,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1 #bjai,mr4
 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and  
,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish a new higher      
education data system to allow for more 
accurate1 complete1 and secure data on  
student retention1 graduation1 and      
earnings outcomes1 at all levels of     
postsecondary enrollment1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,student ,right to  
,know ,before ,you ,go ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,aided student ,the term aided student  
means a student enrolled in an          
institution of higher education who has 
received assistance under a ,federal    
student financial aid program4  7#b7    
,commissioner ,the term ,commissioner   
means the ,commissioner for ,education  

,statistics4  7#c7 ,department ,the term
 ,department means the ,department of   
,education4  7#d7 ,federal student      
financial aid program ,the term ,federal
 student financial aid program means any
 of the following3 7,a7 ,the ,federal   
,pell ,grant program under subpart #a of
 part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a et seq474  7,b7 ,the ,federal   
,family ,education ,loan program under  
part ,b of such title 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajga et seq474  7,c7 ,the ,federal     
,direct ,loan program under part ,d of  
such title 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;a et    
seq474  7,d7 ,the ,federal ,perkins     
,loan program under part ,e of such     
title 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;aa et seq474 
7#e7 ,higher education data system ,the 
term higher education data system means 
the data system established under       
section #c7;a74  7#f7 ,institution of   
higher education ,the term institution  
of higher education has the meaning     
given the term in section #ajb of the   

,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7#g7 ,,ipeds ,the    
term ,,ipeds means the ,integrated      
,postsecondary ,education ,data ,system 
administered by the ,commissioner of    
,education ,statistics4  7#h7           
,machine-readable format ,the term      
machine-readable format means a format  
in which information or data can be     
easily processed by a computer without  
human intervention while ensuring no    
semantic meaning is lost4  7#i7         
,personally identifiable information    
,the term personally identifiable       
information includes-- 7,a7 a student's 
name2  7,b7 the name of a student's     
parent or other family members2  7,c7   
the address of a student or student's   
family2  7,d7 a personal identifier1    
such as a student's social security     
number1 student number1 or biometric    
record2  7,e7 other indirect            
identifiers1 such as a student's date of
 birth1 place of birth1 and mother's    
maiden name2  7,f7 other information    

that1 alone or in combination1 is linked
 or linkable to a specific student that 
would allow a reasonable person in the  
school community1 who does not have     
personal knowledge of the relevant      
circumstances1 to identify the student  
with reasonable certainty2 or  7,g7     
information requested by a person who   
the educational agency or institution   
reasonably believes knows the identity  
of the student to whom the education    
record relates4  7#aj7 ,reporting entity
 ,the term reporting entity means an    
institution of higher education1        
,federal agency1 or other entity that   
submits data components for the higher  
education data system4  7#aa7 ,secretary
 ,the term ,secretary means the         
,secretary of ,education4  7#ab7 ,secure
 multi-party computation ,the term      
secure multi-party computation means a  
computerized system that enables        
different participating entities in     
possession of private sets of data to   
link and aggregate their data sets for  

the exclusive purpose of performing a   
finite number of pre-approved           
computations without transferring or    
otherwise revealing any private data to 
each other or anyone else4  7#ac7       
,student-focused ,,ipeds metrics ,the   
term student-focused ,,ipeds metrics    
means the aggregate metrics required    
under ,,ipeds1 as in effect on the day  
before the date of enactment of this    
,act1 that are student-related and      
calculated using student-related data   
components 7such as student enrollment  
rates and graduation rates74  #c4       
,higher education data system  7a7      
,establishment of new data system ,by   
not later than ,october #a1 #bjba1 the  
,secretary1 acting through the          
,commissioner1 shall establish and      
maintain a new higher education data    
system that meets the requirements of   
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,requirements of   
data system ,the higher education data  
system shall-- 7#a7 facilitate the      
compilation of statistical data         

necessary to create a robust and useful 
higher education data system while      
minimizing the privacy and security     
risks by using commercially available   
technology that1 at a minimum1 uses     
technical protection measures that      
reasonably ensure that--  7,a7 a        
reporting entity's raw data1 including  
personally identifiable information1    
shall not be accessible through the     
system to the ,department or any party  
other than the reporting entity2  7,b7  
no information about the data components
 used in the system is revealed by the  
system to the ,department or any other  
party1 except as incorporated into the  
outcome metrics described in section #e2
 and  7,c7 no data or information that  
can identify an individual is revealed  
by the system to the ,department or any 
other party2  7#b7 7,a7 permit only the 
,office of the ,commissioner1 directly  
and not by grant or contract1 to perform
 statistical queries necessary to       
determine the outcome metrics described 

in section #e using the data components 
submitted by the reporting entities2 and
  7,b7 prohibit1 using commercially     
available technology1 any other queries 
by the ,department or any other party   
through the system2  7#c7 be resistant1 
to the extent possible using            
commercially available technology1 to   
attempts by any party to individually   
identify individuals in the data        
components submitted by reporting       
entities2 and  7#d7 minimize1 to the    
extent possible using commercially      
available technology1 the privacy risks 
to individuals whose data has been      
submitted by a reporting entity that    
could result from data breaches of any  
system operated by the reporting entity4
  7c7 ,considerations ,in designing1    
establishing1 and maintaining the higher
 education data system1 the ,secretary1 
acting through the ,commissioner1 shall 
use the best available cybersecurity and
 privacy-enhancing technologies to      
protect the data collected under such   

system and the privacy of the underlying
 individuals4 ,in designing the data    
system1 the ,commissioner--  7#a7 shall 
use secure multiparty computation       
technologies2 or  7#b7 may utilize      
technology other than secure multiparty 
computation technologies if the other   
technology--  7,a7 fully complies with  
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of      
subsection 7b77#a72 and  7,b7 delivers  
greater student privacy and security    
than secure multiparty computation4  7d7
 ,rules and guidance  7#a7 ,in general  
,by not later than #a year after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary1 acting through the          
,commissioner1 shall issue rules        
regarding how reporting entities1 and   
other entities performing the reporting 
duties in accordance with section       
#d7;a77#b77;,b71 shall comply with the  
requirements established under this ,act
 and the amendments made to the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja et seq47 by this ,act4 ,such rules

 shall--  7,a7 establish common         
definitions for reporting entities to   
follow in submitting the data components
 required under section #d2 and  7,b7   
establish the collection and submission 
requirements for the higher education   
data system4  7#b7 ,protection of data  
,the ,secretary shall promulgate and    
periodically review rules or guidance   
relating to security under this ,act1   
which shall govern the access1 use1 and 
disclosure of data collected in         
connection with the activities          
authorized in this ,act4 ,the rules or  
guidance described in this paragraph    
shall--  7,a7 be consistent with the    
need to protect data from unauthorized  
access1 use1 and disclosure2 and  7,b7  
include-- 7i7 an audit capability and   
requirements for routine audits2  7ii7  
access controls2 and  7iii7 requirements
 to ensure sufficient data security1    
quality1 validity1 and reliability4     
7#c7 ,review ,every #e years1 the       
,secretary shall review1 and update as  

appropriate1 the rules and guidance     
issued under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  
7e7 ,notice ,the ,secretary shall       
provide a clear1 prominent1             
comprehensible1 and non-misleading      
notice of the requirements of this      
section that shall--  7#a7 describe how 
the requirements of this section are to 
be implemented1 and how personal        
information is to be collected1 used1   
analyzed1 or retained pursuant to this  
,act2 and  7#b7 be posted on the website
 of the ,department and made available  
to all reporting entities4  7f7 ,rule of
 construction ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed to place requirements
 or restrictions on activity not        
specifically related to establishing and
 maintaining the higher education data  
system4  #d4 ,reporting of data         
components  7a7 ,data components        
reported by institutions of higher      
education  7#a7 ,in general ,by not     
later than ,october #a1 #bjba1 each     
institution of higher education         

