,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,dingell 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     
expand the definition of professional   
degree4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,clarity in            
,professional ,degree ,act4  #b4        
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,the ,department of ,education    
modified the definition of professional 
degree programs eligible for ,federal   
student aid programs under title ,,iv of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq471 removing 
many health1 education1 and graduate    
credentials from the list of definitions
 at the detriment of students with      
disabilities4  7#b7 ,this               
reclassification is part of a new       
student loan policy and is expected to  

take effect on ,july #a1 #bjbf4  7#c7   
,students in affected programs could now
 lose their qualification for such      
,federal student aid programs which     
experts fear would exacerbate workforce 
shortages4 ,these fields are the        
foundation of the ,united ,states       
economy1 ensuring that the ,nation      
remains safe1 educated1 and healthy4    
#c4 ,professional degree defined        
,section #dee7;a77#d77;,c7 of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7a77#d77;,c77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by       
striking 1 as defined under section     
#ffh4b of title #cd1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this paragraph712 and   
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7iii7 ,professional degree ,in this   
paragraph1 the term professional degree 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #ffh4b of title #cd1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
the date of enactment of this           

paragraph71 except that such term also  
includes the following degrees3 7,i7    
,nursing 7,a4,d4,n41 ,r4,n41 or         
,b4,s4,n474  7,,ii7 ,occupational       
,therapy 7,m4,o4,t474  7,,iii7 ,physical
 ,therapy 7,d4,p4,t474  7,,iv7 ,social  
,work 7,m4,s4,w474  7,v7 ,accounting    
7,m,acc74  7,,vi7 ,architecture         
7,m4,arch474  7,,vii7 ,special and      
,secondary ,education 7,m4,ed41         
,m4,s4,ed41 or ,m4,a4,t474  7,,viii7    
,music ,education 7,m4,s4 or ,m4,m4,e474
  7,,ix7 ,world ,languages 7,m4,ed474   
7,x7 ,public ,health 7,m4,p4,h474  4