,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #diab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,hawley 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 require institutions  
of higher education to repay a portion  
of student law default1 to make student 
loan debts dischargeable in bankruptcy1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,make the ,universities ,pay ,act4  #b4 
,institutions of higher education       
repaying a portion of student loan debts
 ,section #ded of the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;d7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7d7 ,institutions of higher 
education repaying a portion of student 
loan debts  7#a7 ,in general ,each      
institution of higher education         
participating in the direct student loan

 program under this part for a fiscal   
year shall be liable for #ej percent of 
any student loan balance that is in     
default for a loan made under this part 
that was used towards the cost of       
attendance at the institution4  7#b7    
,offset exception ,an institution of    
higher education shall not increase the 
costs of tuition at the institution1    
charge any additional fee to students1  
or otherwise increase the cost of       
attendance at the institution in order  
to offset the liability of the          
institution under paragraph 7#a7 unless 
there is an equivalent percentage       
decrease in administrative expenses at  
the institution4  4  #c4 ,making student
 loan debts dischargeable in bankruptcy 
7a7 ,exceptions ,to discharge ,section  
#ebc7;a7 of title #aa1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by striking paragraph 
7#h7 and inserting the following3  7#h7 
for an educational benefit overpayment  
or loan made1 insured1 or guaranteed by 
a governmental unit1 or made under any  

program funded in whole or in part by a 
governmental unit or nonprofit          
institution1 or for an obligation to    
repay funds received as an educational  
benefit1 scholarship1 or stipend        
received from a governmental unit or    
nonprofit institution1 unless-- 7,a7    
excepting such debt from discharge under
 this paragraph would impose an undue   
hardship on the debtor and the debtor's 
dependents2  7,b7 in the case of such an
 education benefit overpayment or loan  
for undergraduate education1 the first  
payment on such debt became due before  
the #e-year period 7exclusive of any    
applicable suspension of the repayment  
period7 ending on the date of the filing
 of the petition2 or  7,c7 in the case  
of such an education benefit overpayment
 or loan for graduate education1 the    
first payment on such debt became due   
before the #ae-year period 7exclusive of
 any applicable suspension of the       
repayment period7 ending on the date of 
the filing of the petition2  4  7b7     

,application ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a7 shall apply to any       
proceeding under title #aa1 ,united     
,states ,code1 that is initiated on or  
after the date that is #ahj days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4  #d4
 ,ensuring transparency of student      
outcomes ,section #dhg of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajid7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a71 by adding at the end the following3
  7#cj7 ,the institution will1 not later
 than ,september #cj1 #bjbc1 and        
annually thereafter1 comply with the    
following3 7,a7 ,produce and transmit to
 the ,secretary statistical analysis    
using the statistical sampling method   
developed under subsection 7k7 that     
consists of the following measures of   
post-collegiate graduate outcomes for   
the institution as a whole and          
disaggregated by each degree or program 
of study offered by the institution at  
time intervals of #a year1 #e years1 and
 #ae years after graduation3 7i7 ,mean  

and median earnings of graduates4  7ii7 
,student loan default rates of          
graduates4  7,b7 ,publish and make      
available to the public the statistical 
analysis produced under subparagraph    
7,a7 on the website of the institution1 
within #b clicks of the homepage and    
without a paywall1 email login1 or other
 restriction to access4  2 and  7#b7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7k7   
,ensuring transparency of student       
outcomes  7#a7 ,development of          
statistical sampling method ,the        
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 develop a       
statistical sampling method to be used  
by institutions of higher education in  
fulfilling the requirement described in 
subsection 7a77#cj72 and  7,b7 establish
 a searchable database accessible to the
 public of all analyses transmitted to  
the ,secretary pursuant to subsection   
7a77#cj7 that can be sorted by          
institution and degree or program of    
study4  7#b7 ,audit and investigation   
authority ,the ,inspector ,general of   

the ,department may audit and           
investigate the veracity of statistical 
analysis transmitted to the ,secretary  
by an institution of higher education4  
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