Plain English summary not yet available
The full original text is available below. Check back soon as we process this bill.
I
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6157
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to collect and include certain student outcome information in
the GI Bill comparison tool of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 2020
Mrs. LURIA (for herself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to collect and include certain
student outcome information in the GI Bill comparison
tool of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency for Stu-
4
dent Veterans Act’’.
5
VerDate Sep 11 2014
02:55 Mar 14, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6157.IH
H6157
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
2
•HR 6157 IH
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN STUDENT OUTCOME IN-
1
FORMATION IN GI BILL COMPARISON TOOL
2
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
3
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3698 of title 38, United
4
States Code, is amended—
5
(1) in subsection (c)—
6
(A) by adding at the end the following new
7
paragraph:
8
‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary shall enter into a memo-
9
randum of understanding with the Secretary of Education,
10
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the Di-
11
rector of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the
12
Director of the Census Bureau, and the Commissioner of
13
the Internal Revenue Service under which the Secretaries,
14
the Directors, and the Commissioner shall provide to the
15
Secretary of Veterans Affairs the following information
16
about student outcomes with respect to students who are
17
veterans, members of the Armed Forces, or dependents
18
of veterans or members of the Armed Forces at edu-
19
cational institutions:
20
‘‘(i) Persistence rate.
21
‘‘(ii) Course and program completion rates.
22
‘‘(iii) Transfer-out rate.
23
‘‘(iv) Graduation rate.
24
VerDate Sep 11 2014
02:55 Mar 14, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6157.IH
H6157
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
3
•HR 6157 IH
‘‘(v) Number and type of each of the following
1
completed credentials, degrees, and certificates, ex-
2
pressed separately:
3
‘‘(I) Credentials.
4
‘‘(II) Certificates.
5
‘‘(III) Associates degrees.
6
‘‘(IV) Bachelors degrees.
7
‘‘(V) Postbaccalaureate degrees.
8
‘‘(vi) Average number of years to complete each
9
of the credentials, degrees, and certificates referred
10
to in clause (v).
11
‘‘(vii) Employment rates of graduates and of in-
12
dividuals who attended but did not complete a de-
13
gree or certificate program.
14
‘‘(viii) Median earnings for graduates.
15
‘‘(ix) Average salary for graduates with each
16
major or certificate available at the institution.
17
‘‘(x) Median amount of Federal student loans
18
expressed separately for—
19
‘‘(I) individuals who completed a creden-
20
tial, degree, or certificate; and
21
‘‘(II) individuals who attended a program
22
of education leading to a credential, degree, or
23
certificate but did not complete a credential, de-
24
gree, or certificate.
25
VerDate Sep 11 2014
02:55 Mar 14, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6157.IH
H6157
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
4
•HR 6157 IH
‘‘(xi) Student loan default rate.
1
‘‘(xii) Student loan repayment rates and the
2
proportion of student loans in deferment or forbear-
3
ance, expressed separately for—
4
‘‘(I) individuals who completed a creden-
5
tial, degree, or certificate; and
6
‘‘(II) individuals who attended a program
7
of education leading to a credential, degree, or
8
certificate but did not complete a credential, de-
9
gree, or certificate.
10
‘‘(xiii) Types of student loan repayment plans,
11
expressed separately for—
12
‘‘(I) individuals who completed a creden-
13
tial, degree, or certificate; and
14
‘‘(II) individuals who attended a program
15
of education leading to a credential, degree, or
16
certificate but did not complete a credential, de-
17
gree, or certificate.
18
‘‘(B) The information required under subparagraph
19
(A) shall be expressed separately for students who are vet-
20
erans, students who are members of the Armed Forces,
21
and students who are dependents of veterans or members
22
of the Armed Forces.’’; and
23
(B) in paragraph (1)(C)—
24
VerDate Sep 11 2014
02:55 Mar 14, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6157.IH
H6157
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
5
•HR 6157 IH
(i) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
1
the end;
2
(ii) in clause (xii), by striking the pe-
3
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
4
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
5
lowing new clause:
6
‘‘(xiii) the student outcome information
7
collected pursuant to paragraph (4).’’;
8
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
9
section (g); and
10
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
11
lowing new subsection (f):
12
‘‘(f) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—To the extent prac-
13
ticable, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan
14
to protect the personally identifiable information of indi-
15
viduals when providing information on aggregate student
16
outcomes under this section.’’.
17
(b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—
18
(1) MOU
DEADLINE.—Not later than 24
19
months after the date of the enactment of this Act—
20
(A) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
21
enter into the memoranda of understanding re-
22
quired by subsection (c)(4) of section 3698 of
23
title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
24
section (a); and
25
VerDate Sep 11 2014
02:55 Mar 14, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6157.IH
H6157
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
6
•HR 6157 IH
(B) collect the data on student outcomes
1
required to be provided pursuant to such memo-
2
randa of understanding.
3
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 12 months after
4
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
5
shall provide to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
6
of the House of Representatives a briefing on the
7
implementation of such memoranda of this Act and
8
the amendments made by this Act.
9
Æ
VerDate Sep 11 2014
02:55 Mar 14, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H6157.IH
H6157
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS