To expand the definition of institution of higher education in the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to certain graduate medical schools located outside of the United States.

This bill changes the Higher Education Act of 1965 rules that decide when a medical school outside the United States counts as an eligible institution, which affects whether its students can get federal student loans. Under current law, one way a foreign medical school qualifies is if at least 60 percent of its students and graduates were not U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens in the prior year. The bill adds a second way to qualify: the school had a clinical training program approved by a U.S. state as of January 31, 2021, through a process that included an on-site visit. The school must also still run a state-approved clinical training program in at least one state.

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Sponsors

• Thomas R. Suozzi Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors