To amend the provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding graduate medical schools located outside of the United States.

1. Adds SEC. 114. FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS at the end of title I

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   "(2) ensure that the report required under paragraph (1) is made available to the public and provided to students attending or planning to attend the covered institution, and the parents of such students, in time for the student or parent to take such information into account before applying for or selecting an educational loan.".

   Inserted: SEC. 114. FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS.

   Inserted: (a) Percentage Pass Rate.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Section 102(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)(bb) (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)(bb)) is amended by striking "60" and inserting "75".

   Inserted: (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on July 1, 2010.

   Inserted: (b) Study.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--

   Inserted: (A) complete a study that shall examine American students receiving Federal financial aid to attend graduate medical schools located outside of the United States; and

   Inserted: (B) submit to Congress a report setting forth the conclusions of the study.

   Inserted: (2) Contents.--The study conducted under this subsection shall include the following:

   Inserted: (A) The amount of Federal student financial aid dollars that are being spent on graduate medical schools located outside of the United States every year, and the percentage of overall student aid such amount represents.

   Inserted: (B) The percentage of students of such medical schools who pass the examinations administered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates the first time.

   Inserted: (C) The percentage of students of such medical schools who pass the examinations administered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates after taking such examinations multiple times, disaggregated by how many times the students had to take the examinations to pass.

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   Inserted: (D) The percentage of recent graduates of such medical schools practicing medicine in the United States, and a description of where the students are practicing and what types of medicine the students are practicing.

   Inserted: (E) The rate of graduates of such medical schools who lose malpractice lawsuits or have the graduates' medical licenses revoked, as compared to graduates of graduate medical schools located in the United States.

   Inserted: (F) Recommendations regarding the percentage passing rate of the examinations administered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates that the United States should require of graduate medical schools located outside of the United States for Federal financial aid purposes.

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   At the end of title I, add the following:

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