participating in any ,federal student   
financial assistance program shall      
report to the higher education data     
system--  7,a7 not more than the minimum
 student-level data necessary to enable 
the ,commissioner to calculate the      
metrics described in section #e for each
 year2 and  7,b7 not more than the      
minimum student-level data necessary for
 the ,commissioner to calculate the     
student-focused ,,ipeds metrics for each
 year4  7#b7 ,use of technology ,in     
reporting the data described in         
paragraph 7#a7 to the higher education  
data system1 the institution may--  7,a7
 directly report the data using the     
technology described in section         
#c7;b77#a7 and authorized in a rule or  
guidance issued under section #c7;d72 or
  7,b7 submit such data to a third-party
 servicer that has demonstrated the     
capacity to utilize such technology and 
agreed to conduct the reporting for the 
institution4  7b7 ,data components      
reported from the ,social ,security     

,administration and the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury ,beginning ,october #a1   
#bjba1 the ,commissioner of ,social     
,security and the ,secretary of the     
,treasury shall report to the higher    
education data system the earnings data 
components for individuals employed in  
the ,united ,states1 including the      
self-employed1 independent contractors1 
and members of the military1 that--     
7#a7 are available to the ,commissioner 
of ,social ,security or the ,secretary1 
respectively2 and  7#b7 are necessary1  
as determined by the ,commissioner for  
,education ,statistics1 for the         
calculation of the outcome metrics      
described in section #e for each year4  
7c7 ,military-,related data components  
reported from the ,secretary of ,defense
 and the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs ,beginning ,october #a1 #bjba1 
the ,secretary of ,defense and the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
report to the higher education data     
system the data components relating to  

the recipients of educational assistance
 benefits provided directly to          
servicemembers and veterans under the   
laws administered by the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs and ,secretary of    
,defense1 that--  7#a7 are available to 
each such ,secretary2 and  7#b7 are     
necessary1 as determined by the         
,commissioner1 for the calculation of   
the outcome metrics described in section
 #e for each year4  7d7 ,financial      
assistance eligibility data from the    
,secretary of ,education ,beginning     
,october #a1 #bjba1 the ,secretary shall
 provide to the higher education data   
system the data components relating to  
individual eligibility for1 and receipt 
of aid from1 all ,federal student       
financial aid programs that are         
necessary for the calculation of the    
outcome metrics described in section #e 
for each year4  #e4 ,establishment of   
new metrics  7a7 ,metrics  7#a7 ,in     
general ,beginning not later than #d    
years after the date of enactment of    

this ,act and annually thereafter1 the  
,secretary1 acting through the          
,commissioner1 shall use the higher     
education data system to calculate only 
the metrics described in subsections 7b7
 and 7c7 for each institution           
participating in the system and1        
wherever applicable and feasible1 for   
each program of study at the            
institution4  7#b7 ,period of data ,the 
,secretary shall calculate the metrics  
described in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 for
 the previous year4  7b7 ,education and 
debt-,related metrics  7#a7 ,in general 
,the education and debt-related metrics 
to be calculated under the higher       
education data system are the following3
  7,a7 ,all student-focused ,,ipeds     
metrics4  7,b7 ,the percentage of       
students who receive each of the        
following3  7i7 ,federal grants4  7ii7  
,federal loans4  7iii7 ,state grants4   
7iv7 ,state loans4  7v7 ,private loans4 
7vi7 ,private scholarships4  7vii7      
,institutional grants4  7viii7          

,institutional loans4  7,c7 ,student    
completion rates1 calculated based on   
the percentage of students who complete 
the program within #ajj percent1 #aej   
percent1 and #bjj percent of normal     
program completion time4  7,d7 ,the mean
 and median amount of ,federal loan     
debt1 including accrued interest1       
incurred by aided students while        
enrolled in the institution for the most
 recent award year for which data are   
available4  7,e7 ,the mean and median   
amount of total ,federal loan debt1     
including accrued interest1 incurred by 
aided students of the institution1 as of
 the date of the student's graduation or
 completion of the student's program of 
study4  7,f7 ,the mean and median amount
 of total ,federal loan debt1 including 
accrued interest1 of aided students who 
do not complete a program1 measured as  
of the day before the student's         
repayment period for any such loans     
begin4  7,g7 ,the loan repayment rates  
of students who enrolled in the         

