,i #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ibac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #cj1 #bjbd,mr4 ,lawler introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to increase the rate of the excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities and to broaden the definition of applicable educational institution by lowering the threshold with respect to aggregate fair market value per student1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,endowment ,accountability ,act4 #b4 ,excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities 7a7 ,increase in rate of tax ,section #difh7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking #a4d percent and inserting #aj percent4 7b7 ,lowering asset per student threshold for definition of applicable educational institution ,section #difh7;b77#a77;,d7 of such ,code is amended by striking #ejj1jjj and inserting #bjj1jjj4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act4