,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bd1 #bjbc    
,ms4 ,wat]s 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,davis (    
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( 
,texas1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4     
,mfume1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,takano1 & 
,ms4 ,velzquez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill 
,octob] #be1 #bjbc ,ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide t *apt] #a ( title 
#i ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+ to ! 
en=cem5t ( arbitration agreem5ts1 %all n
 apply to enrollm5t agreem5ts made      
betwe5 /ud5ts & c]ta9 in/itutions (     
high] education1 & to prohibit          
limitations on ! ability ( /ud5ts to    
pursue claims aga9/ c]ta9 in/itutions ( 
high] education4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,c\rt ,legal       

,access & ,/ud5t ,support ,act ( #bjbc  
or ! ,,class ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4         
,inapplicability ( *apt] #a ( title #i1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to enrollm5t       
agreem5ts made betwe5 /ud5ts & c]ta9    
in/itutions ( high] education  7a7 ,9   
,g5]al ,*apt] #a ( title #i ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,code 7relat+ to ! en=cem5t (    
arbitration agreem5ts7 %all n apply to  
an enrollm5t agreem5t made betwe5 a     
/ud5t & an in/itution ( high] education4
  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,enrollm5t agreem5t ,! t]m enrollm5t    
agreem5t means any contract or agreem5t 
betwe5 a /ud5t & an in/itution ( high]  
education "u :i* ! /ud5t makes a        
f9ancial commitm5t to ! in/itution 9    
ex*ange = enrollm5t 9 a program ( /udy  
at ! in/itution4  7#b7 ,in/itution (    
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  #c4
 ,prohibition on limitations on ability 
( /ud5ts to pursue claims aga9/ c]ta9   

in/itutions ( high] education ,section  
#dhg7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#cj7 ,!   
in/itution w n require any /ud5t to     
agree to1 & w n en=ce1 any limitation or
 re/riction 7includ+ a limitation or    
re/riction on any available *oice (     
applicable law1 a jury trial1 or v5ue7  
on ! ability ( a /ud5t to pursue a      
claim1 individually or ) o!rs1 aga9/ an 
in/itution 9 c\rt4  4  #d4 ,effective   
date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all take effect #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4