,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bc1 #bjai,mr4 
,takano 7= himself & ,ms4 ,%alala7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife to include requirem5ts =   
programs ( tra9+ to prep>e /ud5ts =     
ga9ful employm5t 9 a recogniz$          
occupation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t & ,taxpay]       
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,ga9ful employm5t
 programs ,"p ,a ( title ,i ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #ajd4 ,program ( tra9+ to   
prep>e /ud5ts = ga9ful employm5t 9 a    
recogniz$ occupation  7a7 ,ga9ful       
employm5t program def9$ ,9 ?is ,act     
7includ+ = purposes ( sections #aja &   
#ajb71 ! t]m program ( tra9+ to prep>e  
/ud5ts = ga9ful employm5t 9 a recogniz$ 
occupation 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z   
tra9+ program7 means a tra9+ program t--

 7#a7 is 9 compliance ) ! p]=mance      
metrics 7includ+ ! eligibility ?re%olds 
= ea* su* metric7 e/abli%$ "u subsection
 7b77#a72  7#b7 is 9 compliance ) !     
notice requirem5ts "u subsection        
7b77#a77;,c77i77,,ii72  7#c7 is o!rwise 
eligible to receive funds "u title ,,iv2
 &  7#d7 is n a tra9+ program t is      
sub/antially simil> to a tra9+ program  
:i*1 dur+ a p]iod det]m9$ by !          
,secret>y1 did n meet "o or m ( !       
p]=mance metrics 7su* z an eligibility  
?re%old7 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 
,secret>ial requirem5ts  7#a7           
,e/abli%m5t ( requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ! ,/ud5t & ,taxpay]          
,protection ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all      
e/abli% requirem5ts = tra9+ programs to 
be eligible tra9+ programs = purposes ( 
receiv+ funds "u title ,,iv1 :i* %all   
include--  7i7 e/abli%+ p]=mance metrics
 7includ+ eligibility ?re%olds = ea* su*
 metric7 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 & 
7ii7 develop+ a disclosure template & a 

v]ification process = disclosures       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c74  7,b7      
,p]=mance metrics  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9      
e/abli%+ ! p]=mance metrics "u          
subp>agraph 7,a77i71 ! ,secret>y %all1  
at a m9imum1 e/abli% ! requirem5ts = a  
debt-to-e>n+s rate t s]ves ! be/ int]e/s
 ( /ud5ts & taxpay]s1 :i* %all include--
  7,i7 a me?odology = calculat+ su*     
debt-to-e>n+s rate = a tra9+ program1   
includ+-- 7aa7 a def9ition ( ! cohort ( 
individuals on :om su* rate %all be     
bas$1 :o %all be select$ f ! individuals
 :o 7 enroll$ 9 su* tra9+ program 7)\t  
reg>d to :e!r ! individuals receiv$ a   
loan = su* enrollm5t72  7bb7 a          
det]m9ation ( ! debt am\nt = su* rate   
bas$ on ! m$ian annual loan paym5t = !  
loans made "u title ,,iv & ! private    
education loans receiv$ = su* enrollm5t 
by su* cohort2 &  7cc7 a det]m9ation ( !
 e>n+s am\nt = su* rate bas$ on ! mean  
or m$ian ( ! actual1 /ud5t-level annual 
e>n+s = su* cohort2  7,,ii7 e/abli%+ a  
process 7su* z an appeals process7 to   

au?orize tra9+ programs to use alt]nate 
e>n+s 9 lieu ( ! mean or m$ian ( !      
actual1 /ud5t-level annual e>n+s ( a    
cohort2 &  7,,iii7 e/abli%+ a ?re%old   
rate t ea* tra9+ program %all meet to be
 eligible to receive funds "u title     
,,iv4  7ii7 ,e>n+s data ,9 det]m9+ !    
mean or m$ian ( ! actual1 /ud5t-level   
annual e>n+s = purposes ( ?is           
subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all obta9 &   
use ! mo/ curr5tly available ,f$]al data
 on su* e>n+s4  7,c7 ,disclosure        
template ,! ,secret>y %all develop-- 7i7
 a disclosure template t--  7,i7 is     
consum] te/$2 &  7,,ii7 is us$ by ea*   
tra9+ program to provide enroll$ &      
prospective /ud5ts 7includ+ ?r\gh       
publication on ! website ( ! program7-- 
7aa7 on an annual basis1 /ud5t outcome  
in=mation = su* program 7includ+ !      
debt-to-e>n+s rate & :e!r ! eligibility 
?re%old = any o!r p]=mance metric       
e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph 7,a77i7 has be5 
met72 &  7bb7 9 a case 9 :i* ! tra9+    
program receives a notice ( det]m9ation 

"u p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 t ! program may be
 ineligible = funds "u title ,,iv1 or   
may receive o!r sanctions1 n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] receipt ( su* notice1 an  
explanation ( su* notice ( det]m9ation2 
&  7ii7 a process to annually v]ify t   
ea* tra9+ program is provid+ !          
disclosures requir$ "u clause 7i77,,ii74
  7#b7 ,en=cem5t ( requirem5ts ,n lat]  
?an #b ye>s aft] ! ,secret>y e/abli%es  
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a71 & annually
 !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all1 ) respect to
 ea* tra9+ program--  7,a7 calculate !  
debt-to-e>n+s rate & assess p]=mance )  
respect to any o!r metric e/abli%$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a77;,a77i7 = ! prec$+ aw>d   
ye>1 & make su* in=mation publicly      
available on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,education2  7,b7 issue a notice (      
det]m9ation on :e!r ! program is meet+ !
 requirem5ts e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y1   
includ+ :e!r ! program %all be subject  
to sanctions 7su* z loss ( eligibility  
"u title ,,iv72 &  7,c7 en=ce !         
applicable sanctions4  4