,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ae1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,lee of ,nevada 7for herself1 ,ms4     
,finkenauer1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,ms4       
,wilson of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,rodney   
,davis of ,illinois7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife to prohibit    
institutions of higher education from   
denying students access to transcripts  
because of loan default4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,access to ,student         
,transcripts ,act of #bjai4  #b4        
,prohibition on loss of access to       
transcripts for loan default  7a7 ,in   
general ,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 ,the    
institution will not prohibit a student 
from accessing the student's            

transcripts1 degree scrolls1 or other   
certifications of coursework or         
educational attainments at the          
institution because the student is in   
default on a loan made1 insured1 or     
guaranteed under this title4  7,b7 ,for 
purposes of this paragraph1 the term    
student includes former students4  4    
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall take effect with
 respect to academic year #bjai-bjbj and
 each succeeding academic year4