[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6157 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency for Student Veterans
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN STUDENT OUTCOME INFORMATION IN GI BILL
COMPARISON TOOL OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Section 3698 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4)(A) The Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, the Director of the Census Bureau, and the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service under which the
Secretaries, the Directors, and the Commissioner shall provide to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs the following information about student
outcomes with respect to students who are veterans, members of the
Armed Forces, or dependents of veterans or members of the Armed Forces
at educational institutions:
``(i) Persistence rate.
``(ii) Course and program completion rates.
``(iii) Transfer-out rate.
``(iv) Graduation rate.
``(v) Number and type of each of the following completed
credentials, degrees, and certificates, expressed separately:
``(I) Credentials.
``(II) Certificates.
``(III) Associates degrees.
``(IV) Bachelors degrees.
``(V) Postbaccalaureate degrees.
``(vi) Average number of years to complete each of the
credentials, degrees, and certificates referred to in clause
(v).
``(vii) Employment rates of graduates and of individuals
who attended but did not complete a degree or certificate
program.
``(viii) Median earnings for graduates.
``(ix) Average salary for graduates with each major or
certificate available at the institution.
``(x) Median amount of Federal student loans expressed
separately for--
``(I) individuals who completed a credential,
degree, or certificate; and
``(II) individuals who attended a program of
education leading to a credential, degree, or
certificate but did not complete a credential, degree,
or certificate.
``(xi) Student loan default rate.
``(xii) Student loan repayment rates and the proportion of
student loans in deferment or forbearance, expressed separately
for--
``(I) individuals who completed a credential,
degree, or certificate; and
``(II) individuals who attended a program of
education leading to a credential, degree, or
certificate but did not complete a credential, degree,
or certificate.
``(xiii) Types of student loan repayment plans, expressed
separately for--
``(I) individuals who completed a credential,
degree, or certificate; and
``(II) individuals who attended a program of
education leading to a credential, degree, or
certificate but did not complete a credential, degree,
or certificate.
``(B) The information required under subparagraph (A) shall be
expressed separately for students who are veterans, students who are
members of the Armed Forces, and students who are dependents of
veterans or members of the Armed Forces.''; and
(B) in paragraph (1)(C)--
(i) in clause (xi), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(ii) in clause (xii), by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
new clause:
``(xiii) the student outcome information collected
pursuant to paragraph (4).'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsection (f):
``(f) Privacy Protections.--To the extent practicable, the
Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan to protect the personally
identifiable information of individuals when providing information on
aggregate student outcomes under this section.''.
(b) Deadline for Implementation.--
(1) MOU deadline.--Not later than 24 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act--
(A) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter
into the memoranda of understanding required by
subsection (c)(4) of section 3698 of title 38, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a); and
(B) collect the data on student outcomes required
to be provided pursuant to such memoranda of
understanding.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives
a briefing on the implementation of such memoranda of this Act
and the amendments made by this Act.
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