,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bd1 #bjai,mrs4 
,trahan introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require that a ,college ,scorecard be   
maintained for each institution of      
higher education that participates in   
programs under title ,,iv of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,the ,college ,data 
,access ,act4  #b4 ,college scorecard   
required  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of ,education shall maintain 
and annually update the ,college        
,scorecard described in subsection 7b74 
7b7 ,college scorecard described ,the   
,college ,scorecard described in this   
subsection is the online tool maintained
 by the ,department of ,education as of 
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
that allows users--  7#a7 to view       
certain data relating to each           

institution of higher education eligible
 to participate in programs under title 
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq471    
including institution and program-level 
data on the net costs of attendance1    
transfer and enrollment rates1          
graduation rates1 average student loan  
debt1 threshold earnings1 and average   
earnings after graduation2 and  7#b7 to 
compare such institutions and programs  
based on such data4  #c4 ,display of    
,college ,scorecard by institutions of  
higher education ,section #dhg7;a7 of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#cj7 
7,a7 ,except as provided in subparagraph
 7,b71 the institution will prominently 
display1 on the home page of the        
institution's website1 a link to the    
most recent version of the institution's
 ,college ,scorecard as maintained by   
the ,department of ,education pursuant  
to section #b of the ,college ,data     

,access ,act1 or any successor to such  
online tool4  7,b7 ,subparagraph 7,a7   
shall not apply to an institution that  
is a junior or community college4  4    
#d4 ,effective date ,sections #a and #b 
shall take effect on the date that is   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4