,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,smuck] 7= himself & ,mr4     
,s*neid]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,iv
 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to  
provide program eligibility = di/ance   
education programs (f]$ by =eign        
in/itutions ( high] education4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,provid+ ,di/ance ,education = ,=eign   
,in/itutions ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility (  
di/ance education programs (f]$ by =eign
 in/itutions ( high] education  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #dha7;b7 ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhh7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+
 p>agraph 7#d7 z p>agraph 7#e72 &  7#b7 
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#c71 ! foll[+3 
7#d7 7,a7 ,an o!rwise eligible program t
 is (f]$ by a =eign in/itution & is (f]$
 9 "p ?r\gh di/ance education is        
eligible = ! purposes ( ?is title if--  

7i7 n m ?an #ab4e p]c5t ( su* program   
consi/s ( c\rses (f]$ pr9cipally ?r\gh  
di/ance education2  7ii7 ! =eign        
in/itution has be5 evaluat$ & det]m9$ by
 an outside ov]sight entity1 su* z an   
accr$it+ ag5cy or association or        
gov]nm5t entity1 to h ! capability to   
effectively deliv] di/ance education    
programs2 &  7iii7 ! /ud5ts receiv+ aid 
"u ?is title are physically pres5t 9 !  
c\ntry :]e ! =eign in/itution is locat$ 
dur+ ! di/ance education in/ruction4    
7,b7 ,9 calculat+ ! p]c5tage ( a program
 (f]$ ?r\gh di/ance education = purposes
 ( clause 7i7 ( subp>agraph 7,a71 any   
c\rse t is "p ( su* a program t requires
 a /ud5t's regul> 9-p]son att5dance = m 
?an #ej p]c5t ( ! in/ruction1 b also    
includes "o or m di/ance education      
compon5ts z "p ( ! c\rse1 %all n be     
consid]$ to be (f]$ pr9cipally ?r\gh    
di/ance education4  4  7b7 ,effective   
date & application ,! am5dm5ts made by  
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & %all apply

 ) respect to ! fir/ seme/] 7or !       
equival5t7 t beg9s aft] su* date1 b n   
e>li] ?an #c mon?s aft] su* date4  7c7  
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #hcjjb7;b7 (   
,public ,law #aai-ba is am5d$ by am5d+  
p>agraph 7#a7 to read z foll[s3  7#a7 by
 r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#c71 7#d71 & 7#e7
 z p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f71        
respectively2 &  4