,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eegc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bi1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to provide that          
educational programs classified as      
,theology and ,religious ,vocations or  
,philosophy and ,religious ,studies at  
educational institutions that qualify   
for the religious exemption under title 
,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of   
#aigb are not subject to ineligibility  
for title ,,iv assistance based on low  
earning outcomes4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,religious ,education ,fairness ,act4   
#b4 ,protection of religious exercise   
,section #ded7;c7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;d7c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        

paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,an         
educational program and inserting       
,except as provided in paragraph 7#h71  
an educational program2 and  7#b7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7#h7  
,protection of religious exercise ,an   
educational program at an institution is
 not subject to this subsection if the  
program is classified under the         
,theology and ,religious ,vocations or  
,philosophy and ,religious ,studies     
under the ,classification of            
,instructional ,programs maintained by  
the ,national ,center for ,education    
,statistics at an institution that      
qualifies for the religious exemption   
provided under section #ija7;a77#c7 of  
the ,education ,amendments of #aigb and 
section #ajf4ab7;c7 of title #cd1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor
 regulation74  4