S.Amdt. 2323

SA 2323. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, and Ms.
Hassan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:

SEC. __. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REGARDING CIVIL
AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS
INVOLVING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
any online consumer tool offered or supported by the
Department of Defense that provides information to
servicemembers regarding specific postsecondary educational
institutions, such as Tuition Assistance DECIDE or any
successor or similar program, includes for each such
institution an accounting of pending investigations and civil
or criminal actions against the institution by Federal
agencies and State attorneys general, to the extent such
information is publicly available.
(b) Sources of Information.--In gathering publicly
available information on investigations and civil or criminal
actions described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense
shall--
(1) consult the heads of other Federal agencies and, as
practicable, State attorneys general; and
(2) review any reports required to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under section 13 or
section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78m and 78o(d)), including Form 10-Q and Form 10-K.

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(c) Consultation Regarding Presentation.--To ensure that
the information required under subsection (a) is presented in
the most useful and effective way possible for
servicemembers, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with
the Secretary of Education, the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau, and servicemember and consumer advocates.
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