is approv$ by a
 recogniz$ accr$it+ ag5cy or is o!rwise 
includ$ 9 ! in/itution's accr$itation by
 its recogniz$ accr$it+ ag5cy1 or1 if ! 
in/itution is a public po/second>y      
vocational in/itution1 ! program is     
approv$ by a recogniz$ ,/ate ag5cy = !  
approval ( public po/second>y vocational
 education 9 lieu ( accr$itation4  7#b7 
,! ga9ful employm5t program is          
programmatically accr$it$1 if su*       
accr$itation is requir$ by a ,f$]al     
gov]nm5tal entity or by a gov]nm5tal    
entity 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! in/itution is  
locat$ or 9 :i* ! in/itution is o!rwise 
requir$ to obta9 ,/ate approval pursuant
 to section #fjj4i ( title #cd1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 or a simil>        
successor regulation4  7#c7 ,! ga9ful   
employm5t program satisfies ! applicable
 educational pr]equisites = pr(essional 
lic5sure or c]tification requirem5ts 9 !
 ,/ate 9 :i* ! in/itution is locat$ or 9

 :i* ! in/itution is o!rwise requir$ to 
obta9 ,/ate approval pursuant to section
 #fjj4i ( title #cd1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations1 or a simil> successor     
regulation1 s t a /ud5t :o completes !  
program & seeks employm5t 9 su* a ,/ate 
qualifies to take any lic5sure or       
c]tification exam t is ne$$ = ! /ud5t to
 practice or f9d employm5t 9 an         
occupation t ! program prep>es /ud5ts to
 ent]4  7#d7 ,! ga9ful employm5t program
 is n sub/antially simil> to a program  
(f]$ by ! in/itution t1 9 any ( ! #c    
ye>s prior to ! date ( ! det]m9ation1   
became ineligible = fund+ "u ?is title  
due to ! debt to e>n+ rates measure or 0
 fail+1 or 9 ! zone ) respect to1 ! debt
 to e>n+ rates measure & 0 volunt>ily   
discont9u$ by ! in/itution4 ,!          
in/itution %all include ) its           
c]tification an explanation ( h[ !      
ga9ful employm5t program is n           
sub/antially simil> to any su*          
ineligible or discont9u$ program4  4