,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #b1  
#bjbb,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,casey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to prohibit institutions of higher
 education participating in ,federal    
student assistance programs from giving 
preferential treatment in the admissions
 process to legacy students or donors4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fair ,college ,admissions for  
,students ,act4  #b4 ,ban on legacy or  
donor preferences in admissions  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 provide  
any manner of preferential treatment in 
the admission process to applicants on  

the basis of their relationships to--   
7i7 donors to the institution2 or  7ii7 
except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71
 alumni of the institution4  7,b7 ,the  
,secretary may waive the limitation     
described in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 for  
an award year for an eligible           
institution described in section        
#cga7;a7 if such institution            
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
,secretary that preferential treatment  
in the admission process to applicants  
on the basis of their relationships to  
alumni of the institution is in the best
 interest of students who have been     
historically underrepresented in higher 
education4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
take effect on the first day of the     
second award year 7as defined in section
 #dha7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh7;a777    
that begins after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4