,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1  
and ,mr4 ,padilla7 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 prohibit institutions 
of higher education participating in    
,federal student assistance programs    
from giving preferential treatment in   
the admissions process to legacy        
students or donors4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fair    
,college ,admissions for ,students ,act4
  #b4 ,ban on legacy or donor           
preferences in admissions  7a7 ,in      
general ,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 will not provide any manner 
of preferential treatment in the        

admission process to applicants on the  
basis of their relationships to-- 7,a7  
donors to the institution2 or  7,b7     
alumni of the institution4  4  7b7      
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the 
first day of the second award year 7as  
defined in section #dha7;a7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh7;a777 that begins after 
the date of enactment of this ,act4