institution1 as of #b1 #f1 and #ae years
 after the date of program completion or
 exit4  7,h7 ,student transfer rates1   
which shall be defined as the percentage
 of students who leave an institution   
and successfully enroll in a program of 
study at another institution1 by sector 
of transfer1 including whether the      
receiving program of study is offered by
 a public #d-year institution1 public   
#b-year institution1 public             
less-than-#b-year institution1 private  
nonprofit #d-year institution1 private  
nonprofit #b-year institution1 private  
nonprofit less-than-#b-year institution1
 private for-profit #d-year institution1
 private for-profit #b-year institution1
 or private for-profit less-than-#b-year
 institution4  7,i7 ,transfer student   
completion rates1 which shall be defined
 as the percentage of students who leave
 an institution1 successfully enroll in 
a program of study at another           
institution1 and complete such program  
of study1 by sector of transfer 7as     

described in subparagraph 7,h774  7,j7  
,rates of continuation to subsequent    
levels of education1 including lateral1 
higher1 and lower levels of degree or   
credential progression1 disaggregated by
 credential sought 7including master's  
degree1 law degree1 medical degree1     
veterinary degree1 and postbaccalaureate
 certificate74  7,k7 ,the percentage of 
students who receive the degree level   
they initially sought and the percentage
 of students who receive a higher degree
 level4  7,l7 ,the percentage of        
students who drop out of the institution
 without receiving a degree or          
credential4  7#b7 ,disaggregation  7,a7 
,in general ,the education and          
debt-related metrics described in       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be disaggregated   
and separately provided1 except as      
allowed under subparagraph 7,b71 on the 
basis of the following uncombined       
categories of data3  7i7 ,students who  
received a ,federal ,pell ,grant under  
subpart #a of part ,a of title ,,iv of  

the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a et seq474  7ii7  
,students who received a loan under part
 ,b or ,d of such title 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajga et seq42 #ajhg;a et seq47 but not 
a ,federal ,pell ,grant4  7iii7         
,students who received neither a        
,federal ,pell ,grant1 nor a loan under 
such part ,b or ,d4  7iv7 ,students who 
are recipients of educational assistance
 benefits provided directly to veterans 
under the law4 ,the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall coordinate with
 the ,secretary to make available data  
sufficient to enable such reporting     
under this subparagraph4  7v7 ,students 
who are servicemembers or veterans4     
7vi7 ,enrollment status1 including the  
following3  7,i7 ,first-time1 full-time 
students4  7,,ii7 ,first-time1 part-time
 students4  7,,iii7 ,non-first-time1    
full-time students4  7,,iv7             
,non-first-time1 part-time students4    
7vii7 ,race or ethnicity4  7viii7 ,age  
or age intervals4  7ix7 ,gender4  7x7   

,first-generation postsecondary         
education student status4  7xi7 ,the    
type of credential 7including a         
baccalaureate degree1 associate's       
degree1 and a certificate7 sought by the
 student through the program of study4  
7xii7 ,whether the student is           
college-ready or non-college-ready in   
mathematics and science1 as determined  
by the institution of higher education4 
7xiii7 ,completion status4  7,b7        
,exception ,the education and           
debt-related metrics described in a     
category under any of clauses 7i7       
through 7iv71 7xi71 or 7xiii7 of        
subparagraph 7,a7 may be derived for    
purposes of the requirements of such    
subparagraph by combining data for such 
category with another single category of
 data described in any of clauses 7i7   
through 7xiii7 of such subparagraph4    
7c7 ,earning metrics ,the earning       
metrics shall be calculated in the      
following manner3 7#a7 ,the earnings    
metrics shall consist of the            

