,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,velzquez 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4     
,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1   
and ,mrs4 ,mc,iver7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife to     
require institutions of higher          
education1 as a condition of            
participation in programs under title   
,,iv of such ,act1 to establish a policy
 to award posthumous degrees to certain 
deceased students1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as ,mel's ,law4  #b4       
,requirement to award posthumous degrees
  7a7 ,posthumous degrees ,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 ,the institution      

certifies that the institution has      
established a policy to award posthumous
 degrees to deceased students who-- 7,a7
 had been enrolled in a degree program  
at the institution2  7,b7 died prior to 
completing such program2 and  7,c7 at   
the time of death1 were in academic     
standing consistent with the            
requirements for graduation from such   
program1 as determined by the           
institution4  4  7b7 ,accreditation     
criteria ,section #dif7;a7 of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;b7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 
by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7 through
 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#i71  
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 the standards for accreditation of 
the agency or association do not take   
into consideration the number of        
posthumous degrees awarded by the       
institution to deceased students2  4    
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall take effect on the  

date that is #a year after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4