,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aafh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ag1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend title ,,iv of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife to provide     
program eligibility for distance        
education programs offered by foreign   
institutions of higher education4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,providing ,distance ,education for 
,foreign ,institutions ,act4  #b4       
,eligibility of distance education      
programs offered by foreign institutions
 of higher education ,section #dha7;b7  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh7;b77 is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as 
paragraph 7#e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 7,a7 ,an otherwise eligible program

 that is offered by a foreign           
institution and is offered in part      
through distance education is eligible  
for the purposes of this title if-- 7i7 
not more than #ab4e percent of such     
program consists of courses offered     
principally through distance education2 
7ii7 the foreign institution has been   
evaluated and determined by an outside  
oversight entity1 such as an accrediting
 agency or association or government    
entity1 to have the capability to       
effectively deliver distance education  
programs2 and  7iii7 the students       
receiving aid under this title are      
physically present in the country where 
the foreign institution is located      
during the distance education           
instruction4  7,b7 ,in calculating the  
percentage of a program offered through 
distance education for purposes of      
clause 7i7 of subparagraph 7,a71 any    
course that is part of such a program   
that requires a student's regular       
in-person attendance for more than #ej  

percent of the instruction1 but also    
includes one or more distance education 
components as part of the course1 shall 
not be considered to be offered         
principally through distance education4 
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