debt-to-earnings ratio1 and the annual  
earnings from employment1 of students   
who enrolled in the institution of      
higher education--  7,a7 calculated at  
the mean1 median1 and #ajth1 #beth1     
#geth1 and #ijth percentiles of such    
students2 and  7,b7 further             
disaggregated by--  7i7 program of study
 and credential received2  7ii7 the     
,state in which the student is employed2
 and  7iii7 completion status4  7#b7    
,the debt-to-earnings ratios and the    
annual earnings from employment         
calculated and disaggregated under      
paragraph 7#a7 shall be calculated and  
reported for students for each of the   
following time periods3  7,a7 ,two years
 after the student's educational program
 completion or exit4  7,b7 ,six years   
after the student's educational program 
completion or exit4  7,c7 ,fifteen years
 after the student's educational program
 completion or exit4  #f4 ,transition   
7a7 ,ensuring comparability of data     
metrics ,for a period of #e years       

beginning on the date on which the new  
outcome metrics under this ,act are     
first reported to the public under      
section #g7;a71 the ,secretary shall be 
responsible for publishing all          
student-focused ,,ipeds metrics as      
required under ,,ipeds as of the day    
before the date of enactment of this    
,act4  7b7 ,transition ,beginning #e    
years after the date on which the new   
outcome metrics under this ,act are     
first reported to the public under      
section #g7;a71 the higher education    
data system shall replace any separate  
reporting or data collection            
requirements under ,,ipeds involving the
 student-focused ,,ipeds metrics4  #g4  
,disclosure and use of data  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7    
make the outcome metrics described in   
section #e for each year available on   
the website of the ,department and      
through any other appropriate method1 in
 a timely and user-friendly manner2 and 
7#b7 publish such outcome metrics in a  

machine-readable format-- 7,a7 on the   
website of the ,department and through  
any other appropriate method2 and  7,b7 
in a timely manner4  7b7 ,sale of data  
components prohibited ,the ,secretary   
shall not sell any data components      
collected for the higher education data 
system to any third party4  #h4 ,rule of
 construction ,nothing in this ,act     
shall be construed to affect any other  
activity related to data collection     
undertaken by the ,department of        
,education or any other ,federal agency 
that is authorized under any other      
,federal law1 except as provided under  
section #f with respect to the          
collection of the ,,ipeds               
student-focused metrics4  #i4           
,amendments to the ,higher ,education   
,act of #aife  7a7 ,removing duplicative
 requirements ,the ,higher ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et   
seq47 is amended--  7#a7 in section     
#acb7;i77#d71 by inserting at the end   
the following3 1 subject to the         

requirements of the ,student ,right to  
,know ,before ,you ,go ,act of #bjai and
 until the ,secretary determines that   
the transition to the higher education  
data system established under such ,act 
has occurred42 and  7#b7 in section     
#dhe1 by adding at the end the          
following3  7n7 ,alignment with         
institutional reporting requirements    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of enactment of the     
,student ,right to ,know ,before ,you   
,go ,act of #bjai1 the ,secretary shall 
issue guidance outlining which data     
metrics required to be submitted by     
institutions of higher education under  
such ,act are duplicative of            
institutional reporting requirements    
under this section or other requirements
 under such ,act4  7#b7 ,link to        
institutional reporting website  7,a7   
,in general ,not later than #e years    
after the date of enactment of the      
,student ,right to ,know ,before ,you   
,go ,act of #bjai1 an institution of    

higher education participating in any   
program under this title shall--  7i7   
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 not be required to meet any        
duplicative requirements identified     
under paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7 provide 
a prominently displayed link on the     
institution's website to the website of 
the ,department that provides the       
outcome metrics of the higher education 
data system established under the       
,student ,right to ,know ,before ,you   
,go ,act of #bjai4  7,b7 ,requirements  
of link ,the link described in          
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 shall-- 7i7 at a  
minimum1 be included on any webpage for 
the institution with cost1 financial    
aid1 admissions1 or other consumer      
information2 and  7ii7 be clear1        
conspicuous1 and readily accessible1 as 
determined by the ,secretary4  4  #aj4  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years #bjbj

 through #bjbh4