I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1912 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the treatment of certain institutional financial assistance. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 16, 2021 Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the treatment of certain institutional financial assistance. 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 ‘‘Keep College Students 4 Learning Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONAL FINAN- 6 CIAL ASSISTANCE. 7 Part C of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 8 (20 U.S.C. 1015 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 9 the following: 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:51 May 11, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1912.IH H1912 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1912 IH ‘‘SEC. 138. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONAL FINAN- 1 CIAL ASSISTANCE. 2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered institution of higher 3 education shall ensure that a student who has received in- 4 stitutional financial assistance from such institution may 5 use such assistance for enrollment at such institution 6 without regard to whether, during the COVID-19 pan- 7 demic, the student delays such enrollment or takes a leave 8 of absence from such institution for up to one academic 9 year. 10 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 ‘‘(1) COVERED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU- 12 CATION.—The term ‘covered institution of higher 13 education’ means an institution of higher education 14 (as defined in section 102) that— 15 ‘‘(A) receives funds under this Act; and 16 ‘‘(B) offers in-person instruction at levels 17 less than the first semester (or the equivalent) 18 of academic year 2019–2020. 19 ‘‘(2) STUDENT.—The term ‘student’ includes a 20 prospective student.’’. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:51 May 11, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1912.IH H1912 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS